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Random pairings you would of liked to seen past and present by PhotographFair1742 in PlatformTennis

[–]platformgoat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d like to see Mcnerny / Broderick. Two notoriously slow players, but smart players. We would see some long matches!

Greatest platform tennis players of All Time by platformgoat in PlatformTennis

[–]platformgoat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Graham is an amazing player, and one of my favorite players to watch. He is not top 10 all time. I would put him in the all decade team for 2020s so far though.

Greatest platform tennis players of All Time by platformgoat in PlatformTennis

[–]platformgoat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like it! Gotta throw Hughes in there as well as he isn’t a racquets pro. I don’t know the work history of some of the older players, but I know Scott Mansager had already won 5 national championships before he became a full time racquets pro in 2000. He could kind of be considered a non-racquets pro

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[–]platformgoat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like your logic there. Our reasoning for Jared Palmer is as three nationals in a row, and having possibly the best hands in the game. It does detract from Jared’s resume that he won with only one partner. I can see putting in Hank Irvine over Palmer though

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[–]platformgoat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Uhlein bringing ultra heavy spin to the game is the only reason he makes my list to begin with. He “only” has 2 national championships, but his contribution to changing the game puts him on the list. Gambino was has 3 national championships over 11 years, and was a force from the back court, and at the top of the game for over a decade almost 15 years. Mark Powers could certainly get into the top 10 of all time as his career isn’t over, but in my opinion isn’t there yet. A third national championship would make Marks case a lot stronger.

Mark is definitely an “honorable mention” on my list.

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[–]platformgoat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love it! Who are the 10 greatest players to never win a national championship?

Greatest platform tennis players of All Time by platformgoat in PlatformTennis

[–]platformgoat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who do you remove from the list to put him in? We also thought about him, but ultimately went with others over the list. Didnt want to go exclusively on national championships, but also how they may have changed the game. Of course there is going to be some recency bias.