Author Topic: The Truth's Rant And Rave Show: Now In Progress (Read 66092 times)

Clay Death · « **Reply #3210 on:** January 03, 2016, 11:32:06 pm »

Rafa is playing doubles with Verdasco in Doha.

Clay Death · « **Reply #3211 on:** January 03, 2016, 11:38:15 pm »

all those ranks had to go.

they were sending the wrong messages out there. Camelot stands for maximum and unlimited freedom

we had too many admin and too many mods.

lonely the 3 original admin ranks will stand. other ranks were not really serving any real, constructive purpose right now.

especially in light of the fact that we are just going to turn Camelot into a resource center and a learning center. in that context we do not expect much posting activity.

people are free to build their centers to showcase them to the world. and they are free to do whatever they please at their castles to share with others.

our castles are our individual playgrounds and our own kingdoms to have fun with and to enjoy.

too many ranks accomplish nothing at this point. they make us look goofy and they send a message of excessive policing.

thetruth · « **Reply #3212 on:** January 04, 2016, 07:12:52 am »

Quote from: Clay Death on January 03, 2016, 11:38:15 pm

all those ranks had to go.

they were sending the wrong messages out there. Camelot stands for maximum and unlimited freedom

we had too many admin and too many mods.

lonely the 3 original admin ranks will stand. other ranks were not really serving any real, constructive purpose right now.

especially in light of the fact that we are just going to turn Camelot into a resource center and a learning center. in that context we do not expect much posting activity.

people are free to build their centers to showcase them to the world. and they are free to do whatever they please at their castles to share with others.

our castles are our individual playgrounds and our own kingdoms to have fun with and to enjoy.

too many ranks accomplish nothing at this point. they make us look goofy and they send a message of excessive policing.

Great ideas, CD. It's cool the way it is IMO, with everyone contributing their own interests. I love the freedom and the ability to express myself freely, so I'm good and so is Bobbi. She posts every day, so she's here even if you don't see her.

Does Doha start today (Monday)?

EquineAnn · « **Reply #3213 on:** January 04, 2016, 08:34:44 am »

I agree. I use it as an educational facility & to express my thoughts creatively. I hope you don't mind but sometimes I type my works here then copy & paste it onto my facebook & twitter pages. Since you changed the name of the creative writing centres to the Eros & Aphrodite centre it has put me off writing anything innovative & I have only written poems though I'm thinking of writing some non-fiction pieces. The reason it has demotivated me is I'm in with the romance writers which while they are very good I'm not in their league. I know there is a demand for it & some people like this type of fiction but I don't. I'm little Miss prim & proper & don't like hearing about certain parts of the human anatomy or seeing them unless forced. I know about them of course. I respect everyone's opinions & rights to have & air them even if I don't always agree. I know when to agree to disagree. I love your equine photos of course. I agree with what you said about policing because we are all civilised human beings who are capable of discussing problems with the people we have them with in a tactful, diplomatic & euphemistic way. It's nice to know we have someone to go to if problems can't be solved like that though. No offense intended by anything I've said. I hope if you are offended by what I've said you bring your problem to me so we can sort it out together. I don't want to be kicked out but at the end of the day it's up to you.

Clay Death · « **Reply #3214 on:** January 04, 2016, 10:19:49 am »

Quote from: EquineAnn on January 04, 2016, 08:34:44 am

I agree. I use it as an educational facility & to express my thoughts creatively. I hope you don't mind but sometimes I type my works here then copy & paste it onto my facebook & twitter pages. Since you changed the name of the creative writing centres to the Eros & Aphrodite centre it has put me off writing anything innovative & I have only written poems though I'm thinking of writing some non-fiction pieces. The reason it has demotivated me is I'm in with the romance writers which while they are very good I'm not in their league. I know there is a demand for it & some people like this type of fiction but I don't. I'm little Miss prim & proper & don't like hearing about certain parts of the human anatomy or seeing them unless forced. I know about them of course. I respect everyone's opinions & rights to have & air them even if I don't always agree. I know when to agree to disagree. I love your equine photos of course. I agree with what you said about policing because we are all civilised human beings who are capable of discussing problems with the people we have them with in a tactful, diplomatic & euphemistic way. It's nice to know we have someone to go to if problems can't be solved like that though. No offense intended by anything I've said. I hope if you are offended by what I've said you bring your problem to me so we can sort it out together. I don't want to be kicked out but at the end of the day it's up to you.

you are just too awesome lady Ann.

you are an asset to Camelot. we are all just glad that you are enjoying Camelot.

we will be adding tons and tons of more cool features at Camelot as we all learn more about the endless possibilities.

Camelot is your home forever and ever. have fun with it.

Clay Death · « **Reply #3215 on:** January 04, 2016, 10:23:18 am »

Quote from: thetruth on January 04, 2016, 07:12:52 am

Quote from: Clay Death on January 03, 2016, 11:38:15 pm
all those ranks had to go.

they were sending the wrong messages out there. Camelot stands for maximum and unlimited freedom

we had too many admin and too many mods.

lonely the 3 original admin ranks will stand. other ranks were not really serving any real, constructive purpose right now.

especially in light of the fact that we are just going to turn Camelot into a resource center and a learning center. in that context we do not expect much posting activity.

people are free to build their centers to showcase them to the world. and they are free to do whatever they please at their castles to share with others.

our castles are our individual playgrounds and our own kingdoms to have fun with and to enjoy.

too many ranks accomplish nothing at this point. they make us look goofy and they send a message of excessive policing.

Great ideas, CD. It's cool the way it is IMO, with everyone contributing their own interests. I love the freedom and the ability to express myself freely, so I'm good and so is Bobbi. She posts every day, so she's here even if you don't see her.

Does Doha start today (Monday)?

Camelot is our home lady TT. it is just so cool to call a place our own.

it really is our Camelot. nobody in the world can tell us what to do like they used to at other forums.

I am loving the peace, quiet, and the serenity here. and also our unlimited freedom.

EquineAnn · « **Reply #3216 on:** January 04, 2016, 10:41:56 am »

Thank you very much, Clay. I have some good ideas myself. I'm working on them & a lot of other things too. I won't let the cat out of the bag until I surprise everyone with them. I think a feature on the works of Robert Burns would be very good for 25/1 as it's Burns Night. Not only was Robert Burns a good poet & song-writer but he was Scottish & a lot of people like Scotland. He was known as the ploughman poet as he ploughed fields for a living & wrote poetry while he was ploughing these fields in the Ayr/Dumfries/Galloway area of Scotland.

Clay Death · « **Reply #3217 on:** January 05, 2016, 10:26:46 am »

Rusty is still winning matches.

he took out jack sock at hopman cup:

http://www.livescore.in/tennis/

Clay Death · « **Reply #3218 on:** January 10, 2016, 10:45:09 pm »

Australian Open:

6 days and 8 hours to go.

Clay Death · « **Reply #3219 on:** January 16, 2016, 08:03:05 pm »

order of play:

http://www.ausopen.com/en_AU/scores/schedule/index.html?promo=fromatp

let the games begin.

masterclass · « **Reply #3220 on:** January 19, 2016, 02:35:10 am »

Now Rafa, please get off the damn hard courts and back on the clay and hit your forehand for a few hours a day and get your fitness back. Go to South America and take a wild card in Quito or Buenos Aires and stay on the clay and get a lot of matches in. It's your only chance for another Roland Garros.

Should never lose to Verdasco up 2 sets to 1. Forehand and serve disappeared in the 5th set after being ahead 2-0. 6 straight games lost. Just hold the damn serve once more and you win. Shouldn't have even gone to the 5th set. Yeah, Verdasco red-lined, but he was making as many errors as winners. He was beating himself. But Rafa got very tentative on serve and let Fernando back in.

This is as bad as Federer losing in the final to Djokovic at the World Tour Finals after straight setting him in the round robin. Roger knew exactly how to beat Novak, but played too differently, too cautiously in the final and seemed afraid to win.

Looks like another AO title for Djokovic, unless Wawrinka or Murray wake up.

Respectfully,
masterclass

Clay Death · « **Reply #3221 on:** January 19, 2016, 02:45:56 am »

rafa had no business going to india for those stupid exos.

he threw away valuable time that he needed to prepare for this slam.
he is not stupid. he knew his game was in shambles.

he knew he had to work on his return.
he knew he had to work on his serve
he knew he had to work on his ground game. it was inconsistent as hell.
and he knew there was much work to be done on the fitness front.

he blew all that off.

today he paid for it.

but as I have said before, I don't think he really cares to win anymore. otherwise he would not be losing like this players he has owned all his life.

he had beaten verdasco 14 times on all surfaces.

in the past he won against them all even when hobbling around with his injuries. now he is healthy but there is no relentless will and no real hunger.

and of course he cant to do a thing without his fitness and his physicality. his game is very heavily dependent on it.

Clay Death · « **Reply #3222 on:** January 19, 2016, 02:54:31 am »

nalbandian said this but we said it long ago:

it is clay or the exit.

clay is the wellspring from which he flows. he has to be able to run over them on clay in order to do well against them on other surfaces.

he has 46 clay titles. that should spell it out clearly.

clay gives him the consistency, momentum, and the confidence.

but he is not young anymore. the youth is gone.

so now he has to work harder than ever before and he simply refuses to do that.

for him to dominate them on clay, he has to have supreme fitness and superb physicality. he wont put in the required time to get that back. he just does not want to.

Clay Death · « **Reply #3223 on:** January 19, 2016, 02:58:21 am »

Quote from: masterclass on January 19, 2016, 02:35:10 am

Now Rafa, please get off the damn hard courts and back on the clay and hit your forehand for a few hours a day and get your fitness back. Go to South America and take a wild card in Quito or Buenos Aires and stay on the clay and get a lot of matches in. It's your only chance for another Roland Garros.

Should never lose to Verdasco up 2 sets to 1. Forehand and serve disappeared in the 5th set after being ahead 2-0. 6 straight games lost. Just hold the damn serve once more and you win. Shouldn't have even gone to the 5th set. Yeah, Verdasco red-lined, but he was making as many errors as winners. He was beating himself. But Rafa got very tentative on serve and let Fernando back in.

This is as bad as Federer losing in the final to Djokovic at the World Tour Finals after straight setting him in the round robin. Roger knew exactly how to beat Novak, but played too differently, too cautiously in the final and seemed afraid to win.

Looks like another AO title for Djokovic, unless Wawrinka or Murray wake up.

Respectfully,
masterclass

djokovic is working harder than ever even after being so far ahead of everybody already.

he simply stepped up his fitness in the off season. he is also working day and night on every single aspect of his game.

he did not go to india to fart around and throw away valuable time.

he does not need the money. the money runs after him.

the money runs after rafa too but he just doesn't care to win anymore.

masterclass · « **Reply #3224 on:** January 19, 2016, 03:17:30 am »

You said it General.

I still have hope for #10 at RG this year. But he has to abandon hard court play. He's changed his game too much to try and produce on hard courts, and now I think it has confused him. He doesn't seem to know whether to play up near the baseline or back a few meters. In that last set his forehands were not making it to the service line, just inviting Verdasco to bash away.

I'm going to be even more drastic. Forget Hard courts for the next 6-7 months. Rafa should skip Indian Wells and Miami. I know he likes going to IW to stay with his buddy Larry Ellison, and play golf, but clay is the only solution to get his game solid again.

Play as much as he can in South America, Quito or Buenos Aires, then Rio and avenge the loss against Fognini - another player Rafa used to own.

Skip IW and Miami. Get more miles on clay in practice and work on fitness. Come back fresh in Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Rome and be ready for Roland Garros.

Hard court play is just useless now for him.

And yes, exhos were unnecessary, even if he made a million a match. He has all the money he needs. What he doesn't have are the physical tools.

Even the commentators noticed today how big Rafa's shorts looked on his legs and said he's lost a lot of muscle mass from his legs.

Respectfully,
masterclass

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