Alex Higgins in today's game

[John mac]

How do you think Alex Higgins in his prime would have fared in today's game? When I think he only made 83 century's in his entire career which is low by today's standards

[Cue crafty]

Depends how you take that scenario John really. If you transport Alex from the eighties into today game, players, table conditions he wouldn't have a leg to stand on but if Alex was born in this Era and grew up on these conditions I think he still would be a great player maybe along the lines of a Luca Brecel.

I've thought the same about Steve Davis, people have said he wouldn't have stood a chance today but I don't agree. If they were born in the Era they would still have a great game. Bench marks keep getting reset and people never thought a 4 minute mile could be run.

It's all about setting the bar and seeing the level necessary to succeed imo.

[vmax]

It's like asking if George Best would be a great player today after coming through Manchester United's academy. The answer to that would be no as all his natural talent that he learned himself in 50 a side football in the school playground and can't be taught wouldn't have fermented due to coaching. If Alex was 15 years old today he would have grown up watching snooker on tv, used TC balls from the get go, had been to a coach, might have had sidespin coached out of him, had a different cue action, stayed still on the shot, used a bespke Parris cue and had all the greats who went before him to learn from with the exception of himself.

Of course he might have gone his own way with the attitude to authority that he had but we'll never know.

[itsnoteasy]

He didn't do a lot in his own era, he would have done less in this one.

[Cue crafty]

He didn't do a lot in his own era, he would have done less in this one.

Ok, but not many won two worlds? Don't care what decade.

[trains]

Well he obviously had an interest in the game, if he got regular practice with Mark Allen somewhere up there in Ulster i'm sure he'd be a respectable pro nowadays, no reason to think not so.

[itsnoteasy]

Well he obviously had an interest in the game, if he got regular practice with Mark Allen somewhere up there in Ulster i'm sure he'd be a respectable pro nowadays, no reason to think not so.

I doubt that would of happened, have a watch of Allen on Hendry's youtube channels, not a hope in hell he would have done anything with Higgins, he was a complete dick to a young Allen.