Tony is a big guy with a big strike zone.Tony will NEVER have enough to beat Alex because no matter how many times the rabbit wins, there is the turtle still playing his game. Let me give you an example. The big score 27-25. Tony stole the first game and broke AP’s serve. He is ahead 7-1 in balls. Does Alex swing at anything out of the strike zone? No. Does Tony. Yes once, yes twice, and yes the third time losing the game and the match. Tony cannot help himself, he has an itch he cannot scratch.
i think more tony needs to go to 6 (which will never happen) than alex go 10/11/12Here is something for you railbirds to consider. Does Tony need to go to 6 or Alex to 10-11-12?????
The breaks,picks,what is your take?
I would like to add to your list.Tony has an unbelievable talent and a great imagination…
Here are some things I noticed that would have bothered me had I been staking Tony….
(1) His break…
Why didn’t he move the cb out farther from the rail to avoid scratching
or switch to the other pocket sooner?
(2) Time taken…
Often during his runs he doesn’t take the time that is necessary to properly
analyze the route and the speed that’s needed to get out… or at least
get more balls… many times he cut his runs short… and lost the game…
(3) on ice…
There were several games lost that should have been iced, big leads blown…
enough games to have made the match much closer than 36/29….
(4) mood & attitude
The first two days were hard to watch… granted, Alex got the best of the rolls
and I know it’s tough to deal with them in real time, but in order to be a top contender
in anything you must have a mental make-up that can withstand any assaults and a
never/ever give up attitude…
Just my opinion of why he didn’t, and why he can’t win in a long race against Alex…
Alex kept tony getting to 8I think Tony gets a bad rap regarding heart and "want to" just because he is casual in appearance doesn't mean he isn't trying his hardest. Everyone has a different style and his has always been very casual, it doesn't come up when he wins but his approach is the same. I just think Alex is that little bit better. I would think Tony could hang tough getting 10-7 or even. 9-7. Having gambled at one pocket for 30 years, I have seen the difference between going to 7 versus 8 be extremely big.
Why didnt you post it before we knew the ending?Strictly my opinion, but the first day of the match I watched one game and texted a friend:
After just one game
irregardless of the score
Alex is stealing
Two different class of players
Lou Figueroa
A lot of us believed Tony had almost no shot at winning.Why didnt you post it before we knew the ending?
and why post it now?
asking for a friend
I think that was because Tony realized if he took a smoke break after almost every game it was getting under Alex's skin and threw him off. Alex took the opportunity finally to turn it around on him and when Tony came back in Alex was a no show for a good 40 more minutes. That was on day 3 after tony had won like 6 out of 8 games. From that point on it was pretty much Alex winning about 2 out of every 3 games for the duration.Play with a shot clock. Tony plays best when he plays fast. Alex stops and looks at every ball on the table. Slow play ruins Tony's flow. In day two or three when Tony made a comeback, Alex was playing way faster than he did on day one and four.
Why didnt you post it before we knew the ending?
and why post it now?
asking for a friend