On January 29 2011 19:54 ArvickHero wrote: By the time Stork got his shuttle back, Fantasy was firmly in position. Once Fantasy got to snipe that first shuttle, he knew it was his push would be ridiculously hard to break.
Plus, Fantasy had a wraith flying around the entire around, ready to shoot down that shuttle. Stork's PvT play really walks the fine line, and depends almost entirely on keeping his shuttle alive while expanding as much as he can. These games are the first time we've seen Stork lose his Shuttle early on, and look at how devastating Fantasy's sick timing pushes were w/o having to deal w/ the shuttle.
I agree with all of this, I'm just saying if Stork was going to get anywhere that game he had to do that sooner rather than later. The whole reason I'm a Stork fan (beyond the general KHAN goodness that leaked over from FBH being on the team) is because he usually shows such confidence in PvT. He really did need that reaver to do something if he was going to take a fast third like that, but even if he was 100% doomed I'd rather he go out with a bang than a whimper.
And I know he had a wraith flying around, I mentioned it in my post in fact =o.
A nice touch from Fantasy was to wait until the shuttle came to his main before engaging with his wraith, despite spotting it earlier when it dropped a reaver to destroy a vulture
oh my, Stork was getting air ups...damn, he was planning to go carriers again
On January 29 2011 19:49 darktreb wrote: Typical Stork, prepares all week to show ... absolutely nothing innovative and with poor execution to boot
You'd think he'd have learned something from his first 4 finals. Even when he won he almost blew it and he won by outclassing a (at that time) new player who felt happy just to be in the finals.
But that's Stork for you.
Well all he had to practice w/ was Khan Terrans, and look where that got in
he expressed such confidence in them, but none of them are nowhere near the caliber of Fantasy. Was a complete mistake for Stork not to pursue Flash's help, or the next best Terran available (Leta or Baby I guess)
Yeah pretty much. Its like Flash saying "why don't my TvP builds work, my team mates always lose against me I don't get it" when he used to lose against every single dragon for doing the same fast upgrade build.
The main issue is Stork never, ever brings anything completely new to the table in the finals. His build preparations are weak and he never executes his strategies any better while everyone else improves because lots of $$$ and pride is on the line.
Personally, if Fantasy wins, I think it should be: 1) Bisu 2) Flash 3) Jaedong 4) Fantasy 6) Zero 5) Stork
Despite Stork's strong performance early in the month, at the moment, he seems weaker than all those players. His play just seems completely uninspired and he seems to be incapable of pulling off clutch wins (unless he proves me wrong now).
Fantasy at #4 because he hasn't accomplished much this month apart from the finals (plus beating Soulkey I guess). Also, despite the fact that his play has been fantastic today, I can't give him too much credit because Stork hasn't been putting up much of a fight.
EPT
