P.s Brissy was sometimes unplayable in his pomp
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Top 6 for me:genehunt1973 wrote:Taylor,Bristow,Preistley(would have won far more titles if not for Taylor)MVG ,Barney Lowe, that order ,for now
P.s Brissy was sometimes unplayable in his pomp
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Would still for now have Eric no2 but Mvg wont be far off himThe End wrote:Top 6 for me:genehunt1973 wrote:Taylor,Bristow,Preistley(would have won far more titles if not for Taylor)MVG ,Barney Lowe, that order ,for now
P.s Brissy was sometimes unplayable in his pomp
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Taylor
Van Gerwen
Bristow
Van Barneveld
Lowe
Priestley
That is the heart of the matter I think. I don't understand why some darts fans who watch the tournaments all year round cling to number of world titles as though nothing else counts. I can see why a very casual fan or a non-fan would think like that but there IS a lot more to consider than how many times you nabbed a knockout pot of a January.The End wrote:Van Gerwen is comfortably second only to Taylor. He's surpassed Bristow and Barney not so much in World titles but in overall ability over 3-4 years now.
Agree with this - you can add 10 onto Bristow's averages when looking at the darts they used and the state of the wires on the boards.genehunt1973 wrote:If you watch Bristow in his prime and the boards he played on with the narrow trebles and doubles and think what he could achieve now I still put him 2nd regardless of his titles like I said that's for now though
Yes so much has changed that it is pointless comparing far apart eras using averages etc. It's what you do to your generation of rivals, playing with the same equipment as you, that gives you the measure of a great player's greatness. MvG is Taylorising cunts now and has been doing so to various extents for 3+ years, making obviously brilliant players including all the world champions of his time look like idiots.genehunt1973 wrote:If you watch Bristow in his prime and the boards he played on with the narrow trebles and doubles and think what he could achieve now I still put him 2nd regardless of his titles like I said that's for now though
[Ian Faith]Consider it done[/Ian Faith]appeal to The End* --- for your traditional Daft Darts thread, please.
That’s the equivalent of Andy Murray, Britain’s world No.1 in tennis, putting his feet up until the ATP World Tour finals in November.
Wahey, I'll be up it shortly.The End wrote:[Ian Faith]Consider it done[/Ian Faith]appeal to The End* --- for your traditional Daft Darts thread, please.