Respectfully Disagree Posted on February 18, 2026 at 11:14:48 PM by Daniel I
I don't think that effort is really an issue with anybody over there. These guys don't get a salary, only prize money, so I think it is just not true that they are mailing it in.
It's not the old days of a 44 man roster, there have been times when players have had to play every doubles game and several singles games too. They probably all have some nagging injuries.
My biggest objection is that you have players that are too different mixed in a bowl in the same games. In doubles this is hard to do anything about it, but it would seem that when everyone is here, you'd want Ohlaran, Johan and Gorka sitting out the same doubles games. In singles, it is just silly when it is Kampandegi vs. Johan. Benny explained that the scheduling is fair with games played, but there's nothing fair when half the roster doesn't have a reasonable shot of winning based on the lineup...and it has to take a toll on their psyche too.
All the hate on Kampandegi is overdone, he looks like Azpiri (Milford) in his first year and he was about the best in the back at Milford at one point later in his career. He also reminds me of Aizpitarte who played at Miami. And Delpuech & Urrutxua looked at least as overmatched as Kampan.
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