On August 22 2019 12:13 ArcadePlus wrote: So Flash just dumpstered Rain. How do we think he's going to do against Snow? I imagine Snow is going to do a lot better, and might even win. He just seems less passive than Rain, and I think being very active on the map and taxing Flash's ability to multitask is going to be a very serious problem for Flash due to his injury. So I think Snows style is going to be amplified in effectiveness by this factor.
Rain is sorta like the Protoss version of FlaSh, he plays straight up and likes to optimize builds. Problem is he's not as good as FlaSh so it's a pretty bad matchup for him. Snow is very Stork-esque, he's the type of P that does well vs FlaSh (godly reav micro into godly carrier micro).
The maps are pretty good for T but i can see Snow pulling out a bunch of strong robo/reav timings that might throw FlaSh off his game. I think Snow will win 2 maps (Overwatch and Block Chain, Block Chain fits his style nicely) so he's gonna need to fight for 2+ wins.. which is easier said than done vs Flash. Tripod is gonna be an interesting map, i expect Snow to do something very non-standard to steal a win on it.
It'll probably be 4-2/4-1 for FlaSh but Snow is one of the few players that has a chance vs him. He has to start the series off with strong reaver play to get in FlaSh's head imo. Throw in a 12 nexus etc.
Hi to all SC BW players here! I play this great game for almost 20 years and i love it everyday even more! I was wondered will NaDa play again on ASL or KSL? It would be very nice to see him again! I remember when i saw he will play in ASL S07 i was hyped like when Jordan back to NBA This match against Larva was insane! I cant remember last time i saw someone use nuke in pro match :D Dont want to spoil to anyone who didnt saw this one
Anyway if someone didnt watch,trust me you dont want to miss this one
On August 22 2019 12:13 ArcadePlus wrote: So Flash just dumpstered Rain. How do we think he's going to do against Snow? I imagine Snow is going to do a lot better, and might even win. He just seems less passive than Rain, and I think being very active on the map and taxing Flash's ability to multitask is going to be a very serious problem for Flash due to his injury. So I think Snows style is going to be amplified in effectiveness by this factor.
Rain is sorta like the Protoss version of FlaSh, he plays straight up and likes to optimize builds. Problem is he's not as good as FlaSh so it's a pretty bad matchup for him. Snow is very Stork-esque, he's the type of P that does well vs FlaSh (godly reav micro into godly carrier micro).
The maps are pretty good for T but i can see Snow pulling out a bunch of strong robo/reav timings that might throw FlaSh off his game. I think Snow will win 2 maps (Overwatch and Block Chain, Block Chain fits his style nicely) so he's gonna need to fight for 2+ wins.. which is easier said than done vs Flash. Tripod is gonna be an interesting map, i expect Snow to do something very non-standard to steal a win on it.
It'll probably be 4-2/4-1 for FlaSh but Snow is one of the few players that has a chance vs him. He has to start the series off with strong reaver play to get in FlaSh's head imo. Throw in a 12 nexus etc.
Agreed on all points. Flash is definitely not unbeatable. I wonder what he will pull out though, considering in his mind it is the last big match he may ever play. We saw some pretty interesting preparation and strategies vs Rain, not just textbook + mechanics. We'll probably see more of that in the final, Snow is going to have to react very cleanly to whatever wrench Flash throws into is plans. It won't be any good if Snow can't even get to reavers cleanly. Flash is definitely not that interested in playing a long game every game, and in a bo7 we might see the problems with his arm show through even if he starts out strong. He was grabbing his shoulder even before the match started vs Rain. He played one long game and then knocked rain out very fast the next two games. If Snow really wants to play the meta game, he might just try to make the games go long, though that would be pretty scummy. I remember being mad at players who did that just after Flash's first surgery so many years ago. He has always played through the pain, but I think there could be a psychological affect to worrying if he's going to push it too far that might affect more than just mechanics.
I think we'll see Flash at peak cunning for this final. Snow has got a shot for a lot of reasons, not least of which is his PvT is Flash level and he had beaten him before lol. Almost like Light's TvZ being 4 kings level back in the day.
Actually its about Stork making his "teammates" go crazy. But it's really comforting in a way (with a furtive tear in my eye) to see Flash like this at the moment, given what in all likelyhood will happen after he wins this ASL. I hope we will be able to at least watch this Flash in the future.
On August 22 2019 12:13 ArcadePlus wrote: So Flash just dumpstered Rain. How do we think he's going to do against Snow? I imagine Snow is going to do a lot better, and might even win. He just seems less passive than Rain, and I think being very active on the map and taxing Flash's ability to multitask is going to be a very serious problem for Flash due to his injury. So I think Snows style is going to be amplified in effectiveness by this factor.
Rain is sorta like the Protoss version of FlaSh, he plays straight up and likes to optimize builds. Problem is he's not as good as FlaSh so it's a pretty bad matchup for him. Snow is very Stork-esque, he's the type of P that does well vs FlaSh (godly reav micro into godly carrier micro).
The maps are pretty good for T but i can see Snow pulling out a bunch of strong robo/reav timings that might throw FlaSh off his game. I think Snow will win 2 maps (Overwatch and Block Chain, Block Chain fits his style nicely) so he's gonna need to fight for 2+ wins.. which is easier said than done vs Flash. Tripod is gonna be an interesting map, i expect Snow to do something very non-standard to steal a win on it.
It'll probably be 4-2/4-1 for FlaSh but Snow is one of the few players that has a chance vs him. He has to start the series off with strong reaver play to get in FlaSh's head imo. Throw in a 12 nexus etc.
Agreed on all points. Flash is definitely not unbeatable. I wonder what he will pull out though, considering in his mind it is the last big match he may ever play. We saw some pretty interesting preparation and strategies vs Rain, not just textbook + mechanics. We'll probably see more of that in the final, Snow is going to have to react very cleanly to whatever wrench Flash throws into is plans. It won't be any good if Snow can't even get to reavers cleanly. Flash is definitely not that interested in playing a long game every game, and in a bo7 we might see the problems with his arm show through even if he starts out strong. He was grabbing his shoulder even before the match started vs Rain. He played one long game and then knocked rain out very fast the next two games. If Snow really wants to play the meta game, he might just try to make the games go long, though that would be pretty scummy. I remember being mad at players who did that just after Flash's first surgery so many years ago. He has always played through the pain, but I think there could be a psychological affect to worrying if he's going to push it too far that might affect more than just mechanics.
I think we'll see Flash at peak cunning for this final. Snow has got a shot for a lot of reasons, not least of which is his PvT is Flash level and he had beaten him before lol. Almost like Light's TvZ being 4 kings level back in the day.
This for sure. Will be interesting to see if Flash pulls out any trickery for some fast games to shorten the series. Bo7 is more conducive to this as well. If the games are all decent length, advantage Snow once it gets to game 6/7. Flash said he can only really play 3 games a day now.
On August 22 2019 12:13 ArcadePlus wrote: So Flash just dumpstered Rain. How do we think he's going to do against Snow? I imagine Snow is going to do a lot better, and might even win. He just seems less passive than Rain, and I think being very active on the map and taxing Flash's ability to multitask is going to be a very serious problem for Flash due to his injury. So I think Snows style is going to be amplified in effectiveness by this factor.
Rain is sorta like the Protoss version of FlaSh, he plays straight up and likes to optimize builds. Problem is he's not as good as FlaSh so it's a pretty bad matchup for him. Snow is very Stork-esque, he's the type of P that does well vs FlaSh (godly reav micro into godly carrier micro).
The maps are pretty good for T but i can see Snow pulling out a bunch of strong robo/reav timings that might throw FlaSh off his game. I think Snow will win 2 maps (Overwatch and Block Chain, Block Chain fits his style nicely) so he's gonna need to fight for 2+ wins.. which is easier said than done vs Flash. Tripod is gonna be an interesting map, i expect Snow to do something very non-standard to steal a win on it.
It'll probably be 4-2/4-1 for FlaSh but Snow is one of the few players that has a chance vs him. He has to start the series off with strong reaver play to get in FlaSh's head imo. Throw in a 12 nexus etc.
12nexus... cross spots is how best always gets his wins from flash
flash even said on stream 12nexus can give protoss the lead and does have almost no possible counter from terran
On August 28 2019 05:14 PVJ wrote: Not sure where to post but TBLS all in spon Elo top10. When was the last time this was the case?
Damn that's so cool. I thought JD was mostly on idle mode in BW as until like 2 weeks ago every time I checked his stream he was just playing PUBG or LoL. Glad to see it looks like he's got his motivation back.
What are the odds that TBLS all get on the same team for the next MPL? haha.
On August 28 2019 05:14 PVJ wrote: Not sure where to post but TBLS all in spon Elo top10. When was the last time this was the case?
Damn that's so cool. I thought JD was mostly on idle mode in BW as until like 2 weeks ago every time I checked his stream he was just playing PUBG or LoL. Glad to see it looks like he's got his motivation back.
What are the odds that TBLS all get on the same team for the next MPL? haha.
Unlikely but who knows what will happen during the draft stage.
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