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i knew it was webb....i can ask him we are buddies
I do not know Webb Simpson so you are wrong and since you know him ask him and you will find out for yourself that he doesn't know me and I don't know him . On a side note it really doesn't matter who it was. Multiple Ryder Cups or multiple Mosconi cups should lend a little credibility to their thoughts
Bergman and Archer without a doubt.
2nd best player in the US and your best active Mosconi Cup player.
Horses for courses guys...
(Plus if you follow Johnny, you'll see he is playing better recently than he has for quite a few years, snapping off a tournament by beating Orcullo in the final, and also taking some notable scalps on the way to 4th in another)
On a side note, delighted that my buddy Nick was picked for Europe
2nd best player in the US and your best active Mosconi Cup player.
Horses for courses guys...
(Plus if you follow Johnny, you'll see he is playing better recently than he has for quite a few years, snapping off a tournament by beating Orcullo in the final, and also taking some notable scalps on the way to 4th in another)
On a side note, delighted that my buddy Nick was picked for Europe
Yeah, that was the easiest call. The last one will be more interesting. Mark could just go with points and get a terrific young player, but with less experience, or he could use his own judgment and go outside of the points ranking.
I see you're rooting for Europe.
Bergman and Archer without a doubt.
2nd best player in the US and your best active Mosconi Cup player.
Horses for courses guys...
(Plus if you follow Johnny, you'll see he is playing better recently than he has for quite a few years, snapping off a tournament by beating Orcullo in the final, and also taking some notable scalps on the way to 4th in another)
On a side note, delighted that my buddy Nick was picked for Europe
Archer is still in winners side of the Steinway classic too I believe.
He not only has the game but he has the personality too. I would pick Archer for sure.
If experience was all it's cracked up to be no one would have ever won.
Lol. Exactly. Oscar should be considered before shuff. Either take sky or hall. If you want experience take archer or Morris.
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I find the idea of "going young" to be almost comical.
SVB 32
Deuel 37
Dechaine 28
Bergman 28
Being a young champion pool player used to mean that your were in your teens.
Anyway, the whole idea of going young simply for the sake of going young is a losing proposition. But I guess it doesn't really matter because apparently in the U.S. we only have 1 even remotely qualified truly young player.
So -- I don't think age should have anything to do with the selection criteria since I see no reason to believe that a younger player will do better in the Mosconi Cup environment than an older one will.
I also think that there's one style of play that is better suited for the Mosconi Cup than all the others and that's the grinder. The guy that can grind out each and every shot does better in this environment than does the thoroughbred. I think this is way SVB hasn't fared all that well in the Mosconi Cup over the years. He's the sort of player that needs to run free and play loose. In that environment he shines. His top game may be unparalleled in the world today. Unfortunately for him, the Mosconi Cup is not about how good someone's top game is. It's much more about how good a player's B game is.
So if I were captain and I actually wanted to bring home the Cup this year I would select Johnny Archer. His style of play is perfectly suited for the Mosconi Cup and he has proven it more than once.
SVB 32
Deuel 37
Dechaine 28
Bergman 28
Being a young champion pool player used to mean that your were in your teens.
Anyway, the whole idea of going young simply for the sake of going young is a losing proposition. But I guess it doesn't really matter because apparently in the U.S. we only have 1 even remotely qualified truly young player.
So -- I don't think age should have anything to do with the selection criteria since I see no reason to believe that a younger player will do better in the Mosconi Cup environment than an older one will.
I also think that there's one style of play that is better suited for the Mosconi Cup than all the others and that's the grinder. The guy that can grind out each and every shot does better in this environment than does the thoroughbred. I think this is way SVB hasn't fared all that well in the Mosconi Cup over the years. He's the sort of player that needs to run free and play loose. In that environment he shines. His top game may be unparalleled in the world today. Unfortunately for him, the Mosconi Cup is not about how good someone's top game is. It's much more about how good a player's B game is.
So if I were captain and I actually wanted to bring home the Cup this year I would select Johnny Archer. His style of play is perfectly suited for the Mosconi Cup and he has proven it more than once.
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I totally agree with your thoughts on this. With that being said, that is why I would not discount Sky. I have watched this kid for years and he won't go down with out a fight. He is a grinder!! Tough call between him and Archer.....experience at Mosconi is where Archer has the edge.
He hasn't been doing that well this year.
To my knowledge, a lot has been happening in his personal life this year that pulled him away from pool for a while. He missed a few MC point events and that's why he's ranked low on the list.
Again, that's only to my knowledge and if it's true then I think Mark Wilson should weigh that in when he makes his 2 decisions.
Weren't there a few "Pre-Mosconi" team type events last year?
I suppose the American team did so well last year that they didn't feel like anything to team build or generate some team chemistry was necessary.
I suppose the American team did so well last year that they didn't feel like anything to team build or generate some team chemistry was necessary.
What exactly did those pre-Mosconi team events do for them? They had like 10 months to prepare together and got slaughtered. Everyone already respects each other on this team, and are all grown men, there is no need for that. There is no animosity or tension between any of the members.
There will be a few yet this year. Hard to do as much as last year considering Mark could not know his team until after the U.S. Open. I know they are scheduled to do an event here in St. Louis on December 2nd at Ballpark Village. I believe they are going to try at least one other, but hard to say depending on their schedules and such short notice of actual team.
You got it all wrong, "slaughtered" was the year before when it was 11-2, last year they were only "decisively beaten" 11-5. With some team building the could be "respectable" this year 11-7 or 11- 8, maybe next year "heart broken" 11-9 or 11-10, then in 2017 the Euros better watch out.
I would love for the Americans to win, but more than that I would love for a drunken Karl Boyes to try and pick a fight with Jose Aldo or Donald Cerrone.
Both years seemed like a slaughter to me. A difference of a mere 3 games the next year is not much. I think they will definitely have a more respectable showing, win or lose. And the score will be much closer than the previous years. I am being a tad optimistic because I'm actually going to be there this year, so take it for what it's worth.