Question for you, Mr. Sobad? Are you copying of my lecture notes from my Inspirational speech in Oct? Hard to breath while reading your school of thought. It's a catcy post!!!
What if no one won??
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Question for you, Mr. Sobad? Are you copying of my lecture notes from my Inspirational speech in Oct? Hard to breath while reading your school of thought. It's a catcy post!!!
Maybe we should switch to an electoral college system to elect a tournament winner!
Exactly. The Champion Appointment model represents a huge threat to our sport, yet you don't see many people willing to admit it.
Agent Orynge
Professional
It's like Idiocracy in here...
Andres
G.O.A.T.
Nope! he actually slip and fell during an attempt of a passing shot. His passing shot was successful, but he suffered a right thigh tear. He couldn't keep playing, so I went through. Yet he won the last point
dParis
Hall of Fame
There goes that Aussie back to Auckland. :shock: If no one were to win, it will happen on the WTA first.
Where the in the hell are they playing this year's Australian Open, anyhow?
mtommer
Hall of Fame
How can this be? The Champion Appointment model has been in effect since the very beginnings of tennis. To change it IS to change the very fabric of all we know to be tennis. Ask yourself: "How else would it be possible that every tennis tournament to date has had one winner?" This is not mere plausibility, possibility or playability. It's always been pose-ability. Remember, tennis started as the game of kings. No one in their right mind, or more aptly said, no who wishes to keep their "mind" intact, would fail to deliver the victory to the king. It is good to be king!
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woodrow1029
Guest
Well, that's not completely correct. In 2000 (I think), the Scottsdale WTA Final between Hingis and Davenport was not played due to rain and they split championship points for that tournament. So two players won that tournament.
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
The only intelligent post in this thread !Nope! he actually slip and fell during an attempt of a passing shot. His passing shot was successful, but he suffered a right thigh tear. He couldn't keep playing, so I went through. Yet he won the last point
Fugazi
Professional
I seriously doubt that anyone can win the AO this year... Nadal has physical issues, Federer has a soft back, Murray has about 12 different injuries (judging from all the self-grabbing in the 1st round), Djokovic has had shoulder issues. And since nobody out of the top four can realistically expect to beat these guys, I really can't see anyone winning this year. I mean maybe, MAYBE if Raonic hires Tony Nadal and plays left handed from the quarterfinals on, but that's a bit of a stretch. The real question is: will there be at least one semifinalist?
I really don't know. Sometimes, I must admit, I wonder if I'm wrong about all this. Maybe there always will be a winner. It's hard for me to dismiss the fact that every tournament so far has produced a winner, and perhaps there's a very good reason for that. Time and time again it seems to happen.
I just don't know anymore. I will have to think some more on this.
thug the bunny
Professional
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Someone had to say it.
Someone had to say it.
mtommer
Hall of Fame
Well, that's not completely correct. In 2000 (I think), the Scottsdale WTA Final between Hingis and Davenport was not played due to rain and they split championship points for that tournament. So two players won that tournament.
And what happened? The world nearly exploded and Dumbledore died. Fortunately, Dr. Who had aN awfully clever fix by turning the ****is into a Wibbely Wobbely Paradigm Machine. You should note that fortunately no virus filled pungent zombies have arisen to take over the land and no tournaments since have had this arrangement.
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Now it's happened again. Hmm.
Can't think of a name
Rookie
So, I was recently watching a Djoker match when a thought popped up in my head. Now Djokovic is pretty damn good and is number 1 on the South African Airways ATP ranking system. Can't get much better than that. But WHAT IF someone surpasses Djoker's skill level and starts winning everything? If Djoker is number 1, the ranking system would have to accommodate this higher level player and the new player would have to be ranked 0 to be ahead of Djoker's No. 1 rank.
A 0th ranked player has never happened before, but I think it may happen soon. With the Second Coming of The Golden Eagle sexiclass fedmeister, there may indeed be a 0th ranked player. But where does the ranking system stop? It may be the case we will have to start using negative numbers to accommodate for EVEN HIGHER skill levels that cannot be imagined right now. With Ivan Lendel's recent fusion with Andy Murray (similar to Vegito), I have a feeling we will be seeing many of these negative ranked players very soon.
A 0th ranked player has never happened before, but I think it may happen soon. With the Second Coming of The Golden Eagle sexiclass fedmeister, there may indeed be a 0th ranked player. But where does the ranking system stop? It may be the case we will have to start using negative numbers to accommodate for EVEN HIGHER skill levels that cannot be imagined right now. With Ivan Lendel's recent fusion with Andy Murray (similar to Vegito), I have a feeling we will be seeing many of these negative ranked players very soon.
Good post.
Well, I'm sure your comment was offensive to some, but I don't believe in censoring, or censuring, people for expressing their thoughts.
r2473
G.O.A.T.
FYI, it's been officially renamed "dubya day".
SoBad
G.O.A.T.
Yep, with some people it's like "hello, Constitution!"
My message was only directed as intended. It is not a carte blanche to the Wall Street crooks to jump into bed with the K-street fatcats who love nothing more than rubbing elbows with the elected-for-sale officials looking to take advantage of the event to please the bleeding-heart constituency back home.
SoBad
G.O.A.T.
There is no political discussion here, just exchanging some holiday greetings. To that end, happy upcoming Red Army Day, everyone – no one weeping on Papa Makhno’s grave around here for sure!
Back to the topic, the French this year is a lock for Nadal, but Wimbledon could be up in the air. The Serb is knocking on the door these days.
Back to the topic, the French this year is a lock for Nadal, but Wimbledon could be up in the air. The Serb is knocking on the door these days.
r2473
G.O.A.T.
Feb. 20 was actually Hoodie-Hoo Day. Fitting companion to "dubya day" IMO.
http://www.holidayinsights.com/other/hoo.htm
Today is of course Shrove (Fat) Tuesday / Mardi Gras. I wonder if I can get drunk at work? Don't see why not.
SoBad
G.O.A.T.
I am not sure if discussions involving alcohol are appropriate on this forum. I purchased a reel of white Yonex overgrips last month and loved them - they were just as high quality as the reel I bought the month before. I would appreciate knowledgeable comments from high level players on this issue.
TourTenor
Professional
Seeing as how this thread seems to be the receptacle for brilliant ideas ...
... the alcohol discussion got me thinking about the old fake binoculars the held about a pint of whiskey. Why not create a tennis racquet of a similar nature? Yes, whenever you hit a fantastic winner and your opponent yells, "Nice shot" ... remove the grip and take a nice shot of your favorite beverage.
:shock:
If you both have said racquets there would be two (or no) winners!
You're welcome.
... the alcohol discussion got me thinking about the old fake binoculars the held about a pint of whiskey. Why not create a tennis racquet of a similar nature? Yes, whenever you hit a fantastic winner and your opponent yells, "Nice shot" ... remove the grip and take a nice shot of your favorite beverage.
:shock:
If you both have said racquets there would be two (or no) winners!
You're welcome.
dParis
Hall of Fame
What if no one won?? has laid waste to a great deal of valuable bandwidth during its dubious existence, yet it remains. I'm sure it will endure these times, as well.
It would take a legion of Tennis Mavericks to quash this thread.
Yep. This thread is LIN-touchable.
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
Bet you can fill an arena without playing a point. And no one wins except everyone watching. Just have the players practice before a paid audience. And sign autographs.
woodrow1029
Hall of Fame
I know it's only 6 games, but I wonder if any of the 64 teams in the NCAA Basketball Tournament will be able to win 6 games in a row. It might not happen this year. I had thought that Kentucky and Syracuse were the only two with a good shot at winning it all, but then they both lost last week. I'm not sure if either of them can do it now, but I don't know if any of the other teams will be able to beat Kentucky or Syracuse.
It's going to be very tough for any team to win 6 games this year! We will see if someone can do it.
It's going to be very tough for any team to win 6 games this year! We will see if someone can do it.
thug the bunny
Professional
Oh no. No. Noooooo!
I'm actually starting to enjoy this thread.
All, please don't let reality impinge upon absurdity.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are indeed dead. So where is Godot?
I'm actually starting to enjoy this thread.
All, please don't let reality impinge upon absurdity.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are indeed dead. So where is Godot?
mtommer
Hall of Fame
And you're not even talking about one player. I can't even begin to imagine the logistics behind trying to make an entire team of individuals winners. One person is bad enough!
woodrow1029
Hall of Fame
And the thing is, even if Kentucky and Syracuse manage to win 5 games in a row, I dont' know if either one will be able to win that 6th one.
SoBad
G.O.A.T.
The problem with these people is like everything else – everyone is spending every last penny on branding and marketing and stuff that basically rips off the consumer. Design and manufacturing are an afterthought, apparently. I’d like a glass of whiskey, but how do you know who to trust anymore…
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
Another Song Sung Blue, eh?
r2473
G.O.A.T.
More like Rhapsody in Blue
or maybe Am I Blue
Am I blue. Am I blue.
Ain't these tears in these eyes tellin' you?
But I remember, oh, I remember when I was gay.
That was up until today,
'cause now that man is gone, he's gone and we are through.
Am I, am I, well, would you believe it if I told you I'm blue?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN8-Yy8Rl3s
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Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
Ronaldo
Bionic Poster
No one may care in the US of A, eh?
