dendweller
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I suppose it's like a vanity handicap in golf. Less common than sandbagging, but some people like a number they really don't deserve.
Mike dechaine vs an apa 9 …
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You'll have that in a small town with no sheriff.
BlueRaider
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There are some 700s who play APA. Abrin Schaad is 756. 1 point higher than Rodney Morris.
Why they bother playing APA with Fargos that high, I do not know. But they exist.
A guy in my area used to play APA and he's a flat 700. He will go deep in regional tournaments but inevitably match up against the Sky Woodwards of the world and lose 11-4 or something like that.
I just think it's great Mike is playing. Even against APA
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Easy there. Both Rodney and I are from that area, and historically the APA players from there that have gone to Las Vegas have been accused of being underrated. Plus Roy is a Master Instructor in the area, so there has been an increase in average skill level for North Worcester County.
Any 650 is going to look like dog $hit against an 800 player. In a race to 7, you can expect a 650 to win 2.7 games. James got a brutal scratch on one of his breaks, and yes playing against an 800 is going to give you mental issues.
Loads of Uk bar tables have this
Badpenguin
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This was from before 2020, he isn't necessarily playing again.
Shame, he is much funner to watch than most of today's robots.
i just saw the shots he missed and by how much. and how his position wasnt very good. as well as his break shots were terrible.
of course he isnt a pro but certainly should have played much better for having a top ranking in his league rating.
that was my position on the rankings.
of course he isnt a pro but certainly should have played much better for having a top ranking in his league rating.
that was my position on the rankings.
Like all league players....fish in small ponds....legends in their own minds.
Archer was the one that led the campaign to get Mike out of pool...and look how Johnny turned out.
Yes! Just a few hundred years ago in that area Mike would have been burned at the stake for that shot.
BEHOLD!
that's brilliant. he's a great player
I hope he does well, but I’m not optimistic. I know his Fargo is ~800 but can’t imagine he’s a top 10-15 player in the United States right now. I watched him play Roland Garcia at the DCC (can’t remember if it was this year or last year) and he got destroyed. One bad roll led to a bad miss or two which led to him going completely off the rails.
Love watching him play and I do think he’s definitely one of our most talented, I just question whether he has the humility and maturity to get the game straightened out.
Love watching him play and I do think he’s definitely one of our most talented, I just question whether he has the humility and maturity to get the game straightened out.
A few weeks ago he was supposed to be playing a doubles match against two locals here that are both in the 650's, and for the life of me I can't remember who was gonna be his partner. Gonna have to ask how that turned out...
I've told the story before, Mike came to our APA night one time a few years ago, doing challenge matches and stuff. It was a fun night.
For $20, he'd have to win 9 games, to you making ONE ball. He got the break, racked his own, magic rack, 9' Diamond. He'd run out, or stitch the player so bad, it was hilarious. The one time that I was watching where he coulda lost, he left a moderate cut shot, not a gimmie, but not crazy, to a player who probably would make that shot 6 times out of 10. He was so nerved up, actually having a chance, that he practically miscued, botched it big time. We all broke out laughing, shooter included.
I hope he does get back into it more.
I've told the story before, Mike came to our APA night one time a few years ago, doing challenge matches and stuff. It was a fun night.
For $20, he'd have to win 9 games, to you making ONE ball. He got the break, racked his own, magic rack, 9' Diamond. He'd run out, or stitch the player so bad, it was hilarious. The one time that I was watching where he coulda lost, he left a moderate cut shot, not a gimmie, but not crazy, to a player who probably would make that shot 6 times out of 10. He was so nerved up, actually having a chance, that he practically miscued, botched it big time. We all broke out laughing, shooter included.
I hope he does get back into it more.
APA skill level is based more on innings than it is on win percentage. So only playing matches they know they will win will only increase their skill level if they are shooting low innings