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Originally Posted by #Cruncher
Since Tyler was his own backer, he has to have an honest evaluation of how he played.
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Great post. The post-mortem is very important when you are a young emerging player. We all know that Tyler has great ability, and if he plays Atencio a second time, he could well prevail. He has the skills. The post-mortem is more about self-evaluation to ensure that he remains on the right developmental path.
Winning at the highest level requires two things: a) creating enough chances to run out and b) cashing in enough of those chances to be successful.
Other than the chances that land it your lap, there are two basic ways to create chances at rotation pool: 1) your break, and b) your moves game.
Fittingly, so much is said of Tyler's superb break, but he must evaluate himself in the other aspects of the game. He has one of the better breaks in the game, and sometimes that's going to be enough.
I think it's in the other parts of the game that he still needs development. His pocketing is solid and his patterns are good but not great. His defense and kicking still need further development. He doesn't use many two way shots, and his general tactical conceptualization (push outs, downside management on both offense and defense, creating some small extra chances) is still a little underdeveloped. This is not meant to suggest that these skills ae missing, only to note that they are not at an elite level quite yet.
Imagine if Tyler could beat players to the shot the way Reyes, Pagulayan, Orcullo, Appleton and Bergman always did. Imagine if he learned to play the kind of patterns we tend to associate with Buddy Hall and Ralf Souquet. The fact is that all of this is possible and if it happens, Tyler could become a top five in the world player. If he doesn't develop in these respects, however, he may never be counted among the top twenty in the world.
Hence, your call for a post-mortem on this match is very well judged. Tyler is an exceptional player that needs some fine tuning. He's easy to root for and if he's sufficiently committed to honing his craft, the sky is the limit.
Good luck to Tyler, a fine young man and a fine young player on the rise.
