Sportmanship at US Open
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Maybe we can look forward to the day when a frustrated pool player with character busts his pool cue on the noggin of his opponent instead of the carpet or table. Shoot, you're right: shee-at happens. Maybe the next time Larry can just jump up on the table and take a crap right on the old Simonis. Just think of the great exposure for pool that would be, in an imperfect world, of course.
Lou Figueroa
probably go viral
on YouTube
I'm late to the party but based on the video I saw it looked like he kind of smacked the shaft on the ground and it caught then snapped. Personally I would of preferred the full Mark McGuire hip turn and swing with the shaft cracking in half as it broke the sound barrier. If you're gonna be a bear, be a grizzly.
Bonus would of been if shaft shrapnel ended up sticking out of one or more people I can think of.
As it happened it was not even that amusing and doesn't really rank that high on my outrage scale. Hopefully whoever is next up on the "Reason pool sucks" outrage list puts a little more effort into it. I kind of like the way Lou is thinking.
Bonus would of been if shaft shrapnel ended up sticking out of one or more people I can think of.
As it happened it was not even that amusing and doesn't really rank that high on my outrage scale. Hopefully whoever is next up on the "Reason pool sucks" outrage list puts a little more effort into it. I kind of like the way Lou is thinking.
One can deny the reality and keep dreaming. Nothing wrong in dreaming.
Tuxedos by men pros did not bring the Non Billiard industry sponsors.
Pretty faces, cocktail dresses,pleasant demeanor of WPBA players did not elevate the status of the game and except in few instances did not bring the Non industry sponsors.
Yes, more than 200-300 years ago kings and queens played the game and it does not make every body that plays pool a king or queen and one should not expect pool players to act like kings and queens. Get real.
Tuxedos by men pros did not bring the Non Billiard industry sponsors.
Pretty faces, cocktail dresses,pleasant demeanor of WPBA players did not elevate the status of the game and except in few instances did not bring the Non industry sponsors.
Yes, more than 200-300 years ago kings and queens played the game and it does not make every body that plays pool a king or queen and one should not expect pool players to act like kings and queens. Get real.
God bless him and his clean pee then. The sacrifices one must make in the noble pursuit...
And the 2mm jump shot is a foul. I'm calling it!
kybill9
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Next time Earl has one of his disgusting tirades, will all be on AZ the next day demeaning him? Is there anyone on this thread that has ever gone as far in the Open as he did? Let them judge.
Its hypocritical of someone to criticize poor sportsmanship in a game that is epitomized by gambling.
Next time Earl has one of his disgusting tirades, will all be on AZ the next day demeaning him? Is there anyone on this thread that has ever gone as far in the Open as he did? Let them judge.
Its hypocritical of someone to criticize poor sportsmanship in a game that is epitomized by gambling.
One can deny the reality and keep dreaming. Nothing wrong in dreaming.
Tuxedos by men pros did not bring the Non Billiard industry sponsors.
Pretty faces, cocktail dresses,pleasant demeanor of WPBA players did not elevate the status of the game and except in few instances did not bring the Non industry sponsors.
Yes, more than 200-300 years ago kings and queens played the game and it does not make every body that plays pool a king or queen and one should not expect pool players to act like kings and queens. Get real.
I always have a chuckle when a poster suggests that a call for the eliimination of unrefined conduct means the reintroduction of tuxedos as playing attire. That's a different matter entirely, although it should be noted that professional three cushion billiard pros and professional snooker players always compete in tuxedos and have done far better than pool in solicitation of sponsorship. Still, that's not the subject of this thread.
Most of the men players present and conduct themselves appropriately. The few who don't, though, make pool less attractive to corporate sponsors. If you feel that this is a permanent situaiton and pool can never garner any corporate attention, then pool will always be small time and most pro pool players will always struggle to live above the poverty line, in which case their conduct is, as you suggest, unworthy of our attention.
Guess I'm one of those that believe that the pro pool proudct can be good enough to attract the right sponsorship under the right circumstances, but that its unfortunate image as a game for chain smoking, unrefined, predators not only places it below three cushion billiards and snooker but also explains why fewer and fewer young people are found in America's poolrooms.
If that makes me a dreamer, so be it.
Gotta draw the line somewhere, and it should be before any 'wrong' is committed.
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There were 250 players in the U.S. Open.
249 of those players ended up losers.
Out of the 249, 248 of them took their losses like grown men and women.
1 player acted like a little kid and broke his shaft.
I think the majority of players represent the game well and we could do without the 1 who didn't.
249 of those players ended up losers.
Out of the 249, 248 of them took their losses like grown men and women.
1 player acted like a little kid and broke his shaft.
I think the majority of players represent the game well and we could do without the 1 who didn't.
Gambling? Really? All of the players that act okay during tournaments, act okay gambling.
Larry Nevel? When was the last time you heard of someone gambling with him? Kind of hard to remember, huh? Thats because most players won't gamble with him because he acts like a jack*ss, just like he did at the open....
Gambling is not the bad guy, guys like Larry and his/their demeanor at the table are the bad guys.... Time bombs like Larry and Earl are the black eyes on pool, not gambling.
Nice post. And I will add, the more one delves into the gambling world in pool, the more one meets very reasonable and sporty folks, perhaps like our own "fatboy" for example.
kings and queens playing
We still have queens playing pool in fat city and down in the french quarter, doesn't seem to be drawing any corporate interest though!
Hu
One can deny the reality and keep dreaming. Nothing wrong in dreaming.
Tuxedos by men pros did not bring the Non Billiard industry sponsors.
Pretty faces, cocktail dresses,pleasant demeanor of WPBA players did not elevate the status of the game and except in few instances did not bring the Non industry sponsors.
Yes, more than 200-300 years ago kings and queens played the game and it does not make every body that plays pool a king or queen and one should not expect pool players to act like kings and queens. Get real.
We still have queens playing pool in fat city and down in the french quarter, doesn't seem to be drawing any corporate interest though!
Hu
I don't care what place he finished, sweeping the balls and breaking your cue are poor sportsmanship.
I've been hot under the collar many times and have never found the need to break my equipment or sweep the balls.
It astounded me when I heard of Earl doing this a couple of years ago, I thought it was poor form then and every body that jumped on Earl for it back then should have the same opinion now with Larry.
People making excuses for Larry should look at the behavior they are condoning and ask themselves if they would want to be known for doing that themselves.
Passive sweeping could be considered ''throwin' in the towel'' agressive sweeping and cue breaking are on the same level.
That about sums it up.
Larry definitely broke his shaft out of frustration, on purpose.
He left the 6 ball in a very make-able spot near the side pocket. When walking back to his seat, he pointed his stick/tip into the carpet, stuck it in, and kept pushing, while walking, til the shaft snapped. A large chunk of shaft flipped onto the table surface. This is the way it looked, sitting in my seat, 5 feet behind Larry. I had as good a vantage point as anyone could.
That said, I don't feel much about it either way, good or bad.
Eric
He left the 6 ball in a very make-able spot near the side pocket. When walking back to his seat, he pointed his stick/tip into the carpet, stuck it in, and kept pushing, while walking, til the shaft snapped. A large chunk of shaft flipped onto the table surface. This is the way it looked, sitting in my seat, 5 feet behind Larry. I had as good a vantage point as anyone could.
That said, I don't feel much about it either way, good or bad.
Eric
Is this the kind of behavior you want to see in your opponents? Do you really like to see people come unhinged?
Situation: you're playing someone in a tournament and they come unglued, snap their cue, sweep the balls off the table. How do you think you're going to play next match?
Do you think you can fade it? Maybe, maybe not, but why should you have too fade it in the first place.
There's no room for poor sports in our sport or any others.
Exactly.... How would they like playing in the Open and losing to Earl because he is straight sharking them the entire match? They might have a different opinion then.
The last time i remember anyone gambling with Nevel was Archer. Not really sure if thats gambling because Archer heisted him.