KeSPA Top 30 March 2007 - Page 6

On March 02 2007 15:44 thedeadhaji wrote:
let's put ourselvesback to pre-OSL 3, when nada was just barely ahead of savior in the kespa rankings. I remember a lot of people clamoring about the rankings, savior should be #1, no ndada is #1 yadayadayada.

Let's say savior didnt get into OSL 3. Nada obviously did. Nada does decently well in osl3, gets top 4. Savior wins Gom MSL. April Kespa says savior is #1 and nada is #2, ranking change without any head to head match between the two.

You really think fans or players would buy into the way kespa ranks who is #1 or #2 without a head to head game between the two, and truely beleve that savior is now all the sudden better than nada? I personally dont think so. Kespa is a "decent" barometer, but nothing that has any sort of real or absolute value in terms of who is the "better" player =S

On March 02 2007 15:05 thedeadhaji wrote:


I am praying for a ZERO PROTOSS OSL

On March 02 2007 15:52 oneofthem wrote:
well no but things like "who's on top of kespa the most" are still meaningful. this particular situation just shows that in certain situations it is not useful. of course, if savior was 500 points ahead of nada, i think that would be a significantly different situation.

On February 28 2007 21:22 oneofthem wrote:
haha midas, stupid move picking savior now backfires.

On March 02 2007 14:37 thedeadhaji wrote:
?? so? Just because it's listed doesnt mean it's necessarily that important.

how often do you hear a player say "oh man, my main goal is to get back in top 10 kespa" or "dude, #1 kespa rank is my career goal" when asked "what are your goals for this year?" etc.

Is there even an instance where in sports, the players actually care deeply about their world rank? Because I certainly cant think of any. Your rank doesnt determine how good you are, so why would they care? :O

On March 02 2007 22:39 CC Rider wrote:
I really think at this point that the best overall BW player in history is no longer Boxer, but Nada. Guys like Savior become really super-hot and then burn out quickly. You saw it happen with Anytime when everyone got all excited about his one win, you saw it happen with July. We've even seen a rise and fall of megastars like Reach and OOv. But the one and only guy who has CONSISTENTLY been at the very top throughout the past six years is Nada.

Mark my words, soon Savior will burn out and fall in the KeSPA ranks, and Nada will still be there in the top 5 forever. That consistency is so much more impressive to me than completely dominating for a brief period.