nevaaaaaaaar

Golden Mouse means awarding and honouring the best progamer of all times. Nobody besides NaDa should have it. It wouldn't be his unique award anymore. =/

I bet you're a nada fan, or a july hater. Haha.

traced

1739 Posts

July 07 2008 13:00 GMT

#62

i'm thinking it'll be 3-0 best.

outside of hwangrado, i think july can only win with some sort of cheese or successful early pressure. though if july does take one of the first three it will probably go to game 5

leviathan400

United Kingdom393 Posts

July 07 2008 13:07 GMT

#63

Cant wait to see this. I loved the two semi's. Glad Best got to the finals but I think we will see some great play from July and he will take it, he better!

riptide

5673 Posts

July 07 2008 13:21 GMT

#64

July 3-0 EZ.

Seriously though, July needs this. This isn't just about him, it's about the old vs the new, and the old desperately, desperately needs a comeback at this point.

GinNtoniC

Sweden2945 Posts

July 07 2008 13:55 GMT

#65

On July 07 2008 20:41 Jayson X wrote:
July in July.

If Best wins it's just another starleague title to some "guy". But if July wins, boy then we have some real history. The first zerg to win a golden mouse, the second progamer ever to win one, the simple message that says "yes not only nada can do it", the hype and love from fans that had to endure drama and problems with julys future and past finaly pay off.

July has to win this. He absolutly has to. And if he does, it will be a great mark in the history of starcraft progaming.

God Of War. We believe!

This is pretty much exactly the way I feel. Though only following pro SC since mid -05, having to retroactively watch earlier games, I've felt for a long time that July has been working so hard but fallen short on numerous occations. The guy's been through numerous paradigms, yet still somehow maintained his own touch and flavor. Considering how the game has changed tremendously over the years, I think it's fantastic to see a guy like July still play his aggresive low-econ way of Zerg.

Ironically enough, speaking of a man with obvious reluctance to change, I think he's the most refreshing player to watch in pro starcraft nowadays. I love how (as someone said above) you know what's coming early game with July, but you still can't bloody stop it. It's beautiful.
Even more beautiful would it be if he managed to turn a complete 180 after an initial early pool or something - and go completely macro frenzy. Fine, a series against BeSt is reallllly not the time and place to start playing super-macro-mode, but damn it'd be impressive if he could pull something like that off against a defensive BeSt and/or just sauron-zerg him.

I really feel like he's earned up to that golden mouse over the years and it'd just be really sweet to give it to that chubby-cheeked panda as a retirement gift - cause honestly, I think this is his last flash in the pan. BeSt, with that truckload o' talent he's carrying around, will have another day and another OSL to take.

With that said - Tushin fighting!

hymn

Bulgaria832 Posts

July 07 2008 16:13 GMT

#66

Best's play is so amazing that I'd be utterly surprised if he loses.

Again, like in the games vs Luxury, if Best survives the early game he will ass-rape July.

All in all, I will be happy whoever wins it.

ScarFace

United States1175 Posts

July 07 2008 16:27 GMT

#67

On July 07 2008 20:41 SilverSkyLark wrote:
Never knew that July was a Royal Road walker. So that makes them four then..

Grrr....
BoxeR
July
Jaedong..

Not Jaedong. Savior.

JWD

United States12607 Posts

July 07 2008 16:31 GMT

#68

Even with a Golden Mouse on the line, I still feel that BeSt is hungrier for this OSL championship. After his 1-2 loss to Stork in the Bacchus OSL he was clearly destroyed and since then there has just been this fire in his eyes whenever he steps into the booth. He's also gone 22-5 since o.o.

I also think that BeSt had a much more difficult road to the finals - he had to 3-0 the group of death with NaDa, JangBi, and Stork and then play past Much and Luxury, who everyone was starting to think was the best Zerg in the world after taking down Flash. July has looked good, but to be serious he's played maybe one or two decent opponents since his switch to STX SouL this year (Mind and Luxury).

Rock and BackHo basically handed their series to July. I just don't think there's any basis for thinking that he's in the shape that BeSt is in at this point.

Super-Toss fighting~

Kacas

Brazil3143 Posts

July 07 2008 16:56 GMT

#69

Goooo julyyyyyyy

Jayson X

Switzerland2431 Posts

July 07 2008 16:59 GMT

#70

On July 08 2008 01:31 jwd241224 wrote:
Super-Toss fighting~

Blarp. Not a protoss winning osl again! You just want everything all the time. That's the problem with you protoss fans!

Ozarugold

2716 Posts

July 07 2008 17:00 GMT

#71

The anticipation is killing me! Argh!

Plexa

Aotearoa39261 Posts

July 07 2008 17:03 GMT

#72

On July 07 2008 20:41 SilverSkyLark wrote:
Never knew that July was a Royal Road walker. So that makes them four then..

Grrr....
BoxeR
July
Jaedong..

(# Grrr... by virtue of being the first starleague winner)
# Garimto
# Boxer
# Nada
# July
# Anytime
# Savior
# Jaedong

read: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=66705

iloveHieu

United States1919 Posts

July 07 2008 17:39 GMT

#73

On July 08 2008 01:59 Jayson X wrote:

Show nested quote +

Blarp. Not a protoss winning osl again! You just want everything all the time. That's the problem with you protoss fans!

Best kick his fat ass please!

DamageControL

United States4222 Posts

July 07 2008 18:32 GMT

#74

On July 08 2008 01:59 Jayson X wrote:

Show nested quote +

Blarp. Not a protoss winning osl again! You just want everything all the time. That's the problem with you protoss fans!

We want a dominant player like you selfish terrans.

freelander

Hungary4707 Posts

July 07 2008 18:33 GMT

#75

epic shit

TheTyranid

Russian Federation4333 Posts

July 07 2008 22:49 GMT

#76

If July wins the Golden Mouse he will become arguably the best zerg in Starcraft history.

Golden Mouse with titles over a 4 year period > 3 MSL wins in 5 consecutive MSL finas + royal road? I think so!

Barbarne

Sweden458 Posts

July 07 2008 23:10 GMT

#77

On July 08 2008 01:59 Jayson X wrote:

Show nested quote +

Blarp. Not a protoss winning osl again! You just want everything all the time. That's the problem with you protoss fans!

I hope you know that the last protoss winning OSL was anytime. A guy that's supposed to retire. How is that "everything all the time"?

And BTW: Fuck protoss.

nofAcedAgent

United States952 Posts

July 07 2008 23:15 GMT

#78

Julyzerg, I know you can win!

ScarFace

United States1175 Posts

July 08 2008 06:30 GMT

#79

On July 08 2008 08:10 Barbarne wrote:

Show nested quote +

I hope you know that the last protoss winning OSL was anytime. A guy that's supposed to retire. How is that "everything all the time"?

Terran have won 11 of 23 osl finals. Protoss have won 7 of 23 osl finals. Zerg have won 5 of 23 osl finals. There first osl winner was in 2004. I think protoss can wait a little while longer.