who is the Winner?
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If they used a shot clock, I'll take Busta.
If they penalize grandstanding, I'll take Busta.
Busta is not on top of his game right now but when he was, he beat Archer.
If they penalize grandstanding, I'll take Busta.
Busta is not on top of his game right now but when he was, he beat Archer.
I think at their level its all luck (see the Color of Money with Efren and Earl) - you might as well flip a coin. Now straight pool to 1000 would be different, I think the better player wins every time.
If we go back in history, it was always the guys with the big break who were beating Efren. Earl and Archer were probably always his toughest opponents. For the sake of fairness, Nick Varner gave Efren a run for his money more than a couple of times with his deliberate well thought out game plans.
Today, we have Bustamante who has 80-90% of the tools that Efren does, but with a big break. That makes him a prohibitive favoriate over anybody that he plays nineball with.
The simple fact of the matter is that it doesn't matter who you are playing if they are sitting in the chair.
I agree that with two top caliber players like Archer and Bustamante, who are both seasoned in gambling and tournaments, it is nothing more than a crapshoot.
However, playing straight pool, I'll take Archer every time.
For those of you who might question the value of the break, take George Breedlove or Danny Medina for example. Both are great players, but not the caliber of Archer, Reyes, Bustamante, Strickland, etc. When they do well in a tournament, or beat a better player, it's because they are sitting that person in the chair and controlling the session by staying at the table with their big break.
One last thing, if anybody is wondering why or how Efren did so well at the DCC 9-ball this year, well it's simple, he stepped up his break and didn't allow his opponent to get to the table. If Efren continues to break like he did there, or better, I don't know who could possibly ever beat him.
Today, we have Bustamante who has 80-90% of the tools that Efren does, but with a big break. That makes him a prohibitive favoriate over anybody that he plays nineball with.
The simple fact of the matter is that it doesn't matter who you are playing if they are sitting in the chair.
I agree that with two top caliber players like Archer and Bustamante, who are both seasoned in gambling and tournaments, it is nothing more than a crapshoot.
However, playing straight pool, I'll take Archer every time.
For those of you who might question the value of the break, take George Breedlove or Danny Medina for example. Both are great players, but not the caliber of Archer, Reyes, Bustamante, Strickland, etc. When they do well in a tournament, or beat a better player, it's because they are sitting that person in the chair and controlling the session by staying at the table with their big break.
One last thing, if anybody is wondering why or how Efren did so well at the DCC 9-ball this year, well it's simple, he stepped up his break and didn't allow his opponent to get to the table. If Efren continues to break like he did there, or better, I don't know who could possibly ever beat him.
