*** Mosconi Cup 2015 Updates Thread ***

Blue Jam said:
That's a train of thought that's never made sense to me - that someone can't be doing a good job until they win.

People scream bloody murder when a CEO clears a big bonus when the company posts a loss, but the loss posted could have been the best possible result in the situation. It doesn't matter how good Alonso is, you could have put Senna in the 2015 McLaren and winning the F1 title was never a possibility.

OK, so maybe US didn't win the Mosconi, but maybe they never could and a 7-11 loss including a handful of hill-hill matches was the best possible result and Mark has got the most out of what was available.
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To call him "great" though? I just think it's unwarranted. Again, I think he's doing a good job, but I don't think we should be crowning him yet. And I'd bet the Mark would agree with my assessment.

Peace
 
To all Team Europe supporters here on az.

Congratulations on this win. You have a very strong group of players and should be very proud of them. :thumbup:

As an obsessed American fan, I am also proud of the effort from our team plus how they conducted themselves throughout the event.

I'm sure there will be some adjustments made going forward but we gave a pretty good account of ourselves, a welcome change.

best,
brian kc
 
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gehawe said:
This was the best and most thrilling Mosconi Cup ever!

The tight pockets made the event really great. I was biting my nails at every game.

Thank you for the event!

Great shooting of both teams.

... and I don't min the outcome :)

Regards from Germany

Gerhard
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congrats, Gerhard!
 
While the European team was celebrating in their corner Darren was showing his true class. I got a lot of respect for a guy like that.

USA fought hard but couldn't close the gap, welp, maybe next year!
 
csuh said:
While the European team was celebrating in their corner Darren was showing his true class. I got a lot of respect for a guy like that.

USA fought hard but couldn't close the gap, welp, maybe next year!
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I noticed that also. Darren was joined by Niels in administering "good game" hugs to our players, acknowledging their fighting spirit and sportsmanship. None of the post-match rancor of recent Mosconis. At least on the film I saw.

Good on 'em.

pete
 
yelvis111 said:
To call him "great" though? I just think it's unwarranted. Again, I think he's doing a good job, but I don't think we should be crowning him yet. And I'd bet the Mark would agree with my assessment.

Peace
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When you compare this year's cup to the 2013 debacle...
...Mark Wilson is doing a great job.

Very exciting event this year
 
first, to team Europe, congratulations! you guys did some great shooting and safety plays...better than the usa team for sure. I was only able to watch 1/2 of the matches each day but must say, that the last match between skylay and albin was the best match I saw all week! not only another hill hill match, but the match came down to the pool gods putting the cue ball behind the 9 to virtually give the game to albin. it is what it is. but over all Europe outshot the usa team. I am curious about one thing, before the matches yesterday, the Europe team was in the practice room dancing around, goofing off and generally very relaxed and having a good time together. I would like to know what was going on in the usa practice room at the same time....
 
The last game:

Recent Mosconi Cups the USA has been getting beatdowns and those didn't feel good, at all.

We made some mistakes that we shouldn't have this year but regardless of that, we were outplayed.

That said, it was very exciting and we did hang around to the point that in this last game with Sky and Albin, at hill-hill, you have to believe team Euro was getting a little concerned.

And what it took for Albin to win was monumental.

The safety exchange between these two young guns was brilliant. The last safe played by Sky was so freaking great that I was pretty sure he just won the match on that play. How he thinned the 2b and b-a-r-e-l-y slid whitey past the other two balls to obstruct Albin was nothing short of fantastic.

Then Albin power kicks the 2b into the bottom corner! :eek: :thumbup:

Did anyone notice how when Sky came back to the table obstructed and jumped to strike the 3b that he came like 1/4" from clipping the 8b into the bottom corner which would have likely won him the match.

It would have then been 10-8 and I think Team Europe would have been squirming a little in their chairs. :smile:

This game and the game where Shane played the billiard on the 9b were prob the two most exciting of MC 2015 with Corey's jump onto the rail to make the 7b being just behind these.

all imo, of course.

plenty of excitement, a great event.

best,
brian kc
 
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While disappointing for me in the result Congrats to Europe and condolences to our guys. An exciting event that given a few pivotal matches could have gone the other way. An experience for the US Team to learn from & improve.
 
gratuitous bump only because this thread is approx just 50 shy of 50k views and I couldn't let it fade away like that.

Please let her reach 50k before we send her to the farm to run free with all of the other good threads. :wink:

EDIT: Okay, done, thanks all. Now off you go to the farm... :smile:

best,
brian kc
 
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Good news!

USA will win again….

It will be in 2017

We know we’re losers,

cause we watched it be so, and

he has said so – many times, we don’t win any more.

Well, to the joy of many here and,

with this being the Update thread,

and, many wanting to know, that,

he said, at tonight’s debate, we will win again.

So, mark your calendar's, a Mosconi 2017 win and the Trump Presidency.


Have, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
 
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