Svb is done. it’s just a paycheck for him since he finaly won a worlds championship. I’d be ok him being left off the mosconi cup
I can’t remember mikes Fargo rating but I was stunned recently when they showed it in the top 5
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I can’t remember mikes Fargo rating but I was stunned recently when they showed it in the top 5
It's still hard to pull the trigger at 45 and not have a second career lined up, but he seems to have a low key lifestyle and his favorite hobby happens to be a way to get your own food so maybe he can pull it off. Even a few million in the bag at 45 doesn't pan out too well if you're looking to live to 90, and I'm guessing the pool player's union doesn't have a pension or health insurance for retirees.
He can also consider picking up an alcohol and/or drug habit and maybe shave a few years off the back end. If he picks up chain smoking now, he might have to only fund a 30 year retirement instead of a 50 year retirement.
SVB is done??? His energy and motivation may be down, but he's far from done. He shows up and still out plays most of the field, he might not win as much, but there aint 5 guys not named Fador that want to match up with him.
I love watching him play when he's in stroke and was hopeful after seeing him in the DCC field that he'd start playing more. I thought maybe some time away would improve his attitude and approach and generally make the game enjoyable for him again.
His loss against Roland Garcia that knocked him out of the DCC is on YouTube and it is not pretty. His attitude was poor and his game was even worse.
Try real estate. He's off to a good start, maybe a dozen units now.
I used to play after work....guys that shot all day and just run them over. It's how you practice that gets the money.
With his fishing knowledge and that fishery near him catching 30 to 40 inch trout....he would be an awesome fishing guide.
Shane's done according to people but he over took sky for 1st place on matchrooms rankings until fedor switched to America.
Having fedor is great but if Shane leaves that leaves skyler and fedor and you have to hope Billy or Tyler take that next step and some of the youth comes up
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Having fedor is great but if Shane leaves that leaves skyler and fedor and you have to hope Billy or Tyler take that next step and some of the youth comes up
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This has been discussed before. Shane was dominant in the past because break rules favored overemphasis on the break in the "winning formula". With 4" pockets and break from the box, resulting in a random layout, SVB's dominance is nowhere near as assured. He has the occasional unexplainable miss creeping in, and he never played position as well as some other top pros, relying on his shotmaking to make up for it. That worked on 4 1/2" pockets. Not so much on 4". You can't keep getting thin on shots with 4" pockets and super slick tables.
As an example, Shane scratched in the side in important games in both matches he lost in Hanoi. With the ball path he took, the scratch was there all day long, every day, and twice on Sunday. I understand WHY he took the route, as he was trying to get closer to the ball he was playing position on, but the thing is... Fedor and Filler don't do that, as a general rule. They make SURE they have a shot, even if the ball is another three feet away, and they rely on fundamentals to take it home for the win.
I personally don't think the rules favor Shane going forward, even if he did find that motivation. IMHO, 4" pockets, less balls on the break, and a random layout don't favor Shane as much these days. There are much better shotmakers on tour, and his break can't be as dominant a part in matches as it used to be. Also, there are players both better at jumping and shotmaking than he is, so that is also a factor.
Keep in mind.. I am HOPING he continues to win. But I bet with my brain, not my heart. It's all well and good that he "goes deep" in most tournaments he plays, but when it comes down to it, it's those last 4-5 matches that really count, and really decide how much earnings you are gonna take home.
You do realize that you are talking about the ranking in a country where pool is in the doldrums, and we can barely field two players capable of reaching the final 16 in a major event these days? How do you think #3-#5 in America would do against #3-#5 in Poland? "Overtaking" Skylar is not really a big deal, considering that he never should have had to "overtake" him in the first place. Even without Fedor, Shane is "just barely" the better player over Skylar these days. If Skylar gets some coaching from Mark Wilson on his preshot routine and quick transition, I think he maybe takes the second spot away from Shane, behind Gorst.
Who beat Mike out in the Derby this year?
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At the 2023 Derby City 9-ball, Mike Dechaine's losses were to Jayson Shaw (Fargo 828) and Roland Garcia (Fargo 805).
he was a great player then and likely is now too- he just didn't play well under the MC pressure. You never know how somebody will respond to that level of scrutiny until they actually face it.
Also doesn't mean he couldn't do well in the future, but it seems pool is secondary to him now.
Well Albine doesn't shoot straighter than SVB and he made it to the finals. Ko should have been there again and he doesn't shoot any straighter than SVB and neither does FSR, but both having been winning. I agree that with the new breakbos rules SVB doesn't have as big of an advantage, but uts not like he cant figure it out.
He does everthing well that he decides to do, so lets see what he decides to do about the new hit and hope break rules..., my Moneys on Shane!
Anybody that sleeps on Albin doesn't like their money
Yeah. He's hard to root for, but harder to bet against.
He's grown on me the last few years, couldn't stand him and now I root for him