When will the format, tables etc change and....
Thats a whole lotta excuse in one post:crying::crying::crying::crying: when will it stop?
Jason
When will the format, tables etc change and the erroneous bashing of American pool playing stop?
The truth of the matter is that the top Americans play as good as the top anyone when you're talking about the top 4 or 5 of any country.
There are several problems with the Mosconi cup format that favors the Euros. The loose pockets, short races, etc, make it a crap shoot at best.
There is a psychological factor that no one seems to mention either. That being, this is huge in Europe, live broadcast, many fans (unruly fans at that). That gives Europe a huge advantage, even when it's being played in the US where players can walk into most pool rooms and not be recognized.
The Mosconi Cup is what it is. Barry puts it on and produces it and he's going to produce it in such a way that benefits his pocket book the most, so I wouldn't expect longer races or more professional table setups any time soon until the numbers stop showing up to watch it.
Also, I wouldn't expect Asia, or other teams to be considered any time soon. The Euros love to watch their people beat up on Americans for a change. Besides, it's named after an American player.
The problem comes when idjits come on and try to make this out to be the defacto standard for who are the best players. A race to 5 on loose conditions that can be MORE difficult to play on for people less used to those conditions and starting from a detrimental psychological position.
These aren't excuses, they're reasons, the US should still be right there with the Euros regardless and there are other reasons as well why they're not at this time.
That still doesn't mean that the Euros are better than the Americans and to suggest that while not looking at other deficiencies or things like the majority of team Europe living and primarily playing in the US against US competition, is laughable.
Jaden