I only caught the last part of this match. It was about 26 -23 Lee when I joined. Everyone was talking about how Tedder was on a tear and had been down by 15 games and J.Lee had only 5 to go to win and he came all the way back to almost being tied.
So, I'm watching and I see Tedder firing at everything, making everything, running around the table, taking no time to shoot, getting a roll here and there and basically in such a groove that it was going to be hard to stop him.
On the other hand, I noticed J.Lee's demeanor was much different, as one might expect, thinking you were crushing someone by 15 games in a race to 30 and your only 5 games from closing the set out, and the next thing you know, the guy's made up 15 games and almost tied. She's pretty tight, not playing good safes, missing balls, walking away with slumped shoulders. Tedder's backers are yelling everytime he looks like he's going to get out. Everything is going against J.Lee after looking like it was a cakewalk.
My question......
It's J.Lee with 27 and Tedder with 26.. He's on such a tear right now, everything is right with him. He gets great on the 7 ball with the cueball and 7 ball near the long rail and has a fairly easy shot right down the rail.
He lays down his cue and takes off for a break. I missed this part, but when he came back, he missed the 7 ball. He gains a little momentum again and it gets tied at 28-28. They both decide to change the set from a race to 30 to a someone has to win by 5. J.Lee then proceeds to win 30-35, which means she won 7 games to Tedders 2 games.
I think if you got everything going for you and you've came back from a large deficit, your firing on all cylinders, you feel loose, you feel like you can't miss or if you do, you will get safe, your opponent is missing, they're dejected, pissed, on the ropes.....
WHY would you take a break and stop all that? I think the whole match shifted with that break and especially with changing the game to 5 ahead. Tedder was running out in a minute or 2 and they would rack the balls and boom, he's be running out again. I think the set would have been over in no time, if that flow would not have been interrupted.
But most of all, the changing of the game, did not work to Tedders favor, I thought. Tedder had everything going for him. J Lee had everything going against her, she had to feel tremendous pressure. Now you change the game to where it's 5 ahead, I think it took all the pressure off her and all the momentum away from him.
Anyone else think that was a bad decision? Or do you feel it was right, instead of playing a race to 2 for 10,000? Or do you think it was what it was, the best player will win based on heart, ability and execution?
So, I'm watching and I see Tedder firing at everything, making everything, running around the table, taking no time to shoot, getting a roll here and there and basically in such a groove that it was going to be hard to stop him.
On the other hand, I noticed J.Lee's demeanor was much different, as one might expect, thinking you were crushing someone by 15 games in a race to 30 and your only 5 games from closing the set out, and the next thing you know, the guy's made up 15 games and almost tied. She's pretty tight, not playing good safes, missing balls, walking away with slumped shoulders. Tedder's backers are yelling everytime he looks like he's going to get out. Everything is going against J.Lee after looking like it was a cakewalk.
My question......
It's J.Lee with 27 and Tedder with 26.. He's on such a tear right now, everything is right with him. He gets great on the 7 ball with the cueball and 7 ball near the long rail and has a fairly easy shot right down the rail.
He lays down his cue and takes off for a break. I missed this part, but when he came back, he missed the 7 ball. He gains a little momentum again and it gets tied at 28-28. They both decide to change the set from a race to 30 to a someone has to win by 5. J.Lee then proceeds to win 30-35, which means she won 7 games to Tedders 2 games.
I think if you got everything going for you and you've came back from a large deficit, your firing on all cylinders, you feel loose, you feel like you can't miss or if you do, you will get safe, your opponent is missing, they're dejected, pissed, on the ropes.....
WHY would you take a break and stop all that? I think the whole match shifted with that break and especially with changing the game to 5 ahead. Tedder was running out in a minute or 2 and they would rack the balls and boom, he's be running out again. I think the set would have been over in no time, if that flow would not have been interrupted.
But most of all, the changing of the game, did not work to Tedders favor, I thought. Tedder had everything going for him. J Lee had everything going against her, she had to feel tremendous pressure. Now you change the game to where it's 5 ahead, I think it took all the pressure off her and all the momentum away from him.
Anyone else think that was a bad decision? Or do you feel it was right, instead of playing a race to 2 for 10,000? Or do you think it was what it was, the best player will win based on heart, ability and execution?
