Who's your favorite player..
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stalev. i love his stroke. and the way he makes the game look so easy. and his breaks are like whoa.
yang. this guy gets position like he has the cueball in hand everytime. and his saftey game is nice. and his breaks are hard.
busta. i love his stroke too. and his complete game and his breaks.
efren. all the above.
ginky. another one of my favorite strokes.
yang. this guy gets position like he has the cueball in hand everytime. and his saftey game is nice. and his breaks are hard.
busta. i love his stroke too. and his complete game and his breaks.
efren. all the above.
ginky. another one of my favorite strokes.
Most interesting three players I enjoy watching are (by no means who I think are the best)
1) Scott Frost: The intensity and aura he has about him awesome. When you are watching him hustle up action and play it is always a fun time.
2) Alex Pagulayan: What can I say, he is not only as good as anyone on the planet but the guy has personality to spare and charisma to an extreme.
3) Tyler Edey: My third odd choice for afew reasons. First off he is a home town player and I always enjoy watching them in high end matches. Second off the guy have an extreme amount of composure at the table and confidence. Third reason is I learn more from his approach to the game and rythm then any other player in the world. He is one of those players that after watching him I myself shoot alot better. Plus the guy is really good.
My forth runner up choice would be Rachael Abink, for "other" reasons...
1) Scott Frost: The intensity and aura he has about him awesome. When you are watching him hustle up action and play it is always a fun time.
2) Alex Pagulayan: What can I say, he is not only as good as anyone on the planet but the guy has personality to spare and charisma to an extreme.
3) Tyler Edey: My third odd choice for afew reasons. First off he is a home town player and I always enjoy watching them in high end matches. Second off the guy have an extreme amount of composure at the table and confidence. Third reason is I learn more from his approach to the game and rythm then any other player in the world. He is one of those players that after watching him I myself shoot alot better. Plus the guy is really good.
My forth runner up choice would be Rachael Abink, for "other" reasons...
Rodney Morris -- Makes the game appear way to easy. Very fluid
Efren Reyes-- He plays the game a little differently than most and its always
exciting. He can shoot any shot with just about any english and maintain
control. Nice guy as well
Keith -- Wheres his emotions out on his sleeve and he will take a chance or
two. Entertaining to watch
Scotty Townsend -- Pure offense and can get out from anywhere. When his game was on he would light it up. Also very fluid with a nice stroke.
Efren Reyes-- He plays the game a little differently than most and its always
exciting. He can shoot any shot with just about any english and maintain
control. Nice guy as well
Keith -- Wheres his emotions out on his sleeve and he will take a chance or
two. Entertaining to watch
Scotty Townsend -- Pure offense and can get out from anywhere. When his game was on he would light it up. Also very fluid with a nice stroke.
I love to watch two players in particular who I think are awesome and they are the usa's very own Johnny "The Scorpion" Archer & Thorsten Hohmann the two best players in 9 ball if not the world. peace out 
Celtic this is a bit off topic, but I have always thought that communities of players (guys at your or my poolroom) who have the benefit of watching an elite level player on a regular basis tend to play better as a group than rooms that may only have a few -A or A players. Do you agree with this?
kollegedave
kollegedave
Celtic said:
Efren Reyes - Pure magic
Rodney Morris - Best 9-Ball I've ever seen in person
Francisco Bustamante - Effortless
There are so many but I guess if you held a gun to my head these would be my top 3.
I love watching Keith too not only for his skill but his ability to make you laugh even while in the heat of battle.
Koop
Rodney Morris - Best 9-Ball I've ever seen in person
Francisco Bustamante - Effortless
There are so many but I guess if you held a gun to my head these would be my top 3.
I love watching Keith too not only for his skill but his ability to make you laugh even while in the heat of battle.
Koop
kollegedave said:
Talent breeds talent man, 100% for sure. We have quite afew very high level players in Calgary and it causes all the players to shoot alot better as it is a sharks den and you either learn to be damn good or get owned. People in Vegas always hate playing the guys from Calgary, they need to relize that we all have to deal with each other as competition for the other 51 weeks of the year. =)
When I hear stories of APA rankings and such and what normal players play like in other cities in the states it boggles my mind, the "average" player in Calgary shoots better then the "average" player playing singles in the Open event in Vegas during the BCA/VNEA, basically all of our guys can put multiple racks on ya and very rarely miss. I am sure that is the reason the Filipino's shoot so good but their area they learn this game is on another level even still.
I know there are alot of good top players in the States but I dont think they have the depth in the players right below the pro levels. I say this based on what I have seen in Vegas on my many trips to the BCA and VNEA events, most of the stateside players are a bad bet against the players coming from Canada and mainly from Calgary or Vancouver. Either they are really good or they are marks, the truely great American players are few and far between and the talent pool drops quite fast really. In Canada any of the top 30 players in my city can run a race to 5 set out on a bar box and it wont be a big deal or a surprise.
cheemagun said:
For me, it's Jeff Carter. He is simply flawless.
I also love watching Francisco Bustamante. There is something so pure in his rhythm.
Allison Fisher is also fun to watch. Her patterns and her control of the cue ball and the situation make her simply the best there is.
I also like Ga Young Kim. She gets this twinge of a smile when she has it all under control. It's funny to see her make that smirk, unless you are her opponent.
There's no one playing today who's more entertaining to watch than Keith McCready!cheemagun said:
Doc
kollegedave said:
i agree with this. this is also why the philipines and taiwan is so tough. more good players around you will get to watch and learn. and play them in the local tournaments. the few people ive been playing was around my level. and now im starting to beat them on the regular. so i might start playing the open at masters every week and get better. they have a bunch of A level players there. and a couple of pros coming thru. a lot of action helps too.
drivermaker
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Buddy Hall - I don't know if there's a stroke now or ever that's been as effortless and pure. It never changes.
Mike Sigel - He made everything and beat everyone, over and over and over again with unshakeable confidence
Earl - No need to explain
Mike Sigel - He made everything and beat everyone, over and over and over again with unshakeable confidence
Earl - No need to explain
drivermaker
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the scorpion said:I love to watch two players in particular who I think are awesome and they are the usa's very own Johnny "The Scorpion" Archer & Thorsten Hohmann the two best players in 9 ball if not the world. peace out
Johnny "might" be good someday if he ever starts playing with a cue made by a custom cuemaker and a Predator.
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