Reyes still rates Dennis Orcollo as one of our best players, but quite a few are dismissed as good-breaking, sharp-shooting hotshots who lack the knowledge of the "pamamaraan," (literally "the way" in Filipino), or how to take apart a rack in the easiest and most logical manner. In English pool jargon the term would be "playing the right patterns," plus making all the crucial decisions about when to go for the offensive play or play safe. Or when to play a "two-way shot," an offensive play that leaves an opponent snookered in case the shooter misses.