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Title: Whats up with PB3?
Post by: bragbowlin on November 20, 2007, 01:11:03 AM
Has he made match play this season? Seems like a quiet season for him.
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Title: Re: Whats up with PB3?
Post by: shelley on November 20, 2007, 09:16:38 AM
I wouldn't call him over-rated, he's won 30 titles, he was 6th in points and made 5 TV shows last year.  He's a very good bowler.

I don't know what his problem is this year, but no, he's not exactly lighting them up.  Maybe he's got the injury bug that's going around.  He needs to get going soon, though, or that $23K I paid for him won't seem like much of a bargain.

SH
Title: Re: Whats up with PB3?
Post by: JMORRIS on November 20, 2007, 09:18:52 AM
With the exception of PA at the Masters, none of the lefty's have done much this year.
Title: Re: Whats up with PB3?
Post by: baer300 on November 20, 2007, 09:29:50 AM
Actually, if my memory serves me right; Rhino Page is left handed. He has been bowling great. Is he left handed though? I really don't remember.
Title: Re: Whats up with PB3?
Post by: APheLion on November 20, 2007, 09:34:28 AM
PBIII is great and nobody can deny his achievements

and yea, stupid thetruth is goin to ignore list, este tipo de idiotas no se merece que yo le preste atencion

translation, this kind of dumpf doesnt even deserve my attention
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When a house bowler misses the mark, misses the break point and strike, for many ppl its called a wallshot. When a pro does that its call adjustment

When a house bowler gets his finger stuck in the ball and fall on the lanes, for many ppl its called lame bowler. When a pro does that its called the Machuga flop! ha i like this one.
Title: Re: Whats up with PB3?
Post by: JMORRIS on November 20, 2007, 09:40:10 AM
Rhino is a lefty - He's only 26th in points, which is 2nd best among lefty's on tour.  PA is 9th.
Title: Re: Whats up with PB3?
Post by: WSUstroker on November 20, 2007, 09:44:56 AM
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Rhino is a lefty - He's only 26th in points, which is 2nd best among lefty's on tour.  PA is 9th.


Lets not forget that Rhino is 26th in points and is not exempt this season.
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Title: Re: Whats up with PB3?
Post by: dpunky on November 20, 2007, 09:49:42 AM
PB3 is not overrated.  The guy is in a bad luck streak now.  I remember seeing him on TV last year and seeing how he was unlucky not getting the carry to make more strikes to beat opponents, or getting bad breaks in the last frames of match.  PB3 has one of the most consistent ball releases.  He hardly ever misses his mark.  Just bad luck has plagued him recently.
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Title: Re: Whats up with PB3?
Post by: JMORRIS on November 20, 2007, 09:51:24 AM
I'm not taking anything away from Rhino!  Being 26th in points and having to bowl your way into every tournament via the TQR is awesome!

I was just stating the lefty's, as a whole, haven't done well so far this season.

Points position:

(partial list)
PA 9th
Rhino 26th
PBIII 43rd
Mike Scroggins 45th
Billy Oatman 61st
Jason Couch - injured
Title: Re: Whats up with PB3?
Post by: shelley on November 20, 2007, 10:10:22 AM
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Lets not forget that Rhino is 26th in points and is not exempt this season.


Let's not forget we're all of four events into the season, too.

SH
Title: Re: Whats up with PB3?
Post by: JMORRIS on November 20, 2007, 10:20:40 AM
I think a lot of the lefty's got off to slow starts last season too and turned it around after the mid way point.

A little help from the lane man?  That's another debate.  LOL!
Title: Re: Whats up with PB3?
Post by: mrbowlingnut on November 20, 2007, 11:29:46 AM
Lefty's own the west coast swing it is well known, when they make it out west it will be lefty time again.
Title: Re: Whats up with PB3?
Post by: RadioActive on November 20, 2007, 11:55:03 AM
But for all the leftys to be that far down? The only one to make the round of 32 was a qualifier?

41  Billy Oatman      
44  Mike Scroggins        
50  Parker Bohn III    
51  Patrick Allen      
63  Mark Scroggins  
64  Riga Kalfas

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Title: Re: Whats up with PB3?
Post by: Let It Bleed on November 20, 2007, 02:55:13 PM
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But for all the leftys to be that far down? The only one to make the round of 32 was a qualifier?

41  Billy Oatman      
44  Mike Scroggins        
50  Parker Bohn III    
51  Patrick Allen      
63  Mark Scroggins  
64  Riga Kalfas

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To be fair, Merrillville has been an absolute lefty killer over the past few years.  In three tour trials that have taken place at Stardust II, not a single lefty has advanced out.  Billy O and Parker were on the same pair during the round of 64 this week, and their look was absolutely awful.  The outsides were extremely touchy, and moving in seemed to be just as bad, if not worse.  I didn't catch where Rhino was playing.  And you all saw what the right side had to offer on TV...
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Title: Re: Whats up with PB3?
Post by: jeff44 on November 20, 2007, 04:07:26 PM
How about Mark Scroggins he also sucks and is left handed!!
Title: Re: Whats up with PB3?
Post by: jeff44 on November 20, 2007, 04:08:15 PM
Sorry didnt see Mark on the list!
Title: Re: Whats up with PB3?
Post by: BowlingWolf on November 20, 2007, 04:12:36 PM
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overrated he is


Right you are.

After all the only people with more titles than him are:

1- Walter Ray Williams, Jr.
2- Earl Anthony
3- Mark Roth
4- Pete Weber

Parker sure must've been lucky winning those titles; must've been THS or something like that.

Have a nice day!
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Title: Re: Whats up with PB3?
Post by: Platinum Bowler on November 20, 2007, 06:29:25 PM
Well I am sure I will get bashed for this post, and will get the always entertaining "What have you done?" lines, but I do too kind of think PB3 is a little over rated. Obviously he has tons of accomplishments and wins, but most of them have come before the tour switched to sport, and later on, PBA patterns. Since that transition, he really hasn'ty done squat. He has maybe won two or three since then that I can think of. And if I remember those right, they were some pretty high scoring tournaments too! He has what? One major? Sure, more than what most people can say that they have, but the true legends of the game have more than one major title. Just my opinion as well. I am sure let the "What have you done? Have you won a major?" lines begin...
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Title: Re: Whats up with PB3?
Post by: ginro on November 20, 2007, 06:56:13 PM
parker is one of the best of all times...
he's not over rated... his just taking a break...
Title: Re: Whats up with PB3?
Post by: chitown on November 20, 2007, 07:16:14 PM
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wow state my opinion and this is what i get? no wonder this site is going to crap!and is there really a point to speakin spanish and then translating it? umm i think not


Nothing wrong with speaking your opinion.  It's just most on here repect a guy that has 30 titles.

Title: Re: Whats up with PB3?
Post by: chitown on November 20, 2007, 07:19:43 PM
There's a lot of times when the lefty's are shut out because of the lane patterns.  If you notice there were times last season when all the lefty's went on a tear.

In the case of PBIII, he's not been doing well the last 3 seasons.  I think he's not matched up with his equipment all that well.  I wonder if Brunswick's equipment just does not suit him well anymore.
Title: Re: Whats up with PB3?
Post by: htotheizzo3561 on November 21, 2007, 07:01:35 AM
when he changed his game a couple years ago he hasn't been the same. His dominating days are over. Doesn't have the edge he used to
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Title: Re: Whats up with PB3?
Post by: APheLion on November 21, 2007, 07:17:58 AM
he did pretty well last season, except for the fact that well for the first telecasts he made his opponent averaged 270... including Tony's 300

ended up well w/o winning a title


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There's a lot of times when the lefty's are shut out because of the lane patterns.  If you notice there were times last season when all the lefty's went on a tear.

In the case of PBIII, he's not been doing well the last 3 seasons.  I think he's not matched up with his equipment all that well.  I wonder if Brunswick's equipment just does not suit him well anymore.

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When a house bowler misses the mark, misses the break point and strike, for many ppl its called a wallshot. When a pro does that its call adjustment

When a house bowler gets his finger stuck in the ball and fall on the lanes, for many ppl its called lame bowler. When a pro does that its called the Machuga flop! ha i like this one.
Title: Re: Whats up with PB3?
Post by: justdale on November 21, 2007, 07:25:46 AM
There are some rumors floating around ( not by me, but by some PBA members) that the left side is being shut out. I hardly believe that, I think maybe it has more to do with the lanes and patterns that the pros have been playing on that has not been so lefty friendly, look at the patterns it's the same on the left side as the right, so it's got to be something else.

Just my opinion
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Title: Re: Whats up with PB3?
Post by: LuckyLefty on November 25, 2007, 08:41:12 PM
thetruth...

I disagree with your opinion on PBIII.

But I agree with your assessment of this site!

REgards,

Luckylefty

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