Grand Prix 2009 - 1st round discussions!

[Mal]

And a mediocre safety followed it, still the main problem is his long ball potting sitting at %38

although with long potting, he has never been absoutely world class in this (although still very good!!). But over the last 3 years, this has been a weakness in his game

[Odrl]

thanks for the fromsport link that seems more stable than justintv today.

Do you know where that picture comes from, just wondering because of the lack of commentry.

Not sure. It might be the Eurosport player. There was a Eurosport logo earlier, but it was too small to read the graphic.

[dannyd0g]

although with long potting, he has never been absoutely world class in this (although still very good!!). But over the last 3 years, this has been a weakness in his game

As far as i remember his long potting was awesome in his younger days.

[Odrl]

Hard to see Burnett winning now. But he did have chances in almost every frame.

[Mal]

It was very good, but not in the class of a Williams, Robertson, Hendry, even Murphy. I'm not getting at him - He is an exceptional player, but his strenght was always his breakbuilding, fluency, speed, and his nerve (when in the mood) He missed quite a lot, and of course when highlights are shown, it is only of the great stuff. It would be interesting to see the percentage of long potting for a career.

Now, I would say his B game is second to none, his breakbuilding is the best in the current game, safety has improved over the years to be very impressive and his play under pressure is still superb. His percentage play is also very good. He occasionally has the odd falter, down to mood perhaps, but no more so that other players.

Not as good as Mark Allen or Stephen Hendry though

[spike]

Hard to see Burnett winning now. But he did have chances in almost every frame.

Yes agreed, though he can count himself a little unlucky as O' Sullivan has a had a pretty good run of the ball at times..

[montoya10]

It was very good, but not in the class of a Williams, Robertson, Hendry, even Murphy. I'm not getting at him - He is an exceptional player, but his strenght was always his breakbuilding, fluency, speed, and his nerve (when in the mood) He missed quite a lot, and of course when highlights are shown, it is only of the great stuff. It would be interesting to see the percentage of long potting for a career.

Now, I would say his B game is second to none, his breakbuilding is the best in the current game, safety has improved over the years to be very impressive and his play under pressure is still superb. His percentage play is also very good. He occasionally has the odd falter, down to mood perhaps, but no more so that other players.

Not as good as Mark Allen or Stephen Hendry though

He was never in the top class as a long potter, but many hail him, including me, as the greatest break-builder the game has ever seen, so I have never worried about his long ball potting ability as he needed it very rarely at his best

[Mal]

He's definitely in the top two in snooker's history of breakbuilding!

[doorag]

good steal from burnett...

[gby4]

Well played from Burnett, nice clearance.

[Odrl]

Great clearance. Can he win the last two?

[doorag]

another strange miss from ros...

[spike]

And he's in with a chance of taking this 8th frame if he can hold his nerve.

[montoya10]

Great clearance. Can he win the last two?

I see, you just can't wait to see a mouth-watering Burnett vs Higgins clash

[noel]

Ronnie is playing with disdain.
By that I don't mean just lack of respect for Jamie.
I mean when he isn't pressured into playing his best he won't.
It's why he misses disdainfully easy shots yet makes the incredible ones.
Then he starts feeling disdain for himself... and then who knows!
It is most unlikely you would ever see O'Sullivan playing Higgins like this.


=o\

Noel