Just kidding. I just thought this format was rather cool, and decided to make one before anyone else (hopefully?) about the King of Kings, the Emperor's Palace, SK Telecom T1.
Rape Imminent
That's right, S-K-mother-fucking-T-One. Ever seen a great game played by Rainbow? Canata? Midas? Best? Fantasy? Bisu? Oov? Boxer? Oh, you have? Well then SKT1 is in your head, subliminally telling you the truth everyone should know by now: SKT1 is the best team in the history of StarCraft.
And this is why they will win this year's Proleague.
[1] Gluttony
Hello welcome to our trophy cabinet, we have gold-plated casts of anuses belonging to inferior teams. I meant medals.
Everyone is talking about hungry this, want to win that, yadda yadda eye of the tiger bullshit.
This is not a Disney movie, this is not Mighty Ducks 5 or Rocky 6. This is real fucking life. Where I come from there is a very appropriate expression about real life:
"Fortune shines upon those best prepared."
Tell me, how much preparation goes into a Proleague play-off match, a set, a season? How much preparation will the current #1 team go through for the final match? How much did they have to go through to post such dominant results that they had the exclusive luxury of throwing their fans a bone from the throne by fielding aging and amateur players against their long-time rivals, KT(F)?
Answer: A fucking lot.
Now realize that previous to this finals, they have the most proleague gold medals and the most individual league medals. These people clearly know how to prepare and clutch a finals win. These people are GOOD at what they do, which is WINNING.
Like I said, this is real life competition, even if it is battled in a virtual world. The strong succeed, the weak fail and falter and get shat on. And SKT1 has been downing Big Macs and laxatives so that as soon as whichever pathetic excuse for a team steps up to the challenge of facing SKT1 in the finals, they can unleash a shitstorm of rape and horror. That is assuming the opposing team doesn't realize their obvious pipedream and forfeits. Note how it doesn't matter which team is in question here. NEWS FLASH! In a conventional hierarchy, they would be the jester (Sparkyz), dunce (Soul), fat and injured guard (Khan) and hopeless pretenderspaupers (CJ) in the Court of King SKT1. Suckas gonna get their asses beat.
[2] Roster of Champions
"I drop bombs like Hiroshima, bitch suck on my wiener."
I touched upon this earlier, but it needs to be made more evident how retarded strong SKT1's line-up is. Here we go:
Everyone knows there are 3 Kings in the pro scene right now. Those 3 Kings are none other than Flash, Jaedong, and Bisu. I'm not going to go into why Bisu is better than both of them. Well okay, I will: + Show Spoiler +
That last statement aside, Bisu's record tends to go unnoticed when it comes to comparison between the three of them. He only sports a measly 64.26%, compared to Jaedong's 68.64% and Flash's 67.02%. What people don't seem to remember is the fact that Bisu won 2 MSLs before Jaedong had his OSL win and before Flash had pubic hair. What people don't seem to remember is that he was just a guy doing his noobie attempt at a dark horse run, up until the moment when he came all over that Thai hooker's face and realized "Wait, I'm fucking Bisu." That's when the last bonjwa of BW fell. And he fell at Bisu's knees.
Although he has been eliminated from the OSL by some spectacular Queen play, sealing his status as officially cursed by the OSL Gods, he is still an indisputably impenetrable force. #1 ELO Peak anyone?
1 win short of being in a three-way tie for most wins this season, he has a much better winning percentage, and was only denied that title because SKT1 decided to send the kids and the Emperor out to play against KT. Bisu has been the BEST player in this Proleague, hands down. What will he have to bring to the table in the finals? 1 Win, 2 if SKT1 decides to play a prank by making it seem like they can lose by dropping a few games for it to come down to ace match, so that Bisu can laugh in the face of whatever pathetic opponent stands before him as he attacks him on 5 fronts. Let's see what his chances are by MU:
PvP: No contest. PvZ: Jaedong, otherwise no contest (Queens included). PvT: No contest, except Flash or Fantasy, both of which he will not be facing.
1-0 SKT1-ChoboTeam.
*2.* ---FANTASY--- Che Guevara reincarnated and trained to own bitches in StarCraft.
Fantasy is the next hot thing. His TvP is the best. His TvZ was revolutionary. His TvT is... not as good as Flash's but definitely top-tier. Fantasy, fresh off of 2 OSL silvers, this kid has been a consistently dominating force everywhere in the pro scene.
This kid, like Bisu and Boxer in his prime, is not just results - it's about the flair. Have you seen his game vs. Stork? His games vs. Bisu? His games vs. Jaedong? This kid is a fucking monster when it comes to dropship harass and multitask. In the game vs. Stork, the epic match of dropships between a PvT specialist (even if he is slumping, tell me that game was not high-calibre) and a TvP annihilation machine, he displayed his stellar control, and had the macro to back it up. I don't see any Protoss except Bisu, maaaybe Jangbi (if he stops slumping), taking him down. And you know he will probably be playing TvP in the finals. Yea, chalk that one up for SKT1. 2-0.
*3.* ---BEST--- I should just put a picture of a tank steamrolling over the galaxy or some shit. EDIT: OH.. OH GOD.. OOOH SHIIIIIIII-
Best... Oooh Best... OSL silver medalist to JulyZerg, a ZvP guru, Best is a mixed bag of ridiculously strong skills and a few glaring deficiencies. His PvZ... Let's not go there. Oh wait, it doesn't matter anyway, since no one is stupid enough to send him out for PvZ.
His PvP is what the fuck is there even need to talk about his PvP? Yea.
His PvT is also stellar, which is why I made that steamrolling comment there. You think the game is going normally and Best might even be behind at points because he generally doesn't do flashy micro like Stork has at times and Bisu does almost daily, then the camera flashes up to the rally point outside his natural and all you hear is surprised Korean "OOOH"s going off from crowd and commentators alike because the screen is just a block of zealots and goons. It's like this kid was locked in the SKT1 basement for a few months, with his face chained to a TV playing Reach vs. Oov on Mercury over, and over, and over again. Best then proceeds to stream, no, tsunami the units into the Terran base, often directly and without arbiter assistance. Yea, it's like that.
So once again, who can beat him?
PvP: Stork and Jangbi. Oh wait, they are probably alcoholics and going through anti-depressants like kids through PEZ dispensers. Kal? Maybe. Maybe on that day your predictions will stop sucking, too. Not likely though. PvZ: Anyone including your D- friend who compstomps. Too bad he won't be playing that. PvT: Can you think of a Terran in the remaining teams that can reasonably take him down? You can make a case for SkyHigh, and it would be a good one if the PL finals happened a few months ago.
3-0.
The other wins should be easy to gather after that, even with a relatively stale remainder of the team. Not saying that they are bad - just not as good as these 3. Except TheZerg. TheZerg sucks.
[3] Revolutionism
I know you didn't expect to see this here.
SKT1 has Boxer (the first true progamer in existence), Oov, Fantasy, Bisu, Midas to a lesser degree... What do all of these have in common? Revolutionism. I know it's not a word. It is now. Because this article is about SKT1. And SKT1 has Revolutionism in full flare.
The ability to change the face of the game to extent that these 5 players have is unrivaled, individually (IMcompletelyfactualO) and especially in unison. What does this represent? Intelligence. I don't think I need to go into why intelligence is a winning aspect of this game, do I? Just consider the fact that this factors into EVERYTHING - the tailoring of the games, the whole set, the pre-existing abilities and concepts, the depth of their game knowledge, the depth of their ability to prepare counter-strategies before and on the day of the match...
[4] History
-- Silence as all of you share a moment of reverence, fear and respect for the Emperor --
This kind of ties together all of my previous points - it's the essence of the team, the connotation of the mere name of SKT1 in the pro scene, the "culture" and the ki and the chakra and the whatever the fuck. It's just what they're made of. They are like the ominous presence in the deep darkness. They are the people who radiate confidence when they enter a room, putting everyone's ego and resolve in the drain.
With the Emperor and the Bonjwa Oov undoubtedly at the helm of the SKT1 flagship as master and apprentice, coach and player, the power of the team is undeniable in both pride and support. What I mean by pride is not the hubris which would come naturally to being on this team, I mean the necessity to maintain an image and to perform. You are willing to surrender more for a legacy than you would be if you knew that a loss would be "just another loss." SKT1 does not have those. SKT1 wins. And SKT1 will win this PL finals.
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P.S.: I don't mean to offend anyone; it's late, I'm high, and I wanted to spice things up a bit. I'm just fanboyin', yo.
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EDIT:
On July 15 2009 16:14 roronoe wrote: I'm surprised there wasn't a point made about how T1 is already in the finals. Pretty big deal I would think.
Anyways, awesome article. gogogo SKT!!!!!!!!
I was going to, but I felt it didn't need to be said because I kept referring to them being in the finals. Also, although my post was douchebaggery, I recognize the fact that fatigue (due to playing from say the beginning of play-offs) to the finals is significant when compared to the champions who sat on their throne for a while. However, you have to think of 3 things:
1) Individual leagues. Bisu and Fantasy are in leagues. Not saying that no one else is, but it's safe to say they won't be super-fresh and energetic either. They will be working hard, even besides the finals prep.
2) They don't know who they face until the winner is announced. There is too much to prepare for if you try to plan for 4 or even 2 teams - I imagine that most of their in-depth work starts as soon as the finals are set, much like how the team that just won starts at that moment as well. Sure there could be some pre-planning, but how specific can you get?
3) Fatigue can be overcome by guts. I laughed about "eye of the tiger" in my post, but I have to admit that there is that dark horse magic that creeps into your skull if you are a team like STX and you make it to the finals from the play-offs. Same can be said about Lecaf, but in terms of solidifying their status as near-equals to SKT1 should they come to the finals - and they will be out to prove that they are in fact superior.
So, I decided not to include it. I guess I will put this in at the end, thanks!
On July 15 2009 16:03 sk` wrote: I used to nut for SKT1 until they refused to play GOM because KESPA told them so. I can't call anyone dominant who gets told what to do.
If SKT gets a silver I will hate you guys for the rest of my life You fuckers better win, the only time you are allowed to get silver is against us .. .. ...
On July 15 2009 16:14 roronoe wrote: I'm surprised there wasn't a point made about how T1 is already in the finals. Pretty big deal I would think.
Anyways, awesome article. gogogo SKT!!!!!!!!
I was going to, but I felt it didn't need to be said because I kept referring to them being in the finals. Also, although my post was douchebaggery, I recognize the fact that fatigue (due to playing from say the beginning of play-offs) to the finals is significant when compared to the champions who sat on their throne for a while. However, you have to think of 3 things:
1) Individual leagues. Bisu and Fantasy are in leagues. Not saying that no one else is, but it's safe to say they won't be super-fresh and energetic either. They will be working hard, even besides the finals prep.
2) They don't know who they face until the winner is announced. There is too much to prepare for if you try to plan for 4 or even 2 teams - I imagine that most of their in-depth work starts as soon as the finals are set, much like how the team that just won starts at that moment as well. Sure there could be some pre-planning, but how specific can you get?
3) Fatigue can be overcome by guts. I laughed about "eye of the tiger" in my post, but I have to admit that there is that dark horse magic that creeps into your skull if you are a team like STX and you make it to the finals from the play-offs. Same can be said about Lecaf, but in terms of solidifying their status as near-equals to SKT1 should they come to the finals - and they will be out to prove that they are in fact superior.
So, I decided not to include it. I guess I will put this in at the end, thanks!
what happens when stx makes finals and best gets mu'd with one of the fourteen zvp rapists of STX. Or when calm and fanta get paired and calm decides to make the score between them 2-0? I'll admit bisu is a free win, hell I had him on my fpl for a reason, but if even one of these 3 players drops a game, we all know the rest of the skt scrubs wont be winning anything, and with stx still having players that might not be S-class, but definitely strong enough to crush scrubs, I think skt is gonna need some major luck. You kinda left out canata btw, hes not amazing, but if someone is going to get skt a 4th win it will be him.
On July 15 2009 16:21 iPF[Div] wrote: what happens when stx makes finals and best gets mu'd with one of the fourteen zvp rapists of STX. Or when calm and fanta get paired and calm decides to make the score between them 2-0? I'll admit bisu is a free win, hell I had him on my fpl for a reason, but if even one of these 3 players drops a game, we all know the rest of the skt scrubs wont be winning anything, and with stx still having players that might not be S-class, but definitely strong enough to crush scrubs, I think skt is gonna need some major luck. You kinda left out canata btw, hes not amazing, but if someone is going to get skt a 4th win it will be him.
I agree with you partially, however I strongly doubt Best will be MU'd with a Z player, no matter what. Calm and Fantasy would be a good match, 1-0 is not as big of a sign. However, I believe Kal will be against Fantasy. Or at least I hope so. I agree that Canata is more likely than anyone at this point to get a 4th point, but you also have to realize that he doesn't fit in the star-studded line-up pictures with Best, Bisu, and Fantasy, which is why I didn't mention him. STX does have a better-rounded team in terms of amount of players, but calibre is ultimately what wins games. And although there are a lot of STX players that could beat a lot of SKT1 players, there are some SKT1 players that will tear the anus out of most of STX's players because they are Bisu or Fantasy or Best. And STX does not have a player like that.
On July 15 2009 16:21 iPF[Div] wrote: what happens when stx makes finals and best gets mu'd with one of the fourteen zvp rapists of STX. Or when calm and fanta get paired and calm decides to make the score between them 2-0? I'll admit bisu is a free win, hell I had him on my fpl for a reason, but if even one of these 3 players drops a game, we all know the rest of the skt scrubs wont be winning anything, and with stx still having players that might not be S-class, but definitely strong enough to crush scrubs, I think skt is gonna need some major luck. You kinda left out canata btw, hes not amazing, but if someone is going to get skt a 4th win it will be him.
I agree with you partially, however I strongly doubt Best will be MU'd with a Z player, no matter what. Calm and Fantasy would be a good match, 1-0 is not as big of a sign. However, I believe Kal will be against Fantasy. Or at least I hope so. I agree that Canata is more likely than anyone at this point to get a 4th point, but you also have to realize that he doesn't fit in the star-studded line-up pictures with Best, Bisu, and Fantasy, which is why I didn't mention him. STX does have a better-rounded team in terms of amount of players, but calibre is ultimately what wins games. And although there are a lot of STX players that could beat a lot of SKT1 players, there are some SKT1 players that will tear the anus out of most of STX's players because they are Bisu or Fantasy or Best. And STX does not have a player like that.
But, everyone's entitled to their own opinions.
thats the thing though, an anus tearing and a close win are the same thing in proleague. While I agree skt1 wins the ass smashing battle, stx should take more close wins. imo.
Anyone vs Fantasy can't be favored, only equal footing in any of the teams right now. Best is obvious, any PvZ and it is down hill. You should've mentioned that Canata is on crack or something lately. His TvT has become more sleek. All the SKT coach is try to find a way for the zerg or s2 to snipe.
IPF[DIV]: You are forgetting morale, ace matches, and the fact that STX will try to take down these players with their best players, because they have no other option. Then SKT1 will put up a good fight for at least 2 of the other matches, I'm guessing. It doesn't matter if you take more close battles, one slip and you are done, which is far more likely that SKT1 S-class gamers slipping.
On July 15 2009 15:47 fanatacist wrote: "I drop bombs like Hiroshima, bitch suck on my wiener."
I love that picture. Fantasy and BeSt both have that cocky, immature-arrogant "you'll never expect it but i'm actually a god damned serial killer" kind of look. Bisu's glare just screams absolute fucking dominance.
Definitely rooting SKT, especially since wemade is far from qualifying into the playoffs :[.
LATEST NEWS: MRHOON DOES NOT ACTUALLY PLAY STARCRAFT, THINKS SCOURGES CAN ATTACK TANKS.
U FAIL AT INSIDE JOKES FANA D:
PROVE IT
Dohsair
CLEARLY NOT A TANK?
HE FINDS A WAY TO RAM IT IN ANYWAYS
SCOURGE MAKES SOUNDS AND FLY PAST TARGETS.
TANKS ARE THE ONES THAT RAM THINGS. AND ROLL THINGS. YOU CLEARLY KNOW NOTHING GOOD DAY TO YOU.
<3
But how does one "roll" into space?
GOOD DAY SIR
ARE YOU STUPID
THE TANK IS VASTLY LARGER THAN A GALAXY, YOU THINK THAT SHIT AIN'T GOT GRAVITY? THE WHOLE GALAXY GRAVITATES TOWARDS THE TANK AND THEN THE TANK SPINS ITS WHEELS.
LATEST NEWS: MRHOON DOES NOT ACTUALLY PLAY STARCRAFT, THINKS SCOURGES CAN ATTACK TANKS.
U FAIL AT INSIDE JOKES FANA D:
PROVE IT
Dohsair
CLEARLY NOT A TANK?
HE FINDS A WAY TO RAM IT IN ANYWAYS
SCOURGE MAKES SOUNDS AND FLY PAST TARGETS.
TANKS ARE THE ONES THAT RAM THINGS. AND ROLL THINGS. YOU CLEARLY KNOW NOTHING GOOD DAY TO YOU.
<3
But how does one "roll" into space?
GOOD DAY SIR
ARE YOU STUPID
THE TANK IS VASTLY LARGER THAN A GALAXY, YOU THINK THAT SHIT AIN'T GOT GRAVITY? THE WHOLE GALAXY GRAVITATES TOWARDS THE TANK AND THEN THE TANK SPINS ITS WHEELS.
LATEST NEWS: MRHOON DOES NOT ACTUALLY PLAY STARCRAFT, THINKS SCOURGES CAN ATTACK TANKS.
U FAIL AT INSIDE JOKES FANA D:
PROVE IT
Dohsair
CLEARLY NOT A TANK?
HE FINDS A WAY TO RAM IT IN ANYWAYS
SCOURGE MAKES SOUNDS AND FLY PAST TARGETS.
TANKS ARE THE ONES THAT RAM THINGS. AND ROLL THINGS. YOU CLEARLY KNOW NOTHING GOOD DAY TO YOU.
<3
But how does one "roll" into space?
GOOD DAY SIR
ARE YOU STUPID
THE TANK IS VASTLY LARGER THAN A GALAXY, YOU THINK THAT SHIT AIN'T GOT GRAVITY? THE WHOLE GALAXY GRAVITATES TOWARDS THE TANK AND THEN THE TANK SPINS ITS WHEELS.
LERN2FIZIX
So you're saying Best is fat? Fatter than July? Is that why he lost that OSL?
On July 15 2009 16:39 fanatacist wrote: [quote] LATEST NEWS: MRHOON DOES NOT ACTUALLY PLAY STARCRAFT, THINKS SCOURGES CAN ATTACK TANKS.
U FAIL AT INSIDE JOKES FANA D:
PROVE IT
Dohsair
CLEARLY NOT A TANK?
HE FINDS A WAY TO RAM IT IN ANYWAYS
SCOURGE MAKES SOUNDS AND FLY PAST TARGETS.
TANKS ARE THE ONES THAT RAM THINGS. AND ROLL THINGS. YOU CLEARLY KNOW NOTHING GOOD DAY TO YOU.
<3
But how does one "roll" into space?
GOOD DAY SIR
ARE YOU STUPID
THE TANK IS VASTLY LARGER THAN A GALAXY, YOU THINK THAT SHIT AIN'T GOT GRAVITY? THE WHOLE GALAXY GRAVITATES TOWARDS THE TANK AND THEN THE TANK SPINS ITS WHEELS.
LERN2FIZIX
URGGGGGGGGGAHHHHHH GODDAMN ANGOLA EDUCATION
I WILL GET YOU SOMEDAY FANA
JUST YOU WAIT, WATCH YO BACK
ANGOLA4THEWIN1A2A3A4ANOOBA
IT SHALL BE YOU THAT WILL HAVE TO WATCH HIS REAR, MR HOON
On July 15 2009 16:39 fanatacist wrote: [quote] LATEST NEWS: MRHOON DOES NOT ACTUALLY PLAY STARCRAFT, THINKS SCOURGES CAN ATTACK TANKS.
U FAIL AT INSIDE JOKES FANA D:
PROVE IT
Dohsair
CLEARLY NOT A TANK?
HE FINDS A WAY TO RAM IT IN ANYWAYS
SCOURGE MAKES SOUNDS AND FLY PAST TARGETS.
TANKS ARE THE ONES THAT RAM THINGS. AND ROLL THINGS. YOU CLEARLY KNOW NOTHING GOOD DAY TO YOU.
<3
But how does one "roll" into space?
GOOD DAY SIR
ARE YOU STUPID
THE TANK IS VASTLY LARGER THAN A GALAXY, YOU THINK THAT SHIT AIN'T GOT GRAVITY? THE WHOLE GALAXY GRAVITATES TOWARDS THE TANK AND THEN THE TANK SPINS ITS WHEELS.
LERN2FIZIX
So you're saying Best is fat? Fatter than July? Is that why he lost that OSL?
Okay man, let's go back to square 1 with you. Do you see the tank in the picture?
On July 15 2009 17:01 myrmidon2537 wrote: "I drop bombs like Hiroshima, bitch suck on my wiener."
Someone listens to the Dr. Sub Zero show ^_^
Josh Tobin - "I'm a Gangster"
TwoToneTerran:
I had a really witty thing to say to you in the OZ thread and here too, but I am saving my post so you lose by default because I have more posts than you. Better luck next time.
On July 15 2009 16:44 MrHoon wrote: [quote] U FAIL AT INSIDE JOKES FANA D:
PROVE IT
Dohsair
CLEARLY NOT A TANK?
HE FINDS A WAY TO RAM IT IN ANYWAYS
SCOURGE MAKES SOUNDS AND FLY PAST TARGETS.
TANKS ARE THE ONES THAT RAM THINGS. AND ROLL THINGS. YOU CLEARLY KNOW NOTHING GOOD DAY TO YOU.
<3
But how does one "roll" into space?
GOOD DAY SIR
ARE YOU STUPID
THE TANK IS VASTLY LARGER THAN A GALAXY, YOU THINK THAT SHIT AIN'T GOT GRAVITY? THE WHOLE GALAXY GRAVITATES TOWARDS THE TANK AND THEN THE TANK SPINS ITS WHEELS.
LERN2FIZIX
So you're saying Best is fat? Fatter than July? Is that why he lost that OSL?
Okay man, let's go back to square 1 with you. Do you see the tank in the picture?
On July 15 2009 16:45 fanatacist wrote: [quote] PROVE IT
Dohsair
CLEARLY NOT A TANK?
HE FINDS A WAY TO RAM IT IN ANYWAYS
SCOURGE MAKES SOUNDS AND FLY PAST TARGETS.
TANKS ARE THE ONES THAT RAM THINGS. AND ROLL THINGS. YOU CLEARLY KNOW NOTHING GOOD DAY TO YOU.
<3
But how does one "roll" into space?
GOOD DAY SIR
ARE YOU STUPID
THE TANK IS VASTLY LARGER THAN A GALAXY, YOU THINK THAT SHIT AIN'T GOT GRAVITY? THE WHOLE GALAXY GRAVITATES TOWARDS THE TANK AND THEN THE TANK SPINS ITS WHEELS.
LERN2FIZIX
So you're saying Best is fat? Fatter than July? Is that why he lost that OSL?
Okay man, let's go back to square 1 with you. Do you see the tank in the picture?
So, REALLY fat then?
RAWR!!
Great writeup fana, this thread just pwned the other newb threads.
T1 shall humiliate any team that dares to get to the grand final!
On July 15 2009 16:46 MrHoon wrote: [quote] Dohsair
CLEARLY NOT A TANK?
HE FINDS A WAY TO RAM IT IN ANYWAYS
SCOURGE MAKES SOUNDS AND FLY PAST TARGETS.
TANKS ARE THE ONES THAT RAM THINGS. AND ROLL THINGS. YOU CLEARLY KNOW NOTHING GOOD DAY TO YOU.
<3
But how does one "roll" into space?
GOOD DAY SIR
ARE YOU STUPID
THE TANK IS VASTLY LARGER THAN A GALAXY, YOU THINK THAT SHIT AIN'T GOT GRAVITY? THE WHOLE GALAXY GRAVITATES TOWARDS THE TANK AND THEN THE TANK SPINS ITS WHEELS.
LERN2FIZIX
So you're saying Best is fat? Fatter than July? Is that why he lost that OSL?
Okay man, let's go back to square 1 with you. Do you see the tank in the picture?
So, REALLY fat then?
RAWR!!
Great writeup fana, this thread just pwned the other newb threads.
T1 shall humiliate any team that dares to get to the grand final!
I was scrolling the other thread about Why Stx will win the Proleague and I get to the picture with by.hero. His look full of confidence tells me "yeah, the time has come to show why I'm 3-1 vs Bisu".
Also I remember there have been other loses for bisu with hoejja(who prepared a lot for the match) in Winners League, with Luxury in ace match the last Proleague Playoffs, so decisive matches not usual Proleague. Anyway, even if KT won't play now, I just wouldn't rule out all the zergs beside Jaedong.
On July 15 2009 16:46 MrHoon wrote: [quote] Dohsair
CLEARLY NOT A TANK?
HE FINDS A WAY TO RAM IT IN ANYWAYS
SCOURGE MAKES SOUNDS AND FLY PAST TARGETS.
TANKS ARE THE ONES THAT RAM THINGS. AND ROLL THINGS. YOU CLEARLY KNOW NOTHING GOOD DAY TO YOU.
<3
But how does one "roll" into space?
GOOD DAY SIR
ARE YOU STUPID
THE TANK IS VASTLY LARGER THAN A GALAXY, YOU THINK THAT SHIT AIN'T GOT GRAVITY? THE WHOLE GALAXY GRAVITATES TOWARDS THE TANK AND THEN THE TANK SPINS ITS WHEELS.
LERN2FIZIX
So you're saying Best is fat? Fatter than July? Is that why he lost that OSL?
Okay man, let's go back to square 1 with you. Do you see the tank in the picture?
So, REALLY fat then?
RAWR!!
Great writeup fana, this thread just pwned the other newb threads.
T1 shall humiliate any team that dares to get to the grand final!
holy shit is that really best? Didn't expect him to have such a nice body
On July 15 2009 16:47 fanatacist wrote: [quote] CLEARLY NOT A TANK?
HE FINDS A WAY TO RAM IT IN ANYWAYS
SCOURGE MAKES SOUNDS AND FLY PAST TARGETS.
TANKS ARE THE ONES THAT RAM THINGS. AND ROLL THINGS. YOU CLEARLY KNOW NOTHING GOOD DAY TO YOU.
<3
But how does one "roll" into space?
GOOD DAY SIR
ARE YOU STUPID
THE TANK IS VASTLY LARGER THAN A GALAXY, YOU THINK THAT SHIT AIN'T GOT GRAVITY? THE WHOLE GALAXY GRAVITATES TOWARDS THE TANK AND THEN THE TANK SPINS ITS WHEELS.
LERN2FIZIX
So you're saying Best is fat? Fatter than July? Is that why he lost that OSL?
Okay man, let's go back to square 1 with you. Do you see the tank in the picture?
So, REALLY fat then?
RAWR!!
Great writeup fana, this thread just pwned the other newb threads.
T1 shall humiliate any team that dares to get to the grand final!
holy shit is that really best? Didn't expect him to have such a nice body
It looks like PS, but who knows, some progamers go to gym
Amen to all of this - I'm rooting for them so hard this season because they've made such a miraculous turn around from their hideous image of just a couple of years ago. Also they are the most welcoming and generous team when it comes to their fans - the lady who organizes all the fan-service events such a free raffles, t-shirt giveaways etc at PL matches is absolutely brilliant at her job.
On July 15 2009 16:46 MrHoon wrote: [quote] Dohsair
CLEARLY NOT A TANK?
HE FINDS A WAY TO RAM IT IN ANYWAYS
SCOURGE MAKES SOUNDS AND FLY PAST TARGETS.
TANKS ARE THE ONES THAT RAM THINGS. AND ROLL THINGS. YOU CLEARLY KNOW NOTHING GOOD DAY TO YOU.
<3
But how does one "roll" into space?
GOOD DAY SIR
ARE YOU STUPID
THE TANK IS VASTLY LARGER THAN A GALAXY, YOU THINK THAT SHIT AIN'T GOT GRAVITY? THE WHOLE GALAXY GRAVITATES TOWARDS THE TANK AND THEN THE TANK SPINS ITS WHEELS.
LERN2FIZIX
So you're saying Best is fat? Fatter than July? Is that why he lost that OSL?
Okay man, let's go back to square 1 with you. Do you see the tank in the picture?
So, REALLY fat then?
RAWR!!
Great writeup fana, this thread just pwned the other newb threads.
T1 shall humiliate any team that dares to get to the grand final!
OH MY is that BeSt? Look at those nerd muscles. Hate to say it but SKT1 has an over stack lineup T_T they have so many MONSTER players(Bisu, BeSt, Canata, fantasy, Thezerg and Hyuk) that can win in any set on finals. Hope there players don't choke against who ever they play on finals.
On July 15 2009 16:47 fanatacist wrote: [quote] CLEARLY NOT A TANK?
HE FINDS A WAY TO RAM IT IN ANYWAYS
SCOURGE MAKES SOUNDS AND FLY PAST TARGETS.
TANKS ARE THE ONES THAT RAM THINGS. AND ROLL THINGS. YOU CLEARLY KNOW NOTHING GOOD DAY TO YOU.
<3
But how does one "roll" into space?
GOOD DAY SIR
ARE YOU STUPID
THE TANK IS VASTLY LARGER THAN A GALAXY, YOU THINK THAT SHIT AIN'T GOT GRAVITY? THE WHOLE GALAXY GRAVITATES TOWARDS THE TANK AND THEN THE TANK SPINS ITS WHEELS.
LERN2FIZIX
So you're saying Best is fat? Fatter than July? Is that why he lost that OSL?
Okay man, let's go back to square 1 with you. Do you see the tank in the picture?
So, REALLY fat then?
RAWR!!
Great writeup fana, this thread just pwned the other newb threads.
T1 shall humiliate any team that dares to get to the grand final!
OH MY is that BeSt? Look at those nerd muscles. Hate to say it but SKT1 has an over stack lineup T_T they have so many MONSTER players(Bisu, BeSt, Canata, fantasy, Thezerg and Hyuk) that can win in any set on finals. Hope there players don't choke against who ever they play on finals.
Thezerg? Hyuk? MONSTER PLAYERS? Someone needs to check up on their TLPD, those kids dont even have winning percentages.
On July 15 2009 16:48 MrHoon wrote: [quote] HE FINDS A WAY TO RAM IT IN ANYWAYS
SCOURGE MAKES SOUNDS AND FLY PAST TARGETS.
TANKS ARE THE ONES THAT RAM THINGS. AND ROLL THINGS. YOU CLEARLY KNOW NOTHING GOOD DAY TO YOU.
<3
But how does one "roll" into space?
GOOD DAY SIR
ARE YOU STUPID
THE TANK IS VASTLY LARGER THAN A GALAXY, YOU THINK THAT SHIT AIN'T GOT GRAVITY? THE WHOLE GALAXY GRAVITATES TOWARDS THE TANK AND THEN THE TANK SPINS ITS WHEELS.
LERN2FIZIX
So you're saying Best is fat? Fatter than July? Is that why he lost that OSL?
Okay man, let's go back to square 1 with you. Do you see the tank in the picture?
So, REALLY fat then?
RAWR!!
Great writeup fana, this thread just pwned the other newb threads.
T1 shall humiliate any team that dares to get to the grand final!
OH MY is that BeSt? Look at those nerd muscles. Hate to say it but SKT1 has an over stack lineup T_T they have so many MONSTER players(Bisu, BeSt, Canata, fantasy, Thezerg and Hyuk) that can win in any set on finals. Hope there players don't choke against who ever they play on finals.
Thezerg? Hyuk? MONSTER PLAYERS? Someone needs to check up on their TLPD, those kids dont even have winning percentages.
Reading the OP made me wonder how much more money SKT1 must have from its sponsor than any of the other companies. That they can support Bisu and Boxer is amazing enough, but Best, who made an OSL final, as well as Fantasy, who made two, must have large contracts now as well. They're like the Yankees of proleague, if you will, in the sense that they have the most "best" players in the world right now and they appear to spend a lot doing it.
Fantasy doesn't perform well in proleague play, however, so I wouldn't expect him to be an auto-win. Someone like lomo from oz can take him down.
On July 15 2009 21:55 LucasWoJ wrote: Reading the OP made me wonder how much more money SKT1 must have from its sponsor than any of the other companies. That they can support Bisu and Boxer is amazing enough, but Best, who made an OSL final, as well as Fantasy, who made two, must have large contracts now as well. They're like the Yankees of proleague, if you will, in the sense that they have the most "best" players in the world right now and they appear to spend a lot doing it.
Fantasy doesn't perform well in proleague play, however, so I wouldn't expect him to be an auto-win. Someone like lomo from oz can take him down.
sure helps having the KeSPA president as CEO of the company
Canata's become pretty good too (*points at the Canata international fancafe - join it!).
Plus don't underestimate the power of the coaches - the newish head coach really kicks ass, as does Oov. Remember that SKT (for better or for worse) has changed TvZ to be more often mech than bio.
And everyone underestimates the SKT Zergs - I will predict that collectively they will get at least a 33% win percentage in the finals, which will be a contribution to SKT's win.
The reason skt1 will win is because they only have to win once. That and their players can be assigned to maps now so they will have an absolute shit ton of practice before they even find out who they are against.
On July 15 2009 16:49 fanatacist wrote: [quote] SCOURGE MAKES SOUNDS AND FLY PAST TARGETS.
TANKS ARE THE ONES THAT RAM THINGS. AND ROLL THINGS. YOU CLEARLY KNOW NOTHING GOOD DAY TO YOU.
<3
But how does one "roll" into space?
GOOD DAY SIR
ARE YOU STUPID
THE TANK IS VASTLY LARGER THAN A GALAXY, YOU THINK THAT SHIT AIN'T GOT GRAVITY? THE WHOLE GALAXY GRAVITATES TOWARDS THE TANK AND THEN THE TANK SPINS ITS WHEELS.
LERN2FIZIX
So you're saying Best is fat? Fatter than July? Is that why he lost that OSL?
Okay man, let's go back to square 1 with you. Do you see the tank in the picture?
So, REALLY fat then?
RAWR!!
Great writeup fana, this thread just pwned the other newb threads.
T1 shall humiliate any team that dares to get to the grand final!
OH MY is that BeSt? Look at those nerd muscles. Hate to say it but SKT1 has an over stack lineup T_T they have so many MONSTER players(Bisu, BeSt, Canata, fantasy, Thezerg and Hyuk) that can win in any set on finals. Hope there players don't choke against who ever they play on finals.
Thezerg? Hyuk? MONSTER PLAYERS? Someone needs to check up on their TLPD, those kids dont even have winning percentages.
On July 15 2009 17:53 blue_ling wrote: I was scrolling the other thread about Why Stx will win the Proleague and I get to the picture with by.hero. His look full of confidence tells me "yeah, the time has come to show why I'm 3-1 vs Bisu".
hero? the by.hero that got buttraped so brutally by leta that he needs to wear a stoma for the rest of his life? ya, sure.
great article, skt1 will fucking pwn any team they face in the finals.
there will be a map that seems unfavourable to zerg so they can send best out there to claim a win, bisu is pretty much autowin against 90% of the opponents and still like 75% win against the rest, and fantasy is also great if he got time to prepare. canata is playing his best sc ever recently, so he is a good bet to get the 4th win. and the skt1 zergs arent THAT bad, if they face not-so-high-caliber players from other teams they can very well contribute a win aswell.
and when it comes to an acematch skt1 (bisu) has the advantage over any1 except oz who could send jaedong.
but well, how fucking epic would be an ace match in the grand finals between bisu and jaedong? but that wont happen, im pretty sure that hite, cj or stx will defeat oz in the semifinal.
On July 15 2009 16:52 MrHoon wrote: [quote] But how does one "roll" into space?
GOOD DAY SIR
ARE YOU STUPID
THE TANK IS VASTLY LARGER THAN A GALAXY, YOU THINK THAT SHIT AIN'T GOT GRAVITY? THE WHOLE GALAXY GRAVITATES TOWARDS THE TANK AND THEN THE TANK SPINS ITS WHEELS.
LERN2FIZIX
So you're saying Best is fat? Fatter than July? Is that why he lost that OSL?
Okay man, let's go back to square 1 with you. Do you see the tank in the picture?
So, REALLY fat then?
RAWR!!
Great writeup fana, this thread just pwned the other newb threads.
T1 shall humiliate any team that dares to get to the grand final!
OH MY is that BeSt? Look at those nerd muscles. Hate to say it but SKT1 has an over stack lineup T_T they have so many MONSTER players(Bisu, BeSt, Canata, fantasy, Thezerg and Hyuk) that can win in any set on finals. Hope there players don't choke against who ever they play on finals.
Thezerg? Hyuk? MONSTER PLAYERS? Someone needs to check up on their TLPD, those kids dont even have winning percentages.
not even Canata or Best are MONSTER players...
Have you seen the tank?
LOOOL
Kinda sad how Canata got ignored, he's been playing so well lately.
-- Silence as all of you share a moment of reverence, fear and respect for the Emperor --
And what if I don`t? What if I refuse to call him "Emperor" and call him the Dark Prince instead? What are you going to do then? COME ON, I DARE YOU!!!
On a more serious note, I also agree that SKT has the most chances to win the Proleague. Other teams have their ace`s, but they get tired out as they are featured in practically any series the team plays. SKT, on the other hand, might as well be called the all-stars team since they are literally packed with either talented or successful players.
If Flash and Jaedong joined SKT1, KeSPA would probably have no choice but to proclaim the end of the world.....at least until the SC2 scene would develop anyway.
On July 15 2009 21:55 LucasWoJ wrote: Reading the OP made me wonder how much more money SKT1 must have from its sponsor than any of the other companies. That they can support Bisu and Boxer is amazing enough, but Best, who made an OSL final, as well as Fantasy, who made two, must have large contracts now as well. They're like the Yankees of proleague, if you will, in the sense that they have the most "best" players in the world right now and they appear to spend a lot doing it.
Fantasy doesn't perform well in proleague play, however, so I wouldn't expect him to be an auto-win. Someone like lomo from oz can take him down.
i think that fantasy and best earn less than you think, as they became that good in SKT and they may have old contracts. additionally they aren't as good/popular as bisu and boxer
to be honest SKT can't loose. i'm hoping for a SKT vs. Hwaseung final and Bisu will beat Jaedong again
T1 has a great weapon against Jaedong - their zerg lineup ! Thats right, SKT can just sacrifice some zerg noob against JD and not risk any of their top players, thus the win Jaedong will get will have almost no meaning
I should of uploaded my thread like the day of Playoffs so that all these lame copy-cat threads couldn't of come out in time. fuck
tbh if STX and SKT1 faced off against each other in a Bo7 it would really totally depend on what players get their best MU. If STX can play Calm vs Fantasy, hero/July vs Bisu, Kal vs canata, and hwasin vs a Zerg then they definitely have the advantage, but if SKT gets otherwise they have the advantage. It's going to be very rock-paper-scissorey if it happens.
and I'll post in this thread but not the lame CJ one because 1. I at least like fantasy while I hate all CJ players and 2. this thread is less douchey.
"What people don't seem to remember is that he was just a guy doing his noobie attempt at a dark horse run, up until the moment when he came all over that Thai hooker's face and realized "Wait, I'm fucking Bisu."
Considering the audience of this site... Hmm... Maybe I'm just too PC...
I agree that SKT1 has a great chance of winning proleague. Bisu, Fantasy, BeSt, and Canata are all really good players, and Boxer has a decent chance of taking games off of weaker players.
sure 3-0, but what about the rest of the batch HUH? u gonna send out a failzerg? or maybe DOCTOR.K? or maybe MIDAS? sure canata's been showing results but i dont think he can stand anything besides tvt...my bet, skt1 will get elim'd at one point 2-4, 2 being fantasy and best, with bisu choking.
One of the biggest advantages the #1 team has is that they get to see exactly what builds and players will be used / sent each map for the other teams. If the other team switches it up, they'll have to have new players practice new maps, if they don't switch it up, SKT will be that much more prepared.
fanatacist you left one thing out: Bisu broke out with MBCnotT1.
OH SNAP!
All kidding aside, I switched from STX last season to T1 players. Something I sort of regret now because STX got tossed around like little rag dolls and T1 was ripping the league apart. As for this season? Well, STX decided to live up to their potential and gain more points than T1. Go figure!
I have a message for Bisu, Fantasy and BeSt: "Don't let me down, or else I'll rip off your testicles!" ^_^
wow talk about fans !!!! anyway best isnt the monster he's been the like 8 month ago bisu has somehow been loosing shamefully lately fantasy is a awesome i agree still stx have a good chance even cj if they pass hite but just for the position of being allready in the finals skt is in a good spot
Agree with OP. The only concern might be the conflict of individual leagues and proleague, but I'm sure they can work around that. They are SKT after all.
Best has not been impressive lately in any matchup other than PvT. So unless that lines up for SKT, I wouldn't be counting him as part of an auto 3-0 lead for SKT. Fantasy also doesn't have an "auto-win" if he gets matched up against a good Zerg. I'm obviously not saying they can't win, just that you can't say SKT has an auto 3-0 (though I understand the main purpose of these threads is fanboyism).
On July 17 2009 21:57 arbiter_md wrote: Any team with good zergs has a chance against SKT. This means cj and stx have a good chance if they get to finals.
it will depend a lot on luck with the matchups. skt1 has many strong players but also many rather weak players to be sacrificed. if skt1 get lucky and sacrifice their weak players to stx´ or cj´s top zerg guns im very confident skt1 will win in the end.
much will depend imho on the question if skt1s 4 "big" players will win their games. it could also depend on mindgames: there will be 1 - max 2 maps which are rather bad for zerg, so the opposing team can expect skt1 fielding best on that map. so they might in fact intentionally send a zerg on a map that is bad for zerg, hoping to snipe best.
one big asset of skt1 is that we got 2 viable ace match choices while the others only got 1. so if it goes to an ace match we got a big advantage imho. especially as bisu is a major favorite over any1 not named jaedong or effort.
edit: btw will the grand final be played in 2 bo7s like the playoff matches or will it be only one single bo7?
On July 17 2009 22:26 Black Gun wrote: one big asset of skt1 is that we got 2 viable ace match choices while the others only got 1. so if it goes to an ace match we got a big advantage imho. especially as bisu is a major favorite over any1 not named jaedong or effort.
I'm actually not worried about Bisu facing Effort, given that Effort is sort of known as being Neo-Savior. And if Effort's play style is like Savior's when he faces Bisu... well yeah....
One Zerg player you didn't mention is by.hero from STX. I feel he has both a psychological advantage over Bisu, and his play style counters Bisu's very well.
On July 17 2009 21:57 arbiter_md wrote: Any team with good zergs has a chance against SKT. This means cj and stx have a good chance if they get to finals.
it will depend a lot on luck with the matchups. skt1 has many strong players but also many rather weak players to be sacrificed. if skt1 get lucky and sacrifice their weak players to stx´ or cj´s top zerg guns im very confident skt1 will win in the end.
much will depend imho on the question if skt1s 4 "big" players will win their games. it could also depend on mindgames: there will be 1 - max 2 maps which are rather bad for zerg, so the opposing team can expect skt1 fielding best on that map. so they might in fact intentionally send a zerg on a map that is bad for zerg, hoping to snipe best.
one big asset of skt1 is that we got 2 viable ace match choices while the others only got 1. so if it goes to an ace match we got a big advantage imho. especially as bisu is a major favorite over any1 not named jaedong or effort.
edit: btw will the grand final be played in 2 bo7s like the playoff matches or will it be only one single bo7?
fantasy is only viable against a team with a single ace player like Hite or Oz.
SKT1 for the win! Boxer and Oov are the heart and soul of the team and it would be wonderful for them if SKT win the grand final (which I think they will do!) .
I was looking through TLPD and Canata is 24-7 (77.4%) since the beginning of March. WTF?
If anything I'd say he's playing better than BeSt and at least better results than fantasy (although fantasy has been playing better quality opponents).
I'm almost tempted to join the Canata fanclub. Maybe he's actually turned the corner after being medicore since like what... '05? '06?
fantasy is definitely performing better than Canata at the moment. If you watch the games he's been playing, his play is far more consistent and solid than Canata's.
BeSt is kind of iffy. All they have to do is put him on a map with no chance of a Zerg appearing and he's set.
On July 20 2009 18:29 Mystlord wrote: fantasy is definitely performing better than Canata at the moment. If you watch the games he's been playing, his play is far more consistent and solid than Canata's.
BeSt is kind of iffy. All they have to do is put him on a map with no chance of a Zerg appearing and he's set.
Yeah, not to say I'd take Canata over Fantasy.... but if he keeps putting up the results it could become interesting. He is in both leagues still (although fantasy had the misfortune of meeting Bisu... and vice versa last OSL).
True for BeSt. As long as he's not vs. a zerg he's good. Kind of like Stork. They both don't really have a good sense of the metagame but if they make it to late game against a Zerg they can probably pull it out with the macro and such.
I hope they put him against a Terran but.... I don't know if I can stand another 2 base arbs game.
On July 20 2009 18:29 Mystlord wrote: fantasy is definitely performing better than Canata at the moment. If you watch the games he's been playing, his play is far more consistent and solid than Canata's.
BeSt is kind of iffy. All they have to do is put him on a map with no chance of a Zerg appearing and he's set.
Yeah, not to say I'd take Canata over Fantasy.... but if he keeps putting up the results it could become interesting. He is in both leagues still (although fantasy had the misfortune of meeting Bisu... and vice versa last OSL).
True for BeSt. As long as he's not vs. a zerg he's good. Kind of like Stork. They both don't really have a good sense of the metagame but if they make it to late game against a Zerg they can probably pull it out with the macro and such.
I hope they put him against a Terran but.... I don't know if I can stand another 2 base arbs game.
Yeah, I really wanted fantasy to win this OSL oh well.
Lol with Stork, yeah, he has enough game sense to win late game PvZ. With BeSt... Ehhh I have a lot of doubts
SKT definitely has one of the best line-ups out of all the pro league teams. I think that CJ is the only other team that can really compete with SKT due to CJ's sheer depth and skill. So I am hoping for a SKT vs CJ finals and for SKT to take home the win.
so true. SKT is by far the best team ever, pretty balanced around some players; they deserve the win way more than these Oz ****ers, who mostly (only?) rely on their super ace GOGO SKT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On August 03 2009 08:32 soonsu wrote: so true. SKT is by far the best team ever, pretty balanced around some players; they deserve the win way more than these Oz ****ers, who mostly (only?) rely on their super ace GOGO SKT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
face it. SKT1 has Bisu and fantasy. Canata is coming down from his flukey peak. Best hasnt been good in almost a year. fantasy is awesome but not nearly as good in PL unless it's vs a Protoss. SKT1 HAS to use at least one of their zerg players. This playing field is dead even.
On August 03 2009 09:08 Ideas wrote: face it. SKT1 has Bisu and fantasy. Canata is coming down from his flukey peak. Best hasnt been good in almost a year. fantasy is awesome but not nearly as good in PL unless it's vs a Protoss. SKT1 HAS to use at least one of their zerg players. This playing field is dead even.
Face it, everyone on Oz but Jaedong and Perfectman (lol) is slumping. Also, go post in your own thread foo.
On August 03 2009 09:08 Ideas wrote: face it. SKT1 has Bisu and fantasy. Canata is coming down from his flukey peak. Best hasnt been good in almost a year. fantasy is awesome but not nearly as good in PL unless it's vs a Protoss. SKT1 HAS to use at least one of their zerg players. This playing field is dead even.
On August 03 2009 09:26 Hot_Bid wrote: i think SKT has to use two zergs right? it's 2/2/2 race right?
They don't have to, but I'm almost positive they're going to use 2 Zergs... there are 3 zerg maps in the lineup and after Fantasy, Bisu, Best, and Canata, there isn't really anyone I can see SKT putting out over thezerg/hyuk.
On August 03 2009 09:26 Hot_Bid wrote: i think SKT has to use two zergs right? it's 2/2/2 race right?
I don't even know what makes you think that. Out of the 16 PL line-ups thus far in the playoffs there were 10 with a 2/2/2 split, and 6 with a different one, 2 of which were from CJ :p