Parica was Manalo's cornerman?
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If I was Manalo's cornerman he would have won.
I would have really made sure that he knew I had $90 riding on him. 
I would have really made sure that he knew I had $90 riding on him. Homann is the champ but its a hilll-hill match 8-7, its only a chance for homann but manalo is doing his best.
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Sounds Like a Good Choice to Me
A cornerman should be someone that you trust and someone that makes you feel comfortable. Manalo doesn't need anyone to tell him how to play. Parica is a Hall of Fame caliber player (in my opinion), and he has been through many pressure-filled finals. Manalo made an excellent choice in choosing Parica. I think Manalo also honored a man that started the Filipino Invasion into the World Pool scene. I guess you can tell, I'm a great admirer of Parica "The Little Big Man," and I am very pleased that Manalo remebered him at this moment.
A cornerman should be someone that you trust and someone that makes you feel comfortable. Manalo doesn't need anyone to tell him how to play. Parica is a Hall of Fame caliber player (in my opinion), and he has been through many pressure-filled finals. Manalo made an excellent choice in choosing Parica. I think Manalo also honored a man that started the Filipino Invasion into the World Pool scene. I guess you can tell, I'm a great admirer of Parica "The Little Big Man," and I am very pleased that Manalo remebered him at this moment.
This is true. I also thing that Parica's style is more akin to Manalo's, compared to Reyes or Busta (who def. spin the ball more). Simpler routes, more center ball, but still with incredible precision and pocketing ability.
Good choice, Marlon.
Good choice, Marlon.
Krypto said:
StevenPWaldon said:
Good observation Steve.
RJ
Agreed - at the end of the day, the outcome will still be based on the abilities of the shooter.
However, Manalo did consult Parica one one runout (which was successfully executed by Manalo).
In Manalo's case, a cornerman might be a benefit. Manalo hasn't been playing many of the American pocket billiard games for long, so an experienced player who can spot complicate situations might be beneficial. This sort of reminds me of the story of Efren playing one-pocket, when I believe it was Freddy who was allowed to coach him (against Grady?).
But can you really imagine anyone like Efren, Strickland or Souquet consulting on someone for advice how to run out? I can't see it happening, but in their case a cornerman (like Ralpy Eckert, e.g.) might be a bit of mental/moral reassurance.
However, Manalo did consult Parica one one runout (which was successfully executed by Manalo).
In Manalo's case, a cornerman might be a benefit. Manalo hasn't been playing many of the American pocket billiard games for long, so an experienced player who can spot complicate situations might be beneficial. This sort of reminds me of the story of Efren playing one-pocket, when I believe it was Freddy who was allowed to coach him (against Grady?).
But can you really imagine anyone like Efren, Strickland or Souquet consulting on someone for advice how to run out? I can't see it happening, but in their case a cornerman (like Ralpy Eckert, e.g.) might be a bit of mental/moral reassurance.
sniper said:
Doubt it. I don't think Manalo missed a single shot, unless he missed one in game four. He came up dry on the break a couple of times, and that was pretty much the story. 8-7, with both players coming up dry on breaks and the other player taking two or three games after.Renegade said:
The match ended up being a coin flip. Even if it went 2 out of 3 sets, my feeling is that it still would have been a coin flip.
Fred
Manalo missed one shot. TH broke dry and Manalo was stuck with virtually nothing to shoot at. Stripes were the better rack IF he had a shot. He chose the stripes and attempted a combo on the opening shot. He missed leaving a stripe in the pocket and clearing the only problem the stripes had. This left TH a totally open stripes group which he ran out.
The errors were the following:
Manalo: Missed combo.
Hohmann: Scratch on break, and 1 missed ball (direct shot, not a combo or anything exotic)
The match was basically a break contest. These guys got out on some tough racks. A few were relatively simple but which they made more difficult due to getting a touch out of line (Hohmann did that more IIRC).
Hohmann made more errors but won due to making more successful breaks. He also made a very challenging out where he played his last ball in the corner pocket and played the cue ball for position on the 8-ball in the same corner pocket by playing to the short side. It was the only side to play to, but it was quite short. On this cloth, with these pockets..this shot was brutal. Manalo had other balls on the table, but this was the gist of the shot.
The errors were the following:
Manalo: Missed combo.
Hohmann: Scratch on break, and 1 missed ball (direct shot, not a combo or anything exotic)
The match was basically a break contest. These guys got out on some tough racks. A few were relatively simple but which they made more difficult due to getting a touch out of line (Hohmann did that more IIRC).
Hohmann made more errors but won due to making more successful breaks. He also made a very challenging out where he played his last ball in the corner pocket and played the cue ball for position on the 8-ball in the same corner pocket by playing to the short side. It was the only side to play to, but it was quite short. On this cloth, with these pockets..this shot was brutal. Manalo had other balls on the table, but this was the gist of the shot.