You want to start with 3 players, one of which has a 40% win rate??? Nothing like trying to guarantee a loss
"Other" Mosconi People Not on the Team
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WobblyStroke
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Keep in mind he's a 2 time MVP of the event and is 29, starting in Mosconi's since he was 22yrs old. A young buck will rack up losses. He entering his prime now and I'd bet he can hold his own even vs a field of champions EU will bring to the table. It's not like SVB has a crazy winning record either vs EU's murderer's row. Besides, the point of making it team North America was to bring in Alex and maybe Morra so if you want to nitpick the idea, put those guys up against US players not named SVB or Skylar. They'd make the team stronger and increase chance of victory, even if overall they would still remain underdogs.
It's team Europe, why can't it be team North America? Alex and Morra would be the second and third best players on the team.
I think you thinking too highly of Skylar's current game. I don't know if the smart money would be on him over Morra right now.
A Reyes Cup might be a good watch. After all, Asia shouldn't be excluded from pool's team events.
Oh wait! There are already two team events in which all the major pool playing nations participate and they are among the most entertaining events on the annual pool calendar.
World Cup of Pool
This is a two-man team event. Played during the spring, this year's edition produced a final in which Team Spain prevailed over Team Singapore in the finals, as Team USA and Team Taiwan shared bronze.
World Pool Team Championship
This is a three-person team event with two men and one woman on each team. Played during the summer, this year's edition produced a final in which Team Philippines beat Team Great Britain, as Team Germany and Team Taiwan shared bronze.
Conclusion
The Mosconi Cup is a special event conceived in 1994 in the wake of Mosconi's 1993 death and with the consent of his widow. It's a special affair with a lot of good history. It wasn't competitive in its early years, and it is not very competitive now. Let's leave it alone as the fans still enjoy it.
... but let's not overlook that it's just one of the three major team championships on pool's calendar, and that the other two are designed to include all the major pool paying nations.
Oh wait! There are already two team events in which all the major pool playing nations participate and they are among the most entertaining events on the annual pool calendar.
World Cup of Pool
This is a two-man team event. Played during the spring, this year's edition produced a final in which Team Spain prevailed over Team Singapore in the finals, as Team USA and Team Taiwan shared bronze.
World Pool Team Championship
This is a three-person team event with two men and one woman on each team. Played during the summer, this year's edition produced a final in which Team Philippines beat Team Great Britain, as Team Germany and Team Taiwan shared bronze.
Conclusion
The Mosconi Cup is a special event conceived in 1994 in the wake of Mosconi's 1993 death and with the consent of his widow. It's a special affair with a lot of good history. It wasn't competitive in its early years, and it is not very competitive now. Let's leave it alone as the fans still enjoy it.
... but let's not overlook that it's just one of the three major team championships on pool's calendar, and that the other two are designed to include all the major pool paying nations.
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In reference to Sky and John, I would not put it above even money.
Sky has a couple huge, clutch wins in the cup against the world's best -in the most pressure-intense environment in the world.
It would be nice to see a change in the format but I am not sure that the change should be on the US side.
Honestly, there is more than one country in Europe that would probably be favored to beat the US team by itself.
I'd rather it change to a Davis Cup sort of event, involving many different nations but then you will have years without a US team in the finals.
There is no easy solution to the current situation.
Sky has a couple huge, clutch wins in the cup against the world's best -in the most pressure-intense environment in the world.
It would be nice to see a change in the format but I am not sure that the change should be on the US side.
Honestly, there is more than one country in Europe that would probably be favored to beat the US team by itself.
I'd rather it change to a Davis Cup sort of event, involving many different nations but then you will have years without a US team in the finals.
There is no easy solution to the current situation.
Agreed for the most part. However if I had to pick, the first consideration would be recent play and not years gone by.
The World Cup of Pool is, in rough terms, pool's Davis Cup, with every major pool playing nation having a team in the field. Team USA was highly competitive and won bronze.
Sky seems to thrive in MC setting, but other than that it almost seems like he has hit a plateau. I remember a while ago when he broke 800 FR and coming off an excellent Derby and MVP of MC. I was sure a big title was all but certain. Seems like his finishes recently have mostly been outside the top 16. Hopefully, he will find a way to break through soon.
I am a fan of Sky's. I really like his game and the way he conducts himself.
Not sure of the cause, but I was also expecting a rise to rival SVB as the USA #1
I was talking about Shane - he is 40%
WobblyStroke
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ha. well we aint droppin shane. i see the tongue in ur cheek now
Exactly!!! And Shane has a 40% win rate, so I don't understand how you can win with a losing player. There's no chance I'm betting on anybody with a 40% win rate
He was poised to be in the finals of one of the big ones a year or two ago but Albin was Albin and shit in a ball to run a decisive rack iirc.
I couldn't stand Albin a few years back, he's one of my favorite players now, dude's legit!
LOL, you're talking about a certain future BCA hall of famer who was won many difficult titles, including 2 WPA World 9-championships, 2 World Cups of Pool, the China Open, the International Open, the Matchroom European 9-ball, the European 14.1 and Euro-tour titles. Albin is the only player I can think of in recent memory that defended at a major tourney, winning back-to-back at Matchroom's Premier League Pool event.
The suggestion that Albin has a history of "good rolls" that get him over the finish line in big spots is not well researched. All the greats have had occasions on which good luck helped them out along with the times where bad luck cost them, but as Irving Crane famously noted: "you may not get half the luck today, but over a pool lifetime you'll get half the luck."
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Thumbs up Stu 
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Didn't he recently rob Oscar?