Sounds like an opportunity. Go for it.
I really don't think matchroom is taking direction from us on its product.
Mosconi Cup is a joke
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Sounds like an opportunity. Go for it.
I really don't think matchroom is taking direction from us on its product.
How many screen names have you now had on AZB?
Its not the quantity of players Europe picks from that is the problem. Its the quality. They have kids over there that are not old enough to drink that can beat 90 % or our players..
You already answered your own question in post 18. I couldn't answer it any better.
It would still be unfair. Just would be in the favor of the US. So what if they have a larger "pool" (pun intended) of players to choose from. We just need to pull our thong out of our ass, act like we have a pair, and do the job that needs to be done. Like Americans have always done. But that was before the pussification of our culture by libturds.
Why do they have to even things up at all? Let US dominate if they can...gives the other countries incentive to get better. What if the olympics followed suit lol...thankfully they don't...a country can go decades without a medal...you don't hear them complaining.
What I want to know is who asked for this European handicap? As a player I would have said stuff it just out of pride...I don't take a handicap from anybody.
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I didn't say we had to even things up. You did. And guess what? They ARE better then us..... in many areas. It's their mental approach to the game..... It's the way they practice....It's the way they avail themselves to the fine points of the game. Yes. Right now they are better as a whole. We are the one that have to improve.
If that's the case then they should put a winning team together from their own country. How are you guys not seeing the glaring flaw here with a COUNTRY playing against a CONTINENT!!!????
These Europeans shouldn't be celebrating after a win...they should be embarrassed to accept the trophy honestly.
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I have seen their faces after victories in 13,15 and 17 and there is no shame
. It is a cool event and successful for the promoters(Euros)and the Euro players and fans.If it aint broke dont fix it, its only broken if you are a USA player or fan
I get the feeling you are the type of person that blames his own faults and inabilities on everybody else but himself. And I think you do have had another ID on here. You remind me strongly of somebody.
It is what it is. We already have a World cup of Pool. This is the Mosconi Cup. Don't like it? Don't watch it. Or.... start your own format and production to "fix" the problems you say we have. Good luck.
I have seen their faces after victories in 13,15 and 17 and there is no shame
If it aint broke dont fix it, its only broken if you are a USA player or fan
There isn't even an argument here...it's a country against a continent..it can just be called an exhibition at best.
It's a country against a continent lol...how are you guys not seeing the problem here? If the US is so strong that they have to be handicapped by playing against an entire continent...then don't even have the event....or call it the Mosconi cup exhibition or something. Hey I know...why not make the american players play with broom sticks just to give the other countries a chance?
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I DO see your point. But what the hell do you want us to do about it?it is what it is. We need to suck it up and push on, just like America has always done. We've been underdogunderdogs many times and still prevailed.
If you are advocating we stop watching and supporting the Mosconi Cup, forget it. I happen to like the rivalry.
I was thinking the same thing.
Maybe the biggest problem is that not everyone agrees with you. Free advice for what it's worth : get over it ... go play pool :thumbup:
Dave
I don't know if it's something that needs agreeing...it is a country versus a continent. At the very least all of these empty victories by the European teams should have an asteriks beside them.
It should read something like this:
*At the time of these wins, the countries of Europe were too weak in pool to put together competitive teams, so the United states let them comprise a team from all of Europe so they would not be embarrassed.
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While I'll agree with you here, I also understand why it may seem like a circus. It's entertainment, buddy.
It's on TV, it's meant to excite attract new, youthful crowds/sponsors. Pool players know that this isn't what happens in pool rooms when players really play, but if you showed what an average pro tournament looked like on ESPN, no one would tune in.
Does "Deadliest Catch" show what fishing is really all about? Does "Survivor" give a good representation of what life alone in the jungle is like?
Read back a few threads in the forum a little bit, you'll see you're not bringing anything new to us here. Call it what you want, World Cup of Pool, Continental Cup, and make the Mosconi a straight pool event and see where your ratings land......
I'll agree with this. Good points.