I thought this was an interesting topic, because besides the whole Strickland package fiasco, I could not think of a time pool players have played under pressure to the point where the stakes were one million or more, or even close.
I find the implications of that very intersting. Do others feel we can infer a lot from this?
I think this means, pressure wise, the game has not even entered its infancy. What would happen in the top 100 players today if first prize was upwards of a million? We could see a total reshaking of the rankings in my opinion. I think there are very strong players who could possibly fallmway down or even out of the top 100.
I also believe the sport actually has not, for lack of a better term, progressed to near perfection. If you take say a top Chinese diver who has just simply mastered their skill and spent all the time and training associated with being at such a level... let's call their skill leve a "10" just for discussion's sake. I feel the best pool players in the world may have reached a 7 or an 8 at best. That is a crazy thought if correct.
I find the implications of that very intersting. Do others feel we can infer a lot from this?
I think this means, pressure wise, the game has not even entered its infancy. What would happen in the top 100 players today if first prize was upwards of a million? We could see a total reshaking of the rankings in my opinion. I think there are very strong players who could possibly fallmway down or even out of the top 100.
I also believe the sport actually has not, for lack of a better term, progressed to near perfection. If you take say a top Chinese diver who has just simply mastered their skill and spent all the time and training associated with being at such a level... let's call their skill leve a "10" just for discussion's sake. I feel the best pool players in the world may have reached a 7 or an 8 at best. That is a crazy thought if correct.