Monday, December 10, 2007

Another month closer to 2008.

Wow, another month has blown by. Not much to talk about since the Master's Cup the first week of November. Still want to hear the full details on the Trautman/Reader match because I really don't believe Trautman could have legitimately won 2 & 0. Great to see Odion Dibua bumped up to 5.0. He will do just as well at either 5.0 or Open in the local events, and no one will be upset about actually having a chance now to win a 4.5 tourney in Houston. I don't really have much comment on other ratings changes, except maybe Tim Green getting an ironic bump up to 5.0 the year that he plays less tennis than any other year this decade. Soon we can start making predictions on who will dominate what level in 2008. For now, I hope everyone has an enjoyable holiday season. Eat a lot, exercise little, and please don't practice. Maybe that way, I will have a shot against all you guys in 2008.

89 comments:

Anonymous said...

What were the results from tri-level this past weekend.

Anonymous said...

What is tri-level? Was it a tournament or more of a league type thing? Also, there was a tournanment out at Strawberry this weekend so if anyone had anything they want to share on that front.

Anonymous said...

Tri Level is both a league and tournament in a sense. You have a line of 3.5, 4.0, and 4.5 doubles. Nationals is in Palm Springs during Pacific Life Open.

Anonymous said...

50/50 chance that the person who answered that would be last name Freeman, the new king of all things league-obsessed.

Anonymous said...

ha ha ha.....sorry, not me. I don't post "anonymously" but the previous poster had it right (it is league-related) and, as usual, I was involved. It was a fun weekend with nice weather. I also played in the in the tournament at Strawberry Park (4.0 Doubles) and lost in the 1st round but I had a good time.

Anonymous said...

I saw the Trautman/Reader match at the Masters and Trautman legitimately won that match. Given their history (Trautman quit/defaulted against Reader several times last year) under no circumstances would Reader even think about tossing that match. Reader finally got a break early in the second set and you could just see that he expected Trautman to cough it up and Reader was definitely into the match. The next few games were really tight but Trautman kept coming up with the big shots. He definitely won that match. Check out the rest of Trautman's scores from the weekend - he absolutely rolled everyone.

Anonymous said...

So what were the results of the Tri Level? I couldn't find anything about it.

Anonymous said...

I played it last year and could not play this year. I was curious on what the results were.

Anonymous said...

I will bite, since Freeman doesn't seem to want to answer his own question about who won the Tri-level. Surprise, surprise, it was....Freeman's team. Yeah, shocking. They won all three match-ups. It was fun for what it was.

Anonymous said...

My team squeeked out three really hard-fought, tight 2-1 matches to win the Houston tournament. Clint Huang's team went 2-1 and both Lost Forest teams went 1-2.

I thought the competition was fairly even (particuarly in the 4.0s and 4.5s).

I don't know what happened on the ladies side, they had many more teams than we did.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the update Freeman, I guess everything I read about you on the blog is false. You do not know it all

Anonymous said...

Freeman deserves special accolades for keeping Sarosh Ahmed at 4.0 for as long as he did, given that Ahmed was a top junior player in India who should have self rated at 5.0.

Anonymous said...

Update: Strawberry Tournament (Casa Ole)

The 4.0 was won by Kris Knutson.

The 4.5 was won by Sarosh Ahmed..I guess its high time for Sarosh to start playing 4.5's. We definitely can't wait to see how he does against the big guyz of 4.5

I think the only worthwhile guy he beat at Strawberry tournament was Brandon Halm (top seed).Sarosh beat him in straight sets
6-1,6-2 in the semi-final.

Anonymous said...

Ahmed is one of the biggest ringers ever to play 4.0 in Houston. He benefitted from having a very extensive junior tennis history but overseas, so not as easy to track for protest purposes.

Anonymous said...

So I guess that Sarosh really laid down the gauntlet on all those strong 4.5's that took the challenge he put out to come and get him at Stawberry. Was his point that he wanted to prove just how big a ringer he was at 4.0 by boasting on how he will dominate 4.5 going forward? Now that the year is through and he is bumped I guess he can say whatever he wants but to me it does make him look like a chump for playing 4.0.

Anonymous said...

Sarosh will not be able to hold his own against players like Troutmann, Schmucker, and Casas if they all decide to play 4.5 this year. I bet Kallus would give him a tough match as well.

Troutmann played juniors as well and Schmucker played college tennis. I think they will fight for the #1 slot in 4.5's in 2008, but they both should be playing 5.0. Sarosh will not have a chance against either of them.

Anonymous said...

My friend, I thought the same about Sarosh untill I finally got to play him.

You have no Idea what this guy can do.. I have never played Trautman, but I have played Schmuker and Casas and trust me..they stand no chance against him. May be a 3 setter but no way a victory over him. Please MARK my words!

Anonymous said...

Has Kallus ever given anybody a touch match?

Anonymous said...

Yeah. Myself. Almost every time I play.

Anonymous said...

On the serious side, I did beat Jason Gound 3 & 2 in the 4.5 finals at Kingwood the year that he won the Coke and a bunch of other major zones. Plus I beat Tim Green twice within a month when he moved back from Colorado and before he went on to pummel me about 10 straight times since then. Haven't done much to brag about in the last 3 years, that I would definitely agree with.

Anonymous said...

I heard Sarosh is just another counter puncher and if that is true then I can see Schmucker or Sanchez beating Sarosh because they are power players. Why couldn't Kallus beat Sarosh?

I know Kallus and Schmucker hit a lot in between tournaments and Schmucker tells me that Kallus is a good player.

Anonymous said...

Ahmed is a polished highly coached top junior player who had a pretty good world ranking when he was playing. Kallus as far as I am aware wasn't up to much in the international junior tennis scene. Look at what Ahmed did even against other 4.0 ringers this year. He will be similar to the top league 4.5 players no doubt, and will be a strong 5.0 when the rust continues to wear off from the long tennis layoff he had.

Anonymous said...

Any 4.5 team would improve themselves by having Sarosh on their team. There are very few players that can beat Sarosh in 4.5. Kallus and Schmucker cannot be Sarosh. Neither of them are considered a good 4.5 league player. Tournamment players yes.

Anonymous said...

Sarosh looses his vision when he starts to lose. Watch out for the line calls.

Anonymous said...

Sarosh does not have a big serve. His one handed backhand is mostly slicing. His forehand is not as big as Moser or Kallus. His net game is above average. Nothing in his game is big except his mental game.

Anonymous said...

Sarosh a 5.0 player yeah right. Says a lot when the guy played 4.0 which means no respect. Let him play 4.5 and I agree with the other poster that Troutmann and Schmucker will crush him.

Anonymous said...

Sarosh, Sarosh, Sarosh.

Maybe we need to start a new blog dedicated to the gift to tennis that is Sarosh Ahmed.

Anonymous said...

Hahahaha,

Yeah right. Funny how everyone on here talks about certain players. Let the results speak for themselves.

Anonymous said...

Best 4.5 players in Houston
Sarosh
Gary Armstrong
Ted P.

Anonymous said...

Best 4.5 players in Houston

Ted P
Gary Armstrong
Sarosh

Give me a break. If you think those guys are the best in 4.5 in Houston then your game must suck!

Anonymous said...

If you disagree with that, then maybe you need to get your ass out there and play against them and get your butt kicked!

That would give you a better idea of who the top 3 4.5 players are!!

If thats the case take some lessons to improve your game if its that bad.

Ted P
Gary Armstrong
Both players cannot even last in the heat let alone playing back to back matches in a 7 to 6 round 4.5 tournament.

Sarosh
Just another glorified pusher/dinker which almost every 4.0 to 4.5 player is today.

Besides if this Sarosh guy played 4.0 last year which is funny because certain people think he will do good in 4.5 then what does that say about him playing 4.0 in 2007?

Remember in 4.0 if you can hit the ball more than 3 times in a rally of course that player will always win.

Hard to respect 4.0 or even 4.5 because its all about who will outlast who dinking and pushing. Move up to Open then talk to me about who is the best in Houston. Maybe you're post should of been titled:

Greatest pusher in Houston = Sarosh

Anonymous said...

Haha....Seems like you are in a lot of pain. Why don't you just go hit with Gary and Sarosh once and you will have all your questions answered.
I can get you their contact info if you are ready to get embarassed and punished? lol...

Anonymous said...

I have beaten all three players. That is why I thought your list was funny. Let me know who you think the top three Open players are in the Houston area. Really not into 4.0 and 4.5 rated players.

Anonymous said...

Haha..you are soo funny! I'm sure you will next say that you have beaten Federer too.

You don't claim that you have beaten anyone with an "anonymous" identity. If you really have, then you should let everyone know who u are?
Be a MAN and get out and play these guyz for real!
And then post your results with your identity...till then good luck and God bless!!!

Anonymous said...

Hmmmm funny what makes you think I have not played them? Jesus some of the people on this site need to get a life. By posting idiotic comments like Sarosh is the best 4.5 blah blah blah give me a break. Has Sarosh won a 4.5 Major Zone.

NO!

And the list continues. I noticed Sarosh won Strawberry hardly a MZ and the players in the 4.5 draw were scrubs. Foad Ansari could of won that draw.

Armstrong and Pumma do not play MZ either. So stop posting retarded statements about players unless they achieved success especially with the MZ.

Only 4.5 players that won MZ from Houston this past year was Odion and Schmucker. I looked that up and Hunckler in 5.0 which is a much better player than Sarosh and the other list players.

So if you lose to a 4.0 player then I suggest some tennis lessons for you. Maybe one day you can graduate from the 4.0 division.

Oh BTW I have played Sarosh. He lives near the Galleria and has courts. He also expects players to come to his courts. I play out of Memorial Park and I play Open.

Anonymous said...

You play "Open"??? Then what the hell are you doing here? And why are you even comparing yourself with 4.5 players?

If you are playing OPEN...then you better beat the top 4.5 guyz, if not then you need to get your ass down to 4.0 or 4.5!!

Also, since you don't have the guts to reveal who you are...I highly doubt that in all reality you have beaten Gary, Sarosh and Ted!
Please stop fooling yourself! haha.....

Anonymous said...

Sarosh is a major pusher. Even pushers will have to do more to win a 4.5 or above major zone. He has not beaten any big names in 4.5, like Schmucker, Kallus, Moser, Regent, etc.

Anonymous said...

Thats because Sarosh likes to beat up on 4.0 players. All he does is slice, drop shots, cross court forehands, and no serve. Sounds like the International Junior player that he is.

lol

Typical style of play by normal non International Junior Players which is known as 4.5.

See Casas for details

Anonymous said...

I have beated Roddick, Agassi, Lendl, and Sampras (right after 1997 Wimbledon).

Anonymous said...

I know for a fact Sarosh has played Hunkler several times and beaten pretty easy. I'll post without my name just like everyone else.

Anonymous said...

Hunckler has said himself on one of these blogs that Sarosh has beaten him, but so has Kallus for that matter and you guys seem to bash Mr. Flatball all the time for not being that good of a 4.5 player. On this very discussion string he is blasted for not ever beating anyone who matters. If his beaten Hunckler doesn't prove anything why should it in the case of Sarosh. Who is this Sarosh guy anyway? I have been playing 4.5 here in Houston for the last 3 or 4years and I have never heard of the guy before he became the talk of this blog all of a sudden.

Anonymous said...

He is 4.0 sandbagger who didn't lose a set all year in singles all the way through nationals. That would make him a 3.5 under the Tim Green NTRP guidelines, but most others feel he is a strong 4.5.

Anonymous said...

Sarosh is just another dinker/pusher like the thousands before him. So in the scope of things who cares. Surprised everyone here is talking about another pusher.

Anonymous said...

I have played Sarosh in the past and he is not a pusher. One guy on here everyone says is good is Kris Knutson, now that guy is a pusher.

Anonymous said...

Sarosh is a non-factor in 4.5. he won the strawberry by against nobodies. like the other post mention "All he does is slice, drop shots, cross court forehands, and no serve."

Anonymous said...

SAROSH AHMED:

He played just one 4.0 tournament this year which was Coke Open in March. He won that beating Jason Kern in the final (another huge ringer).

The impressive thing I heard about Ahmed was that he injured his ankle 2 days before the tournament and was limping and playing his initial matches. That definitely speaks about his ability to play and win both physically and mentally.

Other than that, all he played was 4.0 league where he won all his matches in the city wide, Sectionals (Dallas) and Nationals (Arizona).
The impressive thing over here was that the max no. of games he lost in any match at sectionals was 4 and he didn't drop a single set at Nationals too where 99% of the players are all ringers with atleast a 4.5 rating.

The bottom line is that Sarosh has won every match that he has played this year and has also beaten several top 4.5 and 5.0 tournament players that have won major zones.

The rest I guess, only time will tell.....

I'm highly bored of seeing Ahmed's name all over this blog.
Lets find a new catch!:-)

Anonymous said...

Sarosh, a PUSHER! You guys must be kidding. I'm considered a hard hitter and when I played him few months back when I had come down from Dallas this is what happened.

I tried pushing the ball and he would push harder. I gave up.

I got back to my power game and started going all out and hitting hard..guess what happened? he started hitting even harder like some open player..I was like "who is this guy"
I drove back to Dallas next day and the entire time I couldn't understand and figure out what had struck/hit me!

Sarosh is definitely an all rounder who can adapt to any kind of game and play any level between 4.0 to 5.0 or even open.

Good luck guys! I will be waiting anxiously to see who would be the first guy to beat him. All the best!

Anonymous said...

The only sets Sarosh lost at the Gallery funiture open were to Goldberg and Kern in the Finals. We will see what happens this year. I doubt he will be pushing this year.

Anonymous said...

Yeah I think people are forgetting that he was trying to keep his rating and profile low in the beginning and middle of the league season. He could have won all the 4.0 matches 6-0 6-0 if he had felt like it, but then would have risked a dq.

Anonymous said...

Is the point of all this Sarosh talk how great a player he is or how big an ass he is for sandbagging to that degree? From everything I read, it sounds like the Sarosh fans are saying he is a 5.0 player who gamed it so he could be up on 4.0 players. Where is the glory in that? I am sure he is a nice guy but that alone makes him an A##hole in my book.

Anonymous said...

There is definitely no excuse for his blatant sandbagging. What was he accomplishing by that I wonder. I agree its no accomplishment to play beneath your level and win all the time. But unfortunately thats the objective of some teams in USTA league tennis like Freeman Benzon Green etc.

Anonymous said...

The glory was to bring home a National Championsip for Texas and thats the only reason I think that Sarosh would have agreed to play 4.0 league.

If he had really enjoyed beating up on 4.0 guys, then he would have played every major 4.0 tournament out there and kicked everyones ass.

Instead he plays only one 4.0 major tournament (Gallery furniture open), proves his point and quits playing 4.0 tournaments.

I have all the respect in the world for him for doing so and sparing us. If I would criticize anyone, it would be none other than Jason Freeman (Captain). He is the master mind behind Sarosh's league play.

Anonymous said...

Does anyone who is not a team that wins Nationals care about the glory of doing it for the state of Texas? Our best sandbaggers beating the best sandbaggers from California improves my life in what way? League or no league, I have no respect for Sarosh playing 4.0. If he beats up on everyone in 4.5 without it being obvious he is still sandbagging at that level, then maybe I can respect the guy. I hope he is not one of these arrogant pricks that walks around thinking he is king of the world the way Mario Gloria did a couple years back at 4.5. Play your tennis and be a nice guy and then no one will mind you winning all the time. That's the reason there was not a bigger stink about Dibua running over every one at 4.5this year. He is such a nice polite guy on and off the court that you just repectfully take your beating and move on with no hard feelings.

Anonymous said...

Funny how everyone on this blog is so into Sarosh. Damn the guy has not done anything in 4.5 at all and he is already crowned King.

Until Sarosh plays good 4.5 players like Moser, Schmucker, Troutmann, Casas, and Kallus then stop talking about him. I think Sarosh will have a rude awaking in 4.5, but also that depends if he will travel to the major zones. Sarosh may not travel to every tournament like Kallus does.

So in the long run who cares. Just wait and see.

What about Foad Ansari protesting his bump to 4.5 and won the appeal? Foad get your ass out of 4.0 and play some real players.

Anonymous said...

Will Sarosh even play any tournaments outside of Houston or will he try to protect his 4.5 rating for league to avoid getting bumped again to 5.0. From what he did this year, it sounds like he is more intent in proving how bad he is so he can stay down instead of how good he is and risk another bump. How old is this guy anyway? Is his game based on fitness and consistency or is versatile and a great strategic shot maker? All I read is that he is a pusher but I do not believe he could have dominated the way he did this year just pushing. But then again, it was 4.0 and I know from experience that the best pushers do tend to end up at the top every year.

Anonymous said...

Could Sarosh beat Tim Green or Odion Dibua?

Anonymous said...

No he cannot beat Tim Green or Odion. I don't think he could beat Schmucker or Troutmann if those two ringers play 4.5 again in 2008.

Funny the USTA bumped Green to 5.0 for 2008 and Schmucker and Troutmann were not bumped as well. I don't understand why the USTA does not bump more top level 4.5 players to 5.0 so the real 4.5's like myself can actually have a fun tournament instead of playing ringers all the time.

Anonymous said...

Speaking of that, which 4.0 guys that got bumped up will make an impact in 4.5 and from 4.5 to 5.0?

Anonymous said...

Foad sucks. What a weirdo too. Schmucker is not a ringer he can't beat any of the real ringers that play in league. He loses in 4.5 tournaments fairly often. Ahmed is a huge 4.0 ringer but who knows how he will do in 4.5. Probably will be in the top quarter of 4.5 players. everybody at nationals playing singles was 4.5 and he killed them so he has to be alright. I have also heard the rumors that he played the world junior circuit.

Anonymous said...

I don't know if Sarosh can beat Dibua, but I have heard that Dibua and Sarosh have started hitting often.

One of my tennis buddies who plays out of mem. park even saw them sweating it out at Memorial park last week and from what I heard they were going head to head.

Dibua would definitely not drive down all the way from North Houston and hit with someone who would give him no competition. May be Dibua can comment on Sarosh's abilities and give us a better idea of what is in store for us at 4.5 in 2008.

Anonymous said...

Schmucker won two Major Zones this year thats pretty good for someone that loses FAIRLY early. Damn what an idiot for posting that. Oh yeah Odion won two Major Zones as well. Guess he sucks as well. I know Schmucker practices with a lot of Open players as well and what I have heard has been winning. I have played him as well I he is not a 4.5 player. I also agree that Odion is not a 4.5 player either.

Also who cares about USTA Leagues. Lets see the first two sets its no ad and then oh yeah the awesome ten point lame tie-breaker. Yeah Leagues really compare to Major Zones. Lets not forget all league matches are played at night (meaning no HEAT). Major Zones the average court temp is around 130 degrees in the summer. So there is no comparison between the two. Why do you think you see so many older players that are fat playing leagues all the time. Because they cannot take the heat and play 6 to 7 rounds in a Major Zone.

Tennis is about two out of three sets not lame ass no ad and a third set ten point tiebreaker. Hell fitness is not even an issue in leagues. Thats another reason why so many overweight players play league. That is why I think its so funny regarding all the losers who take leagues so seriously.

Anonymous said...

Sarosh and Kern are the only two 4.0s moving up that I would expect to see big things from. Some of the other guys might have their moments but for the most part they don't have the fitness to do damage against good 4.5s in a Major Zone. As far as 5.0s, Green has already been playing 5.0 the last few years so the bump up does not matter. Dibua should dominate 5.0 as easily as he did 4.5. With Reader, Trautman, Dibua, etc. playing 4.5 this past year, I honestly think the top ranks of 4.5 were just as strong as the 5.0's. Dibua and Reader could hang with Gound and Hunckler just as easliy as the other high ranked 4.5s they played. Trautman came on so strong at Master's Cup that I don't know what to expect from him, though I bet he stays at 4.5 as does Schmucker and Casas.

Anonymous said...

Eddie Janek was No 1 last year in 4.0 I guess no one thinks he will do good in 4.5. Speaking of Sarosh at Nationals, he wins all of his matches, but the No 1 playerin 4.0 in the state got killed. What does that say.

Anonymous said...

Janek at 4.5? Please. When he played 4.5s for a couple years, Kallus beat him easily in straight sets and I doubt Kallus could win more than 4 games (2,2) in a match against Sarosh.

Anonymous said...

There is no comparison between league and tournaments as far as ratings. Tournaments are about .5 ntrp lower than league. The number one ranked tournament players can not compete with the best in league due to the sandbagging.

Anonymous said...

Why does Kallus get so much respect on this site. He just plays tournaments, he does not play league I guess he is scared to see how he really stands in the NTRP ratings.

Anonymous said...

Kallus sucks.

Anonymous said...

Kallus plays tournaments because Leagues are stupid and a waste of time. Again no ad scoring and third tie-breaker. Oh yeah how exciting to play that format.

Sarosh has never played Kallus and I believe Kallus would win because he hits a very flat ball. Tired of this Sarosh hype crap. Wow he played 4.0 last year. Who really cares about 4.0 players? I sure in the Hell don't.

Anonymous said...

I'm given respect on this site? That's news to me ("Kallus Sucks" - can't beat that kind of respect). I have actually played USTA league every summer since 1999. I just play on bad teams so that I can actually play instead of just exist on the roster. I have no doubt that I cannot hang with the top 4.5 league singles players. I have tons of lopsided losses from the past 4 or 5 seaons to prove it. I also play HTA league in the spring and fall. So in response to statement that I don't play league. I most definitely do...just poorly. Sorry if it is wrong that it does not bother me that I will never be recruited onto a Freeman, Green, or Benzon team. I could care less.

Anonymous said...

I will concede two things in your favor Kallus:

1) There is no doubt you love tennis based on the fact that you play pretty much every tournament held in the state of Texas.

2) You are willing to at least occasionally post responses by name and seem willing to take personal attacks with a grain of salt.

For those things alone, I will honestly say that I think you actually do deserve respect from the other guys posting on this blog.

Anonymous said...

Playing in a league match is not the same as a tournament where it is 2 out of 3 sets and you sometimes get an hour break in between matches in the heat,So I agree with Schmucker's point. Kallus does play in league and Schmucker plays on my team, so we need more people like them that play in both, it's just not taken as seriously as a tournament. Although Kallus and Schmucker had some 4.5 losses last year, that's gonna happen which will also happen to me next year too.Just not to Schmucker or Kallus. I think Sarosh, Kern, and Knutson will do very well next year and shouldn't be taken lightly since they are coming up from 4.0 last year like me. You can take me lightly if you want. By the way, you're right, Foad does suck!! (JK)

Anonymous said...

Oops, I forgot, Patton, Freeman,Green,Morton,my partner Tran Park, Wood,and especially Veilleux( see you finally got your name in here)are awesome too. Foad still sucks!!!

Anonymous said...

I would put my money on Kallus over Sarosh as long as Sarosh stops making bad calls.

FYI:
- any part of the ball hitting the line is "in"
- the ball 6 inches inside the line is "in".

Anonymous said...

I think the new trend for all of us is to blame it on "bad calls" if we run into players that are unbeatable.

We would love for calls to be called "in" even if we hit it out.
lol....

Anonymous said...

The last few days I have read the ongoing saga which players suck, which players will not lose to the following, which players will not lose a set or for that matter will not lose a point. A wide variety of opinions thats for sure.

Anyways I was wondering who may be interested out here in tennis land to play a pick up off season non USTA tournament or perhaps put together our own version of the Masters Cup? I have done these in the past and its just for fun. More like practice if nothing else. Let me know who is interested. My email is gregschmucker@sbcglobal.net

Pending if its cold or not.
=)
Some know I do not hit when its cold outside.

PS
Goldberg I take you very lightly
lol
Kallus don't worry about what people say to you on this board. Does not mean anything. Sometimes I think players on here just vent because they have lost to you in the past. You're a good player.
Sarosh sorry for not getting with you to hit, but its been cold and being a mgr at Best Buy during the holiday season does not help either.

Goldberg fix your serve so you can finally beat Foad.
=)

Greg Schmucker

Anonymous said...

Of course I would play. If you get enough of us together, who knows, Sarosh could get the chance to dispatch all of us at once and make a strong case for deserving all the claims that he is the new ruler of the 4.5 world.

Anonymous said...

Don't confuse the silly comments above as being attributed to Sarosh. They were made by others, some who know him and some who don't. Sarosh has not made any claims and doing so would not fit into his personality. He is a very humble guy that keeps to himself. He probably could care less if people think he is a great or terrible 4.5.

It is fine to talk about how he was probably playing down in the 4.0s (as were about 20 others last year and there will be another 20 this year and next year) but putting words in his mouth and making him seem to be this obsessive jack-ass who is claiming to be the top player in the world is ridiculous and unfair. Sarosh is a great guy, he actually reminds me of Odion on and off the court.

At least give the guy a break until he actually says something to deserve bashing or until you actually meet the guy.

Anonymous said...

Hard to respect a guy that was that blatant of a sandbagger in league for 2 straight years.

Anonymous said...

"Hard to respect a guy that was that blatant of a sandbagger in league for 2 straight years."

Dont blame Sarosh for that, that is all on his captain. Oops, I guess I forgot that on this blog if I am not kissing Sarosh's butt then I should be kissing Freeman's.

my bad

Anonymous said...

Freeman's butt gets kissed on the other blog site, the one dedicated to league. This site is reserved for the kissing of the following asses: Dibua, Sarosh, Kern, and an ass to be named later.

Does Freeman even play tournaments?

Anonymous said...

Since everyone is all of a sudden so greatly concerned about sandbagging why don't all the Spring HTA teams play at their actual level for once. I'm sick of seeing the 4.0 guys playing in the 4.5+ HTA leagues. In essence, these guys are dong the same thing, playing at one level until the summer and then coming back down. If you are 4.5 then play 4.5. If you are 3.5 or 4.0 then play freaking 3.5 and 4.0.

Also, don't just complain and bitch and moan about the captains (Green, Burkhart, Benzon, Kilshaw, Carr, Freeman, Hunt, Dwyer, etc...THERE ARE PLENTY OF THEM) and the sandbagging player (SO MANY I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN). Bitch/moan/complain about the entire team who went along with it and played for the captian or benefited from being on a team with the sandbagging player. You guys won't do that. Most likely, the truth is most of us wish we were on these teams but you know it probably won't ever happen so you just spew your jealous rants and raves behind "anonymous" posts, just like I'm doing now.

Now that I'm through with that, Who are some of the worst sandbaggers in recent history?

Anonymous said...

Tim Hurlbert, Sarosh Ahmed, Farzad Heidari, David B., Grant Murphy, Chance Morgan, Trent Broach, Lukas Jendek.

Anonymous said...

I orginally posted my top 3 for 4.5 for 2008, If you can name three better than name them. By the way my game does suck.

Anonymous said...

We are talking about current players that play in Houston with a 4.5 rating. Oden, Green, Open Players do not qualify as the best 4.5 players in Houston because they do not have a 4.5 rating.

Anonymous said...

What do you mean Open players do not have a rating? There are a bunch of guys who play Open and are rated 4.5 example would be Arya. He is rated 4.5 and there are others as well. Just because a player plays Open does not mean that person should be playing Open.

Anonymous said...

In that case, players like Arya (4.5) need to start playing 4.5 where they actually belong rather than going and wasting their time loosing in the first round of every open tournament.

That accomplishment definitely doesn't classify anyone as an open player! Arya playing OPEN is a JOKE!DISGRACE!

Anonymous said...

Arya playing Open is strictly a ego thing. Feels his true level is beneath him. I bet if Arya actually played major zones in 4.5 he would not win one. Arya is too slow on the court and hits forehands.

Heard he used to play 4.5 + league, but quit when some 4.0's beat him.

If Arya plays Open in 2008 expect another losing record again.

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