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Carl Hooper could have been the GOAT
Apr 18, 2019, 3:55:08 AM
Apr 18, 2019, 4:56:11 AM
In reply to Jumpstart
he was just that according to the faithful at Bridgetown Barbados ...Kensington Oval
Apr 18, 2019, 7:05:28 AM
I've yet to see a 'prettier' bat to play the game. Everything was easy - he had time, class and grace.
Just a shame he didn't have a brain.
Apr 18, 2019, 7:42:54 AM
In reply to Banner
Indeed. I think Hooper's problem was part carelessness and part morbid fear of failure. A sports psychologist may have done him well.
Apr 18, 2019, 7:53:20 AM
Hooper came from an extremely talented sporting family, his cousins are Charmaine Hooper, Lyndon Hooper and Howard Eastman.
Apr 18, 2019, 8:31:46 AM
In reply to Jumpstart
Carl Hopper was a goat, not a GOAT...
Apr 18, 2019, 8:56:11 AM
In reply to LBW375
u know i think that if he had sorted his issues, WI wouldn't have lost as much matches in the 90s
Apr 18, 2019, 10:31:17 AM
In reply to Jumpstart
Not really as he did not have all the tools to fulfill his overabundance of natural abilities.
Had he been more focused, easily averaged over 50..Sir Carl had the talent to take any bowling attack apart...and he did, just not frequently enough.
Apr 18, 2019, 11:04:12 AM
In reply to Jumpstart
I think the million dollar question is how do we make sure we never have another Carl Hooper. What systems do we have to put in place to ensure we get the best out of our players. Over the years we've had many talented players who fizzled. Franklyn Rose comes to mind. He should have taken 300 Test wickets.
Apr 18, 2019, 11:25:31 AM
In reply to Bigzinc
Yeah. i said earlier what to me would have been a huge asset to carl was a sports psychologist. E.g Rudi webster was as important to lara destroying Australia in 1999 as lara himself. That is the benefit of a sports psychologist. WI should have had a full time one, not just inviting webster when a crisis was around
Apr 18, 2019, 4:28:37 PM
Not GOAT but DEFINITELY POAT 
Apr 18, 2019, 4:57:55 PM
In reply to LBW375
Apr 18, 2019, 4:58:22 PM
In reply to uton
So he was the odd one out then
Apr 18, 2019, 5:11:58 PM
What happened to those PiP videos?
Why don't we see them anymore in current matches?
I have always wondered......HMM....
Apr 19, 2019, 9:06:03 AM
Who is Carl Hooper? I only know SIR CARL!!
Apr 19, 2019, 9:25:39 AM
In reply to Oilah
I saw the name Carl Hooper and I knew you would be on this thread 
Prettiest of all time?
Apr 19, 2019, 12:16:57 PM
In reply to Walco
Yuh dun know