Mark Wilson is GREAT
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Hind sight is 20/20 but you can't blame Mark Wilson if USA's top player can't win a match or pull his partner thru a doubles match. Shane had a terrible MC and having Mike D. would not have made a difference. They need to leave Mark Wilson as coach and build on it...maybe shane felt he was having to do too much with none of the other big players there and the pressure was too much
They played this thing in something called a circus. If it's a circus shouldn't Earl be there? They absolutely love the guy in England. He stands for what they all hate about Americans, he's the perfect stereotype. Earl is more popular in England than any other American player.
I am saying that MW is an ethical guy and he did his best to put together the best team.
We can argue all day long about what might or might not have happened if another player had or had not been selected -- but at the end of the day it's unknowable. If SVB had a bad outing you certainly cannot point fingers at anyone else selected.
Lou Figueroa
There shouldn't be an argument at all: pick your best players, period. If we lose with our A team, so be it. But to go there and get humiliated with our B team (against their B team) when more qualified players sit in the wings...is just plain stupid.
Mark is one of the great men in our game and I'd strongly support his reappointment as Mosconi coach next year.
Yes, his team was crushed. In fact, the only Team USA that failed to win five matches at the Mosconi was last year's team, and that team was selected by Matchroom. That's right, not one of the twenty teams selected by America has scored fewer match wins than the 2014 team.
... but I still feel that Mark got the ball rolling for Hall and Bergman, both of whom will figure prominently in future Mosconi selection processes. Justin Hall was brilliant, as he was in the US Open, and Mark deserves some of the credit for that.
Mark is a visionary in our sport, a mover and shaker in making the pro game accessible to young players with big dreams, a great author, a great instructor and a gentleman of the highest construct.
I am very grateful to Mark for his efforts and will continue to offer him my support, financial or otherwise, whenever he needs it. I similarly applaud the efforts of Don Wardell and Amir P, his assistants who performed a labor of love to help prepare out team for battle.
Yes, it's back to the drawing board for Team USA, but I hope and believe that Mark Wilson will figure prominently in bringing American pros back to competitive prominence and will be a positive influence, especially on our young American players.
Perfect thread title, for Mark Wilson is indeed, great.
Yes, his team was crushed. In fact, the only Team USA that failed to win five matches at the Mosconi was last year's team, and that team was selected by Matchroom. That's right, not one of the twenty teams selected by America has scored fewer match wins than the 2014 team.
... but I still feel that Mark got the ball rolling for Hall and Bergman, both of whom will figure prominently in future Mosconi selection processes. Justin Hall was brilliant, as he was in the US Open, and Mark deserves some of the credit for that.
Mark is a visionary in our sport, a mover and shaker in making the pro game accessible to young players with big dreams, a great author, a great instructor and a gentleman of the highest construct.
I am very grateful to Mark for his efforts and will continue to offer him my support, financial or otherwise, whenever he needs it. I similarly applaud the efforts of Don Wardell and Amir P, his assistants who performed a labor of love to help prepare out team for battle.
Yes, it's back to the drawing board for Team USA, but I hope and believe that Mark Wilson will figure prominently in bringing American pros back to competitive prominence and will be a positive influence, especially on our young American players.
Perfect thread title, for Mark Wilson is indeed, great.
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Our best player just got humiliated. Doesn't matter about the rest of the team if SVB can't anchor.
Lou Figueroa
just sayin'
There isn't a better candidate for captain than Mark Wilson. I hope he keeps the job for at least a few more years. I know there were some rough spots as far as play goes this year, but you can't deny Mark's attitude is the direction American pool needs to move forward. It's not rocket science. The Euros take the sport seriously with class both on and away from the table.
I hope Vegas can be as rowdy as this crowd next year.
I hope Vegas can be as rowdy as this crowd next year.
Does he even count?
A team lives and dies by their coach. The buck stops with Mark Wilson and Mark Wilson alone. Deflecting criticism and blame onto the players is BS. Coach them! Establish infrastructure and ethics as paramount principles of the team. You can't lead them if you can't tell them they "Truly" earned it.
The captain goes down with the ship!!! Trying to blame players and save the captain is like throwing passengers over board! Captains record speaks for itself "11 to 5".
I was expecting 11 to 8 or as low as 11 to 7! But, 11 to 5 is worse then 2 to 1! Worse then a 33.3 win percentage! This was an old fashion taken behind the woodshed. Just think, if they would have paid players based on win percentage? Those poor performers would have very small pay checks. But, the coach said "NO" and they get 10k for that poor performance. Failure to coach and "Properly" motivate your players. IMO
KD
If someone can explain the selection process, I think we would all be interested!
Sure wasn't highest point leaders, or a players who competed in all the major event's with wins over the best.
John S. performed as expected, and as many people had predicted. He had no business playing in a game he hasn't been competing in.
This team did NOT play well together.
MW put this team together by his OWN formula, now he can take responsibility like any GM in any sport.
Sure wasn't highest point leaders, or a players who competed in all the major event's with wins over the best.
John S. performed as expected, and as many people had predicted. He had no business playing in a game he hasn't been competing in.
This team did NOT play well together.
MW put this team together by his OWN formula, now he can take responsibility like any GM in any sport.
I think Mark is more than happy to have the buck stop with him and he would be the last guy to throw anyone under the bus. As to the rest, I think you're being pretty silly.
Lou Figueroa
Silly logic. SVB didn't bring his A game, but JS had no A game to BRING, not this year anyway. There's no reason for Schmidt to be on the team. He was selected based on what? Can anyone answer that question?
Exactly. I'm all for having Mark head next year's team, he can keep all his team building strategies/Navy Seal motivation intact, but CHOOSE OUR BEST PLAYERS.