Snooker Overdrive wrote:I disagree that you have to play snooker on a high level to understand the game. And that applies to any sport. Of course you should play snooker at least a couple of times to get a real impression of the difficulty and the technical aspects.
However with a keen sense of observation you'll learn everything you need to know about the game. By watching the game on the top level you soon start to understand which shots are difficult and what the fine margins between success and failure are. Clive Everton biggest career win was reaching the last 32 once in 1982 and no one is doubting that he's one of the most knowledgeable snooker experts in the world.
Regarding Steve Davis: I like Steve and I appreciate his comments, however I get why some people are critical of him. And that's manly because he's often like a leaf in the wind with his assessments (like suddenly saying Higgins is the greatest player of all time after winning the 2011 World Championship and so on...)
="I disagree that you have to play snooker on a high level to understand the game. And that applies to any sport. Of course you should play snooker at least a couple of times to get a real impression of the difficulty and the technical aspects.
However with a keen sense of observation you'll learn everything you need to know about the game. By watching the game on the top level you soon start to understand which shots are difficult and what the fine margins between success and failure are. Clive Everton biggest career win was reaching the last 32 once in 1982 and no one is doubting that he's one of the most knowledgeable snooker experts in the world".
As far as Davis is concerned,the BIGGEST waffle he keeps spoutin out,and spouts out every single year is his famous,..."The standards so high these days",the way he says it,it,s as if he means it,s the highest it,s ever been and that all of todays crop clear up in 1 visit in every frame,hardly loose position,etc,BIGGGG yawn!.
Very Big breaks,70 odd/80+ and centurys are great,no doubt,but don,t forget,it still only wins you 1 frame!.
It,s highly disrespectful to the players who played to a high standard in the 80,s,especially the 90,s,00,s.
The breakbuilding has indeed improved,but that alone does.nt mean to say that the players in other eras were rubbish,many players of the 90,s/00,s eras could compete with the current crop,the style of play was just a bit different,these days there are more Big breaks mainly cause theres much more tournaments played and cause a lot of players go for them more rather than to shoot a 40,50 odd,then play safe,be patient and then wait for another opportunity to then grab another good few points.