craigmc wrote:Very overrated player for me Jeff Smith. Another mid 80 average plodder
He's a good, solid player, not spectacular but consistent.
Having spent a full two days of my Vegas holiday watching the North American qualifiers, there are many players who are capable on their day, of playing at a higher level than Jeff Smith. Over and above the 8 qualifiers for the US Darts Masters, Leonard Gates, Ken MacNeil and David Fatum amongst numerous others performed far better than Smith, and personally don't think he would qualify should he go to Q School.
You are aware he already went once and qualified?
You can't teach pork.
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craigmc wrote:Very overrated player for me Jeff Smith. Another mid 80 average plodder
He's a good, solid player, not spectacular but consistent.
Having spent a full two days of my Vegas holiday watching the North American qualifiers, there are many players who are capable on their day, of playing at a higher level than Jeff Smith. Over and above the 8 qualifiers for the US Darts Masters, Leonard Gates, Ken MacNeil and David Fatum amongst numerous others performed far better than Smith, and personally don't think he would qualify should he go to Q School.
You are aware he already went once and qualified?
You can't teach pork.
If you are trying to use a derogatory phrase please try and use it correctly, the phrase is:
ifm wrote:
He's a good, solid player, not spectacular but consistent.
Having spent a full two days of my Vegas holiday watching the North American qualifiers, there are many players who are capable on their day, of playing at a higher level than Jeff Smith. Over and above the 8 qualifiers for the US Darts Masters, Leonard Gates, Ken MacNeil and David Fatum amongst numerous others performed far better than Smith, and personally don't think he would qualify should he go to Q School.
You are aware he already went once and qualified?
You can't teach pork.
If you are trying to use a derogatory phrase please try and use it correctly, the phrase is:
You cannot educate pork you can only cure it.
I was attempting TT's bastardisation of it though my memory is not great.
"it's the same trolls spouting the same crap every other post.... you have to be some kind of sad act to watch nearly 8 hours of darts a day for 9 days just to post about how crap it is"
Ginge wrote:You are aware he already went once and qualified?
Much less depth in Q School back in 2012. That said, I'd still expect him to get through if he gave it a shot again. He's vulnerable to random players throwing a 100+ average at him because he doesn't seem to have the extra gear to match that too often, but consistently throwing mid to high 80s with good checkout rates probably goes a long way in Q School.
Of course, depending on how many cards the PDC shuffles over to the new Euro QS, it could be a lot tougher to qualify for one through the points table now. (Smith won his card outright in 2012, not sure that would happen again.)
ssjsa wrote:
Having spent a full two days of my Vegas holiday watching the North American qualifiers, there are many players who are capable on their day, of playing at a higher level than Jeff Smith. Over and above the 8 qualifiers for the US Darts Masters, Leonard Gates, Ken MacNeil and David Fatum amongst numerous others performed far better than Smith, and personally don't think he would qualify should he go to Q School.
You are aware he already went once and qualified?
You can't teach pork.
If you are trying to use a derogatory phrase please try and use it correctly, the phrase is:
You cannot educate pork you can only cure it.
I was attempting TT's bastardisation of it though my memory is not great.
Ginge wrote:You are aware he already went once and qualified?
Much less depth in Q School back in 2012. That said, I'd still expect him to get through if he gave it a shot again. He's vulnerable to random players throwing a 100+ average at him because he doesn't seem to have the extra gear to match that too often, but consistently throwing mid to high 80s with good checkout rates probably goes a long way in Q School.
Of course, depending on how many cards the PDC shuffles over to the new Euro QS, it could be a lot tougher to qualify for one through the points table now. (Smith won his card outright in 2012, not sure that would happen again.)
What exactly do you base this on?
Were you there?
Were the games recorded for analysis and comparison?
I'll leave your assessment of Mr Smiths ability to one side for the moment.
"it's the same trolls spouting the same crap every other post.... you have to be some kind of sad act to watch nearly 8 hours of darts a day for 9 days just to post about how crap it is"
craigmc wrote:Very overrated player for me Jeff Smith. Another mid 80 average plodder
He's a good, solid player, not spectacular but consistent.
Having spent a full two days of my Vegas holiday watching the North American qualifiers, there are many players who are capable on their day, of playing at a higher level than Jeff Smith. Over and above the 8 qualifiers for the US Darts Masters, Leonard Gates, Ken MacNeil and David Fatum amongst numerous others performed far better than Smith, and personally don't think he would qualify should he go to Q School.
The fanboys really demonstrating their ignorance in this thread, maybe just stick to irrational hatred of the BDO than talking actual darts?
"it's the same trolls spouting the same crap every other post.... you have to be some kind of sad act to watch nearly 8 hours of darts a day for 9 days just to post about how crap it is"
ifm wrote:Maybe Mr Smith should forward his itinerary onto the BDO so they can build the calendar around him.
If only the BDO had a players' rep who could address these issues......
That one has been done, the fanboys obsession with Mr Jacklin is still in evidence.
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"it's the same trolls spouting the same crap every other post.... you have to be some kind of sad act to watch nearly 8 hours of darts a day for 9 days just to post about how crap it is"
