Orcullo vs. Frost- Live Reports
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Eight and out from there looks like something tough in dream world. I mean that was just sick.
I agree, that was simply dazzling. I thought he might go for the combo, then I thought "nahhh". Scott had him in trouble there.
I think in the end they are both going to have their fair share of luck, but I think Scott's pretty lucky the session ended there. I mean how do you deal with competing with a guy getting out from there, after the shot you just laid down?
Wow, just wow.
I had to shut it down aroind 12 and get in the car at 3am...when didthey end? Kinda wish i stuck with it, but the all nigter, for watching pool? Prob ot the most adult decision.
When dennis was beating up on the dc locals, he shot a lot of combos to turn 3 ball runs into 8+.
I guess passing on a straight in to shoot a combo is the right shot...for one of us!
I had to shut it down aroind 12 and get in the car at 3am...when didthey end? Kinda wish i stuck with it, but the all nigter, for watching pool? Prob ot the most adult decision.
When dennis was beating up on the dc locals, he shot a lot of combos to turn 3 ball runs into 8+.
I guess passing on a straight in to shoot a combo is the right shot...for one of us!
Yep-That lattitude from Rochester NY across to Wisconsin have VERY similar accents -It's all about the 'A's
I've heard Jason sword commentate before but I thought the other commentator was the 8 ball guy who writes a 8 ball review or something for one of the pool magazines but apparently it's not him but Chris gentile from Chicago n The guy I mistake him for is also from Chicago.
Anyway this is an awesome watch and a great match I think this overall experience will honestly be a changing point in the history of pool. I could truly see this match putting pool in the right direction especially as far as streams and sponsorship is cncerned. Frost talked about it slightly before the match but if they get lets just say 50xxx viewers compared to the 500 viewers a paid stream would get its possible to be very lucrative for people buying ad space and just In general can do wonders with a positive snowball effect as far as sponsors and viewers and possibly reaching new interest. It's exciting and I'm keeping my fingers ceased that it is what pool was waiting for
Anyway this is an awesome watch and a great match I think this overall experience will honestly be a changing point in the history of pool. I could truly see this match putting pool in the right direction especially as far as streams and sponsorship is cncerned. Frost talked about it slightly before the match but if they get lets just say 50xxx viewers compared to the 500 viewers a paid stream would get its possible to be very lucrative for people buying ad space and just In general can do wonders with a positive snowball effect as far as sponsors and viewers and possibly reaching new interest. It's exciting and I'm keeping my fingers ceased that it is what pool was waiting for
I know it's 1 pocket, but....
Dennis is the kind of player (world class notwithstanding)that would drive me crazy (being such a slow player)....I used to let it bother me and get me mad against slow players, and start shooting outside of my normal rhythm and usually lose because of it....it was kind of stupid on my part, defeating myself, like going "on tilt" in poker.....
Look, get down, practice strokes, get up, look, walk around the table, look, get down, practice stroke, get up, look again, get down, get up........I mean this seems to be the routine every inning.........if the match was timed on how many minutes each player took, Dennis would win in a landslide of minutes taken.....I just wonder if this mentally affects Scott.......
Dennis is the kind of player (world class notwithstanding)that would drive me crazy (being such a slow player)....I used to let it bother me and get me mad against slow players, and start shooting outside of my normal rhythm and usually lose because of it....it was kind of stupid on my part, defeating myself, like going "on tilt" in poker.....
Look, get down, practice strokes, get up, look, walk around the table, look, get down, practice stroke, get up, look again, get down, get up........I mean this seems to be the routine every inning.........if the match was timed on how many minutes each player took, Dennis would win in a landslide of minutes taken.....I just wonder if this mentally affects Scott.......
well... It aint going to be on ESPN anytime soon.
That said, I think it is going to be as much a landmark event as Efren and Earls Color of Money match was.
What a battle.
Enter that said,
That said, I think it is going to be as much a landmark event as Efren and Earls Color of Money match was.
What a battle.
Enter that said,
It still is better than someone getting rolls and lucking his way to a victory. When Dennis finally does shoot, it has been pretty good.
Glad I fell asleep at 16-14.
We all know Dennis is a world class shot maker,but on day two of this match he was on a complete different level it's next to impossible to not leave a guy a shot that pockets balls like Dennis did on day two, straight backs,cross sides,long shots,combos you name it he made it, it's nothing short of amazing the shots he came with under this kind pressure with this much cheese on the line 
Scott needs to keep his composure and play his game if he does that i think he has a very good chance, he has to hope Dennis cools down a little, if you lose to a guy that makes everything he shoots at and never misses a ball and plays like god all you can do is shake his hand and say good match nothing anybody could do to beat that i don't think :bow-down: .
Scott needs to keep his composure and play his game if he does that i think he has a very good chance, he has to hope Dennis cools down a little, if you lose to a guy that makes everything he shoots at and never misses a ball and plays like god all you can do is shake his hand and say good match nothing anybody could do to beat that i don't think :bow-down: .
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This is a tough match for both.
Scott handled himself very poorly. He had chances to win many, many of the games, but couldn't put down game balls and lost a number of times from up 6 to 0 or 4 to -2. Towards the end he was routinely making 3-4 blunders back to back to back. Most shocking was when he only got 1 when the balls were spread for a table run, then failed to shoot in his hanging ball because he was so worried about the cue ball he literally missed a hanger. It was really rough.
It's too bad because he wasn't out of the match. He just felt like it. But when Scott went down 7-4 for the day, all I could think is if he had just made one of his game ball shots, or had made one less blunder, he would only be down 6-5 on the day and ahead over all. Just one mistake away. To be fair I think Dennis got a few rolls in the early part of the day and I think had he scratched instead of fortunately hanging just ONE time at a key spot it could've helped, but that happens in pool and Scott didn't take advantage of the opportunities he got. Rolls don't make or break a race to 40.
As for Dennis, he shot beyond lights out. I mean beyond. But the funny part is that when Scott plays back at him, he comes down to earth a bit. There was a game when Scott out-moved him and ran 8 and out early on. Dennis broke and scratched the next game, and made a couple other mistakes. Scott won that one as well.
It's hard to root for Scott because he's melting down so many times. But it would be hard to root for Dennis, because Scott has had so many winning chances, I wouldn't feel like I'm betting on Dennis, I would feel like I'm betting that Scott dogs it.
To be fair to Scott it is very hard to play well when you're playing a machine. It's just too bad he can't play his own game. If he played his own game we'd see a good match because Dennis has shown some humanity when Scott is playing back at him. But it goes both ways, and it's starting to look like Dennis's unparalleled execution is breaking Scott down and he isn't able to perform following Dennis to the table. I'm not criticizing here, I couldn't either. Just calling it what it is.
If I were Scott my game plan for day 3 would be to have fun. If he's angry, tilted, miserable, outraged, shocked, frustrated, incredulous, well, this isn't helping him flow. Maybe he's an Earl-like player that's trying to motivate himself with anger, but it looks pretty pathetic. I'd instead try to have fun playing the game he loves. He loves one pocket, he loves pool, he loves tough matches. He's going to look back at this match for the rest of his life. Play it like you'd want to remember it and have some darn fun. If Scott has fun tomorrow and puts some spring in his step he might still turn in a showing. If not it's going to get ugly.
Dennis did a superb job yesterday keeping the pressure on, avoiding blunders, and charging Scott the maximum for every tiny crack in the door. He has kept Scott on his back and is playing to win. Very impressive shot making, best I've ever seen.
Thanks to those putting this match on! I've watched every ball struck so far and can't wait until 3pm!
Scott handled himself very poorly. He had chances to win many, many of the games, but couldn't put down game balls and lost a number of times from up 6 to 0 or 4 to -2. Towards the end he was routinely making 3-4 blunders back to back to back. Most shocking was when he only got 1 when the balls were spread for a table run, then failed to shoot in his hanging ball because he was so worried about the cue ball he literally missed a hanger. It was really rough.
It's too bad because he wasn't out of the match. He just felt like it. But when Scott went down 7-4 for the day, all I could think is if he had just made one of his game ball shots, or had made one less blunder, he would only be down 6-5 on the day and ahead over all. Just one mistake away. To be fair I think Dennis got a few rolls in the early part of the day and I think had he scratched instead of fortunately hanging just ONE time at a key spot it could've helped, but that happens in pool and Scott didn't take advantage of the opportunities he got. Rolls don't make or break a race to 40.
As for Dennis, he shot beyond lights out. I mean beyond. But the funny part is that when Scott plays back at him, he comes down to earth a bit. There was a game when Scott out-moved him and ran 8 and out early on. Dennis broke and scratched the next game, and made a couple other mistakes. Scott won that one as well.
It's hard to root for Scott because he's melting down so many times. But it would be hard to root for Dennis, because Scott has had so many winning chances, I wouldn't feel like I'm betting on Dennis, I would feel like I'm betting that Scott dogs it.
To be fair to Scott it is very hard to play well when you're playing a machine. It's just too bad he can't play his own game. If he played his own game we'd see a good match because Dennis has shown some humanity when Scott is playing back at him. But it goes both ways, and it's starting to look like Dennis's unparalleled execution is breaking Scott down and he isn't able to perform following Dennis to the table. I'm not criticizing here, I couldn't either. Just calling it what it is.
If I were Scott my game plan for day 3 would be to have fun. If he's angry, tilted, miserable, outraged, shocked, frustrated, incredulous, well, this isn't helping him flow. Maybe he's an Earl-like player that's trying to motivate himself with anger, but it looks pretty pathetic. I'd instead try to have fun playing the game he loves. He loves one pocket, he loves pool, he loves tough matches. He's going to look back at this match for the rest of his life. Play it like you'd want to remember it and have some darn fun. If Scott has fun tomorrow and puts some spring in his step he might still turn in a showing. If not it's going to get ugly.
Dennis did a superb job yesterday keeping the pressure on, avoiding blunders, and charging Scott the maximum for every tiny crack in the door. He has kept Scott on his back and is playing to win. Very impressive shot making, best I've ever seen.
Thanks to those putting this match on! I've watched every ball struck so far and can't wait until 3pm!
Does this advice apply to everyone who is crabby while getting their teeth kicked in or just Frost ? IMO looking back at losing the cash is all that matters. Not whether Dennis kissed him too.
I would not advise straying too far from his normal routine and behaviors when large piles of cash are involved.
Hang in there Scott Frost.
When dennis pulls the trigger, he is 100% committed to the shot. A real pro approach.
He might size it up from the drivers seat 4-8 times when there are choices , but when it is an obvious choicw,e, he seems to fire at it quickly (and accurately too)
I tried to hang in there, but the brew took hold and I took a power snooze during Scott's last power shot, so I missed that last out by Dennis. Woke up and saw the score flipped to 20 for Dennis, but didn't get to see how it happened.
I hate 1p; or, I used to hate 1p. This match is great. Thank you for the free live stream.