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I wish there was a thumbs down button for the last post. It's the kind of thing you write when you aren't even trying to understand what someone is saying and you just want to argue for argument's sake. Rainneverever's point is simple - there is no need to make special excuses for Zhang...

So you think he didn't practice his backhand before then? Really? I take him at his word that making his backhand rubber more like his forehand rubber did wonders for him.

So if the CNT coaches had been more competent earlier in Ma Long's career, he would have switched to Hurricane on BH and been a two time grand slam champion! :p

What he meant is that ZJK did not play well enough, bottom line, and that he was giving his usual effort, stop the excuses. You are attributing it to mental game, he is saying that Ma Long needs no such excuses. People keep on reading it as if he is saying ZJK's technique and strategy are not...

They always have - the Nexy balls have always been slightly harder and better, but not so much more than the best Yinhe or XSF balls. The DHS D40+ balls are uniformly excellently.

Road kill for a 2600+ player.

Most amazing two winged looping machine before the evolution of the modern Chinese.

Someone just took Larry Hodges's blogpost and turned it into a video.

Wang Hao had one of the best backhands in the world. You needed a really good backhand with good backhand footwork and transition to withstand him, which is why only ZJK could do it reliably.

www.ttnpp.com Just look for the ball with Ding Ning on the box's cover.

Liang played in last WTTC and is still the top 2 in his generation.

Okay. Maybe we should make it something more interesting like a bet or some charity donation, but there is now way, absolutely no way, a 25 year old like Fang Bo, should be selected over a 27 year old like Xu Xin, on the basis of potential. Liang Jingkun or Ling Dingshuo or one of the other...

Then that will mean that the team is no longer a meritocracy. XX placed third in stage 1 of the trials and 2nd in stage 2 of the trials. You should stop sending someone when he is no longer a good player. He is not Hao Shuai. He is still the 3rd best player on the CNT. XX earned his 10...

It's just not the losses to foreigners, I mean, can't you even look at the rankings of the players they lost to? And since you don't want to look at the number of matches or the average ranking of the opponents, it becomes wasted. Xu Xin has his issues and his loss to CCY during the Olympic...

I think that says it all and shows how funny your original post was when it concluded after seeing that that Fang Bo deserves a selection when Xu Xin has not been selected.

Out of how many matches and to which opponents? Number of matches lost is a number, not a statistic. The idea that Fang Bo is better on an international level than Xu Xin is borderline ridiculous.

The ball spins at least like the Nittaku ball. Maybe this match will restore some of your faith?

I am also a little rusty since I don't play as much. Seamless bounces higher which has an effect as well. This ballistic really good and will bring back a lot of table tennis fun.

The spin is likely more than you think it is, I personally have to get used to them. The balls are amazingly durable, almost like celluloid, possibly moreso.

Okay, people. Bottom line is that other than Ma Long and Fan, who would you take in a match against any non-Chinese player? I thought so. Kill the academic discussion please.