LSJohn
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Matchin, Pettipiece, Brown... I'm just not sure of the order.
Matchin, Pettipiece, Brown... I'm just not sure of the order.
You know we tight...
Matchin, Pettipiece, Brown... I'm just not sure of the order.
dude is an incredible talent.
Small sweat he doesn't come in the top 4?
Small sweat he doesn't come in the top 4?
I was thinking more like my 70 to your 50 or 35-25he won it all three/four years ago...sure, give me $25 to your $50?
Im really surprised no one put Efrin in their top 3. He's only the greatest 1 pkt that ever played the game. so I'm picking efrin, alex and scott
Small sweat he doesn't come in the top 4?
Doesn't mean he's not incredibly talented
he won it all three/four years ago...sure, give me $25 to your $50?
I was thinking more like my 70 to your 50 or 35-25
Alex
Corey
Hall
(no particular order)
I have your back with Corey, Cincy. However, I would never bet on Hall in a tournament and most especially at the Derby. Too much action for him to care about driving through a field that big for less $. Corey is without a doubt one of the most skilled pool players on the planet. However, I do believe his lack of effort and will for one pocket has subsided. Anyone who watched his match vs Alex last year should know that his ego will not allow him to get beat like that again. He has shown considerable progress over the last couple years and im expecting this year to be better. I'm putting the Ohio boy in my top 3. IM going Alex, Corey and Efren and not necessarily in that order. I'd never bet against Efren.lol
All very well said FrenchAT, and your observations about Hall are right on, if the purse was a lot larger and the race was to 7 games then he would be a force to reckon with... Nobody has to beat him, including Alex... If Hall decides he wants to win one of these DCC's and dedicates all of his efforts in that direction, he could win...
Short races and bracket draws tend to make tournaments a bit of a crap shoot, even among the elite players... There are a few players who's styles of play are a better fit for short race tournaments... IMO Alex's deliberate style and his overall ability puts him at the top of the food chain... and from what I've seen over the last year, Dennis Orcullo has learned to adopt a lot of Alex's habits... He definitely shoots as straight as anyone on planet earth and is learning the game at a geometric pace... Watch out for this guy, if he gets an easy stroll through bracket and gets in gear, he could win it...
Efren is the "Magician" and it's hard to leave him out, but unfortunately he has slipped a bit with age... A thing I'm more than a little bit familiar with . He was the greatest, no question about it.. He was the Tiger Woods of the poolroom for 20 plus years at one pocket and nine ball... He struck fear in their hearts and their level of play went south when they faced him... But alas, Father Time has taken it's toll... It's very sad, but the mighty "Magician" might not ever make the top three again... I'm pulling for him as always, because he's such a good natured man and a gentleman of the first order... Hang in there old man...
As to Corey, it's strictly up to him, he definitely has the talent to win... it's his over active imagination that sometimes becomes his Achilles heel.. A failing he shares with Danny and Tony, IMO...
Alex/Dennis/ and Hall if he wants it bad enough...there are about 15 who could win it, but outside of the 15, the odds of winning are really long IMO...