From the Jangbi interview it sounded like Stork wanted to be there but January would not allowed it. From the TV comment it seems like January expects Stork to be practicing for his individual leagues so Stork can't really disobey that and go with the team to watch them play (even though he may be watching at home). Ofc, this is just blind speculation, but that's what it sounds like to me. Basically, it's not Stork's fault, he would be there if January didn't make him practice for individual leagues.[Yeah, I'm biased ^_^]

SimonB

United States1088 Posts

January 26 2011 16:08 GMT

#43

It was really poor manners to criticize Flash in the first place. Flash had the heaviest workload by far, greater than Stork has ever had. He's given so much to his team, and unlike Stork, has a substantially higher winning percentage in teamleagues than individual leagues under a heavier workload. Flash has played nearly as many teamleague games as Stork despite being around for far less time and fewer games overall.

I was okay with Stork's "LOL I won even though I played cellphone games all night instead of practicing!" type of interviews he's very fond of, but after that interview, he went significantly down my fan list. I still root for him sometimes, but for all the shit Bisu gets about being arrogant and bad-mannered, Stork is significantly worse in that department.

remag

Germany354 Posts

January 26 2011 16:14 GMT

#44

wtf thx for spoiling everything...

Holgerius

Sweden16951 Posts

January 26 2011 16:19 GMT

#45

On January 27 2011 01:14 remag wrote:
wtf thx for spoiling everything...

How is this spoiling everything? O_o

Shana

Indonesia1814 Posts

January 26 2011 16:23 GMT

#46

Everybody loves eDrama, especially BW fans.

January is known to sending youngster instead of their star players, I'm not surprised he decided not to let Stork playing. Look at the result, Khan won the match without Stork.

Fumi

529 Posts

January 26 2011 16:24 GMT

#47

On January 27 2011 01:14 remag wrote:
wtf thx for spoiling everything...

Spoiling what? And what's up with you guys going into threads that contain stuff you know you don't wanna read yet?

Either way, yeah, Stork criticizing Flash back then was pretty silly, but I can't see this as such a big deal. It's not just because it's Stork either, it's just not a big deal at all, just Stork being frustrated for losing his chance to prove himself. Kinda like Mr. T wanting a shot at the title in Rocky III, except it's a dinosaur this time.

Sabu113

United States11094 Posts

January 26 2011 19:51 GMT

#48

Alternatively, Stork saw Flash's medals and decided the same ol same ol was only resulting in silver.

Weedk

United States507 Posts

January 26 2011 21:54 GMT

#49

On January 26 2011 23:24 ffz wrote:
wait so tldr version of the important part of this whole thread is.... STORK IS SINGLE NOW!?!?!?

Yes, he's available. I call dibs.

prototype.

Canada4215 Posts

January 26 2011 22:06 GMT

#50

Thank you for the clarification opticalshot. It felt like milkis' post was just to spite stork instead of informing members of teamliquid.

King[Neikos]

Costa Rica506 Posts

January 26 2011 22:09 GMT

#51

Thank you for doing a neutral post about this, presenting the information as it is and not just making biased comments. Even if the thread is still full of flash fans just hating on Stork, its nice to have someone worried about making it clear to anyone thats willing to read.

slappy

United States1271 Posts

January 26 2011 22:09 GMT

#52

at first I was like WTH there's already a thread about this...

now I realize it's quite the opposite

Thanks OpticalShot, great thread

dcberkeley

Canada844 Posts

January 26 2011 22:11 GMT

#53

Deserves the shit he gets. Karma is a bitch.

If this was some other player that did the same thing to Flash, then it would be unanimous hate but TL is so Stork-biased, there's no real point.

+ Show Spoiler +

If Shine did the same thing do you think tl would be on his side? Ya right

prototype.

Canada4215 Posts

January 26 2011 22:13 GMT

#54

I'm not sure if it has been mentioned yet, but the coach interview regarding the OSL finals states that it was january's decision to leave stork behind.

revy

United States1524 Posts

January 26 2011 22:14 GMT

#55

Undoubtedly a good move to let Stork practice, but it was a good idea for KT to let Flash do it last year too. Don't know how this is such a controversy, funny that the tables turned on Stork, but do we have to make a big deal out of it?

hypercube

Hungary2735 Posts

January 26 2011 23:03 GMT

#56

Meh, it's not like going to PL would have made Stork's previous comments right. It's up to the player and the coaching staff to make these decisions. His comment was strange because it was none of his business (and preparing for the ace match didn't make it so). Then again Flash didn't seem to mind too much so it probably wasn't a big deal.

intotheheart

Canada33091 Posts

January 26 2011 23:57 GMT

#57

I'm sorry to say this, fellow KHAN fans but I agree with some of the other guys. FlaSh has worked more consistently and has basically had to carry his team on his shoulders for a while AND work his way up in individual leagues. I feel that the fact of the matter is that KT is a one-man team (except for Mantoss occasionally), really. However, KHAN is well-known to be a bit more rounded team than KT (currently, anyway. I mean, can anyone disagree that FlaSh's win/loss ratio defines whether or not KT wins a match? Don't even get me started on JDOZ). Stork's not used to carrying his team since he used to have JangBi/Great/Juni/FBH, but unfortunately all his side-kicks, if you will, are gone more or less. JB is barely getting out of a slump.

As for Stork, obviously as a Fanboy I'm gonna wait until more evidence shows up before condemning my favourite Protoss player.

moopie

12605 Posts

January 27 2011 00:18 GMT

#58

On January 27 2011 08:57 IntoTheheart wrote:
However, KHAN is well-known to be a bit more rounded team than KT (currently, anyway. I mean, can anyone disagree that FlaSh's win/loss ratio defines whether or not KT wins a match? Don't even get me started on JDOZ).

This is OT, but since you mentioned "currently" I would have to disagree with you there. If this were round 1 or 2, you'd be 100% correct. For WL though KT has not been relying on Flash to carry them that much (Stats allkill, stats 3-kill, violet 3-kill x2) like some teams (SKTBisu comes to mind)

Fenrax

United States5018 Posts

January 27 2011 00:26 GMT

#59

plz guys, read the OP
You can then still be against Stork (or not), but stop posting here when your posts make it obvious that you didn't even read the OP.

So please READ THE OP

moopie

12605 Posts

January 27 2011 00:29 GMT

#60

On January 27 2011 09:26 Fenrax wrote:
plz guys, read the OP
You can then still be against Stork (or not), but stop posting here when your posts make it obvious that you didn't even read the OP.

So please READ THE OP

Not sure who you're talking to, but if this is about January & pals standing up for Stork, I'm pretty sure everybody is aware of it, there's no need to assume everybody ignored the OP. In the end, its not conclusive. Once side will still argue that this means stork is 100% innocent while the others will call it damage control. TBH neither side here is going to convince the other. The fact that this has blown so far out of proportions is amusing though.