He plays horrible in MC, he is guaranteed to have a losing record. You CANNOT win with a losing record, I don't care where you went to school in West Virginia, that math ain't mathin
SVB Banned from Mosconi Cup
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He doesn't know! If only there was somewhere he could find the answer.
There is no better choice though
Lola
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Got my winter hair going on!
Your turn....
Lola
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It is hilarious!!
I haven't watched an entire MC in at least ten yrs. All the rah-rah shit does nothing for me.
Toss in a midget stripper on each team while you're doing this. Loo
k, its not changing until MR stops making $$ off it.
Billiards in general already has marketing issues. To turn away the ones that have even a smidge of name recognition probably wouldn’t be the best move.
yup but we don't want it
sudocrushms
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Well since Styer was the only American with a winning record in 2024 (excluding team matches), maybe we should cut Fedor and Sky too. I mean, there's gotta be 3 players in the US that can do better, right? Right? Bueller???
Lola
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That is one year. Shave Van Choker has been consistently bad for almost 20 years in the Cup. He gots to go!
billiards_watch
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SVB should still be on the team even with the bad performance but I would strip/prevent him of his captaincy. I think he was already stripped of it. I would strategically allow him to play certain players to maximize whatever effectiveness he has. Maybe late games so the rowdy early crowds are less enthusiastic.
I got my first custom cue recently. Two of them actually. Neither was custom made for me but wtf do I know about having a cue made?
One is a sneaky that I put some miles on already. I like it big big.
The other one was made by the new sheriff and included a maple shaft and a roasted ash. I have not tried the maple yet but I played some hours with the ash. I have to say that I like it.
I can’t give it my full endorsement yet as I was playing on a little diamond table so most of my shots were light. I need to play some serious pool for a few days on a real table. It’s a very flexible shaft, tons’o feedback and some other word I can’t think of. I wasn’t sure how I’d like the very noticeable grain of the ash but it kept me focused. Like snow on the ground while hiking heavy in the hills.
Carry on
One is a sneaky that I put some miles on already. I like it big big.
The other one was made by the new sheriff and included a maple shaft and a roasted ash. I have not tried the maple yet but I played some hours with the ash. I have to say that I like it.
I can’t give it my full endorsement yet as I was playing on a little diamond table so most of my shots were light. I need to play some serious pool for a few days on a real table. It’s a very flexible shaft, tons’o feedback and some other word I can’t think of. I wasn’t sure how I’d like the very noticeable grain of the ash but it kept me focused. Like snow on the ground while hiking heavy in the hills.
Carry on
sudocrushms
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Again: Who are you replacing him with?
USA barely has the depth to field 5 players that can compete at that level. We had a whole thread about who the 5th should be because there aren't many options (the bad kind of tough decision). Europe was without arguably the best player on the damn planet and it didn't matter, they had piles of world class players to choose from (the good kind of tough decision). Europe could probably field 3-4 teams that would beat the Americans handily and several more that would have a chance.
Hell, if we did it by *nation* I'd put my money on Poland or Germany to beat the US and Austria/Greece would be toss-ups.
Asia would absolutely demolish the US, even if they were broken into their nations also (Taiwan and the Philippines would be a meat grinder).
You don't cut your best players because your team is bad...
He doesn't get it. At all. Agree with you 100% here.
Do You actually believe that a bachelor's degree in liberal arts' is an education?
People that usually 'Brag' about how 'smart' they are, or they play 'better' than someone else here is most likely 'Over flatted'!
If I had to guess You may be 550 Fargo at Best!
billiards_watch
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I agree. Don't cut him but he should be stripped of his captaincy and if its been done then I would play him in matches late in the day when the crowd is less enthusiastic. He's a horrible team guy so I would play him as an individual.
This applies only to the Mosconi Cup because he's fantastic outside of the Mosconi Cup.
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