I'm glad to hear none of you stalled and had a pleasant game
Especially because I have played vs you two a lot of times, and it has been always been good, fast and interesting games
However, at some point Brian is right, something has to be done. I just don't think the Nations Cup is the place to do it, and especially in a game vs Marcos, who is one of the fastest and fairest players ever. Also, keep in mind that the NC is a non-timed event because most people wanted it to be, so as long as that was voted, it should be respected.
There are, however, other events that are timed no matter what, like the GCCG championships, where a very slow player can take some advantage. One can't really take advantage of stalling in a non-timed event like NC (unless you enjoy exhasperating your opponent). For those events, I really think something needs to be done; probably having judges which are more strict, and warning players about stalling and if it is repeated, DQ them. I plan to be more strict with that in my limited time games, and will have no problem in calling a judge if I feel my opponent is consuming too much time. I also expect the judges to be more strict, due to all the discussion this is causing.
