Who would have thought? Rotation players may not "move" as well but they can still play strong defense which combined with top level shotmaking is a threat in any game.
Straight Pool? Nobody plays that anymore right?
except for maybe that pool geek who always plays by himself but he's always shooting nothing but easy shots and doesn't seem to miss very often
Don't get me wrong, I agree with ideas in the posts but it's easy to take things for granted when we focus on one game and
there are a lot of dangerous players out there. Watching a player run six and go from serious dog to serious threat in a flash can be as intimidating to many OP players as a string of safeties is frustrating:frus to many non-OP players. It is called Power One Pocket for a reason.
Mixing strong defense and strong offense is a must and I believe that a hallmark of a great player is taking risks at the right moments. All of us have at times executed what we thought was a perfect safety only to have our opponent "take a flyer" and escape while leaving us in the vice.
Some players seem to do this regularly( You know who you are
). My general approach is to play the game first and the player second. just my opinion.