tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11607770.post115079178428382214..comments2023-11-05T04:17:34.013-06:00Comments on Kyle Archer: The US Open, Phil and Johnny MillerKyle Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01121247849227474239noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11607770.post-1151094588536927412006-06-23T15:29:00.000-05:002006-06-23T15:29:00.000-05:00KJ, I love ya' brotha', but I have to disagree wit...KJ, I love ya' brotha', but I have to disagree with you on some of that post...<BR/><BR/>1.) Johnny's not bad - Really. He's bluntly honest (yes), and does talk about when he played in the '70's but talks more about the guys he played against than himself. (Because I agree with him that the quality of ball-strikers and all-around golfers was better in the 60's & 70's.) I think he's pretty much spot-on about everything he calls. Besides that, most of America must like him too because the big networks are looking to pay him a PHAT contract right now, including CBS for the Masters. (Because rumor has it that Lanny is wearing thin with CBS. Which is good because he's the WORST.) Give me Faldo, Zinger and Miller anyday over sleepy Nance and idiot Lanny.<BR/><BR/>2.) Phil... I like the guy, but he IS an idiot. How do you make that shot selection with a one-shot lead instead of punching out into the fairway? He's SO GOOD with his wedges that even if he punches out into the fairway he still makes par at least 60% of the time. And where the hell was bones? Bones should have helped Phil make a better decision, as he helps Phil on just about every single shot. (And Bones said later, "Phil wasn't playing for the tie." Nice; so go-for-broke instead of at WORST giving yourself an 18-hole playoff on Monday.) That's why Tigger is SO good down the stretch and why Phil is nowhere near the leve of Tigger yet. Tigger makes great decisions and has never lost a tourney when he's leading. His mental game is his strength. So, regardless of Phil's wayward drive on 18, it was his choice on the second shot that did him in. However, when you hit 2 of 14 fairways on Sunday at the Open, you probably don't deserve to win anyway... Jean Claude van de Lefty. It was painful to watch, yes - But I can't feel sorry for him.<BR/><BR/>I do agree on your props to Geoff Ovaltine - Guy definitely is my choice for POY thus far. Victories at the Match Play & US Open. ROCK SOLID.<BR/><BR/>Peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com