Re: Who is the best ball runner to date?
My take on Hopkins Is that he was good for his time but the quality of play and strategy has advanced considerably since his time. Having said that, he can run balls in 1p. However, I wouldn't even put him in the top 250 9-ball players of all time - I doubt even in his prime years if he would make it much past the 5th round of today's US Open or DCC.
For sheer volume of balls, Reyes cannot be topped. It doesn't matter what game - he just puts 'em down. He is hands-down the best at negotiating difficult layouts. His delicate nudges and break outs are perfect, as his ability to shoot shots with maximum English (most notably, inside) to get shape. In fact, he's twice as good as the next inside cue ball player, maybe more. When you throw in 3C and balkline, his speed control is top flight.
Can you just imagine if Efren ever really took the time to really learn the intricacies of 1p?
If Allen isn't the very best all-around American player ever, of any generation, he's definitely not worse than dos. He's without a doubt the smartest, for sure.
Couldn't make it past the 5th round of the US Open? The man won the US Open 9 ball multiple times and even won the US Open 9 ball AND the World 14.1 in the same year. He was also the first American to snap off the rotation division of the World Japan Open and won the all-around for that event.
There's running balls and then there's RUNNING balls. Earl runs out via sheer retard strength and you have him clocked just behind Efren on a 1 hole site? Earl wouldn't bet he could break and run a 15 ball rack at one point...which is a fact.
Allen's high run in one hole was 50-something. I witnessed him breaking and running all 15 into his hole (from a 1 pkt break) twice....in a row. He also ran 10-and-out on a snooker table, 3x in a row, for $10k/game against Jew Paul... anyone else have that on their chalkboard?
While guys like Earl shoot in 6' shots all the time, Allen is infrequently outside of 2' from his work... Earl's CB was never in Allen's league.
Allen not in the top 250 of all time? LOL ...*rolling my eyes*
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