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My Team:
Eff0rt: CJ's best zerg atm, will get played a lot and capable of all kill.
Flash: Relatively consistent, beast in proleague, will get played many times in WL by KTF
Thezerg: Only zerg on SKT who has shown some good results before, I think he will show some decent results and snag some wins.
Casy: I like Casy, even if he's not that great now and his vP sucks.
Boxer: Cuz he's Boxer. Boxer as team captain is kickass.
SKT1: A smarter choice would have been KTF, but I like SKT, and I chose to put a team that I would enjoy rooting for.
Overall I didn't really put that much strategic thought into this, I chose 2 good players who I think have proven themselves and the rest were just ones that were cheap/had potential/I liked.
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Team name: Team Win
(10) (Z) Jaedong
(8) (T) Flash
(4) (T)Hwasin (Captain)
(1) (T)RuBy
(2) (Z)sAviOr
(1) (P) Tazza
(4) STX SouL
I felt that because of the all-kill format it would be wiser to spread out my players because potentially some of the big guns won't even get to play because one of their teammates already cleaned house.
STX Soul as the team because I think they're going to own this round with FOUR Ace capable players.
For my cheap points I went with Ruby (sniper) Savior (destroyer) and Tazza (not to sure on this one but he's bound to atleast be on the roster and leech some points).
Hwasin as the captain because if any of my big pointers start slumping I want to be able to trade them away. Also being on STX means he'll probably always be on the roster by virtue of his name but not get to play until he can start winning again so he doesn't lose me points.
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Flash- KTF will likely send Flash out a good amount of times and Flash is definently a top-tier player. He'll get the appearance points and the wins.
JangBi (Captain)- JangBi has been doing good lately and is a good bet to be consistent
July-July is relatively well-rounded and has been doing well in Proleague lately.
sKyHigh- He's an up and coming Terran and has been doing relatively well, esp. with his victory over BeSt
Luxury- I believe he was cheap for three points and its likely that he too will probably appear as often as Flash does.
BoxeR- He's the Emperor. That and he is in SKT, where he will probably get the one team point that he gets for an SKT win.
KTF MagicNs- KTF is a bargain for a mere 0 points.
I felt that it was good on paper. However, I wasn't really fond of having three KTF players on the roster because I felt I was too reliant on KTF's performance. If KTF suffers, then half my team goes down with them.
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You only have 2 KTF players
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I started from this standpoint: I wanted Leta-> he is OGN's best player, an excellent Terran sniper, and one of the largest suspects for an all-kill this round. Also, it was motivated out of fanboyism a bit, as well.
As for July, Protoss sniper, but I have some confidence in him after his win over FBH... it's a bit of a gamble, but I think it might pay off.
Those two cost quite a few points. So, rather than picking players who I expect to do well, I wanted to diversify and be able to tap into "team win" points. Basically, taking 0-2 point players from the teams I expect to do well.
If I was really trying to win, I would've gone with more strength throughout the roster, and probably picked Bisu, but I was structuring my team around Leta in the first place. Even if he does well, I won't really be able to compete in this, but it doesn't matter.
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I'm waiting for Intrigue to post his reasoning in this thread, other than hacking. ><
I missed out, stupid family vacations, but KTF should have been an auto-pick at 0.
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On January 18 2009 14:37 vx70GTOJudgexv wrote:
I'm waiting for Intrigue to post his reasoning in this thread, other than hacking. ><
I missed out, stupid family vacations, but KTF should have been an auto-pick at 0.
Other than being prophet, I dont think he has much to explain about his choices.
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Bisu
Best player in the world at the moment (IMO) as well as being on the best team. I was originally going to go with the Flash/lux/KTF combo, but then I decided to try to be as contrary to everyone else as possible, while still having a good team. Bisu was my pick instead of Flash, which works out for me because I hate Flash and Love Bisu.
Luxury
Second best zerg in the world; best zerg on the second best team in the league (for this format). Only 3 points. I don't think I have to justify this pick. I knew everyone would have him but he was simply a must-pick.
fantasy
The best terran on the best team, and only 6 points. Hopefully Oov and BoxeR playing were just flukes and fantasy will be SKT1's terran ACE from now on.
free
Best player on Stars and I wouldn't call him a severe underdog against anyone right now. Good bargain, in my opinion.
sAviOr
I originally had Horang2, but after sAviOr's MSL showing I had to swap him for the Maestro. Other than going off the week 1 lineups, most 2 point and under picks were based solely on your best hunch as to who would have a break out season. That looked like Horang2 to me, but after that MSL night, a sAviOr resurgence looks possible. Besides, it's Ma Jae motherfucking Yoon.
DaezanG
0 pointer who I thought had the best chance of getting play time and wins.
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(2) (Z)sAviOr
(10) (Z)Jaedong
(1) (P)Rock
(2) (T)Iris
(6) (Z)July (Captain)
(5) (T)sKyHigh
(4) CJ Entus
Total points: 30 (0 Point(s) to spare)
I just picked my favourite players and my favourite team. Oh and Rock to get me lots of points.
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(5) KHAN
I was having KTF for long, but I expect KHAN to be the winner of this format with 3 very steady players, even above SKT.
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(9) Bisu
He's on fire, I couldnt bear the thought of not having him on the team, so I traded Flash, and an extra point. I expect him to finish in top 3. + Show Spoiler +especially now that he's out of both big individual leagues.
JangBi has been very steady for a very long time. His time will come once, and I'll play 7 points gladly for the chance that it starts now.
(5) Kal
My favourite player. I didn't plan on having him first, but with the aforementioned trade I had to cut off a point Stork or FBH - the perfect opportunity to have him.
(2) maGma
I needed a zerg, and maGma is said to be as good as Jaedong himself in practice games, but too anxious to maintain his performance. Hopefully he gets rid of the latter
Also, JD was very expensive, and I thought Luxury was in a slump, silly me!:D
(1) BoxeR
He's BoxeR, now with added points for teamwins
(1) Tazza
despite his 1-3 record, I see great potential in this kid, especially vP. I expect him to deliver surprises, and also teamwin points from the flight of Leta
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