Magnificant 7- rank the order IN THEIR PRIME!!!

atthecat

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This thread needed more controversy! lol. Post your order if they played a tournament in their prime!
Here's mine:


Mike (Captain Hook) Sigel
Earl (The Pearl) Strickland
Nick (The Kentucky Colonel) Varner
Buddy (The Riffleman) Hall
Johnny (The Scorpion) Archer
Keith (Earthquake) McCready
Jimmy (Pretty Boy Floyd) Mataya
 
That's how I would rank em, although any of em in their prime and at their best had this ridiculously unstoppable gear to em.

Reading through some of the stats from AccuStats on here and you can really get a feel for just how incredibly great they were. There's a lot of stats on a lot of great players. Mike Sigel is mentioned quite a bit, as well as Earl.
 
atthecat said:
This thread needed more controversy! lol. Post your order if they played a tournament in their prime!
Here's mine:


Mike (Captain Hook) Sigel
Earl (The Pearl) Strickland
Nick (The Kentucky Colonel) Varner
Buddy (The Riffleman) Hall
Johnny (The Scorpion) Archer
Keith (Earthquake) McCready
Jimmy (Pretty Boy Floyd) Mataya
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I'll post my order but consider this. Johhny is 5 of 7?

If you are talking about 9 ball tournaments, then Johhny Archer is above them all, even if they were all in their prime. Take a look at Archer's list of major winnings. In the 1990's he was the most dominant player and decisively so. Since Johnny was a kid when he started, he did much of this playing against Earl, Mike, Nick, and Buddy in their prime.

1990's Player of the Decade

1999 Player of the Year

U.S. Open Champion


1997 World Championship Champion


1996 Player of the Year


1995 Player of the Year

World Championship Champion


1994

Won "all-around" in Cleveland (won all three events: straight pool, 9-ball and 10-ball)


1993 Player of the Year

World Championship Champion


1992 Player of the Year

World Championship Champion


2005 5 First place finishes


2004 Player of the Year
6 First place finishes


2003 Player of the Year
8 First place finishes!


2002 5 First place finishes!



2001 3 First place finishes


2000 4 First place finishes

He truly is one of the most dominant figures in all of sports, and most overlooked too.

Chris
 
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atthecat said:
This thread needed more controversy! lol. Post your order if they played a tournament in their prime!
Here's mine:


Mike (Captain Hook) Sigel
Earl (The Pearl) Strickland
Nick (The Kentucky Colonel) Varner
Buddy (The Riffleman) Hall
Johnny (The Scorpion) Archer
Keith (Earthquake) McCready
Jimmy (Pretty Boy Floyd) Mataya
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I would rank them in 9 ball:

Johnny
Earl
Sigel
Nick
Buddy
Keith & Floyd tie


In Straight pool:

Sigel/Archer tie
Varner
Earl
Buddy
Floyd
Keith

I am basing this on actual accomplishments and watching them on tapes.

Chris
 
I would rank them in 9 ball:

Earl
Johnny
Sigel
Nick
Buddy
Keith
Floyd


In Straight pool:

Sigel
Varner
Archer
Earl
Buddy/Floyd/Keith
 
the key is in their prime.the 90s was not buddys prime.play winner breaks its a joke . for the cash its even funnier . not to mention alan hopkins jimmy reid dallas west larry hubbart and the strait pool da the name steve the mizz ring a bell .
 
TATE said:
I'll post my order but consider this. Johhny is 5 of 7?

If you are talking about 9 ball tournaments, then Johhny Archer is above them all, even if they were all in their prime. Take a look at Archer's list of major winnings. In the 1990's he was the most dominant player and decisively so. Since Johnny was a kid when he started, he did much of this playing against Earl, Mike, Nick, and Buddy in their prime.

1990's Player of the Decade

1999 Player of the Year

U.S. Open Champion


1997 World Championship Champion


1996 Player of the Year


1995 Player of the Year

World Championship Champion


1994

Won "all-around" in Cleveland (won all three events: straight pool, 9-ball and 10-ball)


1993 Player of the Year

World Championship Champion


1992 Player of the Year

World Championship Champion


2005 5 First place finishes


2004 Player of the Year
6 First place finishes


2003 Player of the Year
8 First place finishes!


2002 5 First place finishes!



2001 3 First place finishes


2000 4 First place finishes

He truly is one of the most dominant figures in all of sports, and most overlooked too.

Chris
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Ahhhhhhhhhh, I'd like to redo my list please!
I like it.
 
atthecat said:
It's funny how everyone has a different list.
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I always think if I was betting how would I bet....not who I like (Keith would be the most fun to watch).

I saw Varner "owe" 18 balls to a guy and still win.

Buddy is old school that and controls the cue ball better than any of them.

Its all about heart, not who I like.

Ken
 
atthecat said:
This thread needed more controversy! lol. Post your order if they played a tournament in their prime!
Here's mine:


Mike (Captain Hook) Sigel
Earl (The Pearl) Strickland
Nick (The Kentucky Colonel) Varner
Buddy (The Riffleman) Hall
Johnny (The Scorpion) Archer
Keith (Earthquake) McCready
Jimmy (Pretty Boy Floyd) Mataya
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IMHO -

Earl
Buddy
Mike
Johnny
Nick
Keith
Jimmy
 
TATE said:
I'll post my order but consider this. Johhny is 5 of 7?

If you are talking about 9 ball tournaments, then Johhny Archer is above them all, even if they were all in their prime. Take a look at Archer's list of major winnings. In the 1990's he was the most dominant player and decisively so. Since Johnny was a kid when he started, he did much of this playing against Earl, Mike, Nick, and Buddy in their prime.

1990's Player of the Decade

1999 Player of the Year

U.S. Open Champion


1997 World Championship Champion


1996 Player of the Year


1995 Player of the Year

World Championship Champion


1994

Won "all-around" in Cleveland (won all three events: straight pool, 9-ball and 10-ball)


1993 Player of the Year

World Championship Champion


1992 Player of the Year

World Championship Champion


2005 5 First place finishes


2004 Player of the Year
6 First place finishes


2003 Player of the Year
8 First place finishes!


2002 5 First place finishes!



2001 3 First place finishes


2000 4 First place finishes

He truly is one of the most dominant figures in all of sports, and most overlooked too.

Chris
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Nobody has given a single fact about why someone other than Johhny Archer should be Number 1. I've said why. Who has won more than Johhny Archer?

Chris
 
I don't think it's possible to rank these guys, or any list of top 10. Anybody that makes the list is capable of beating anybody else on a given day.

But if I have to choose I want Buddy or Nick or Johhny, or Earl, or Keith, in my corner.
 
TATE said:
I would rank them in 9 ball:

Johnny
Earl
Sigel
Nick
Buddy
Keith & Floyd tie


In Straight pool:

Sigel/Archer tie
Varner
Earl
Buddy
Floyd
Keith

I am basing this on actual accomplishments and watching them on tapes.

Chris
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Archer is a great 9 ball player but he couldnt carry Mikes case whenit comes to straight pool.
 
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