EPT[MSL] Semifinal A, Kal vs JangBi - Page 4
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G5
United States2913 Posts
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Dazed.
Canada3301 Posts
On November 13 2008 12:53 G5 wrote: Agreed. It seemed like as more time went on, Jangbi got control of his nerves, and managed to get into his practice groove for each match up. He came over some psychological hurdle and "suddenly" his pvt was great. Now "suddenly" his pvz is great. Hes 7-0 in MSL and tearing up things left and right. This is not a coincidence. Jangbi did not turn around his pvt, his pvz, or his pvp, he just, over time, felt more natural in these match ups. And now Jangbi's true capabilities can be shown. So despite past history between these two players, despite past official games of Jangbi's pvp- expect the unexpected. The real Jangbi could show up, and we will see some of the best pvp in a long time, or he could choke and play like an amateur.Jangbi has supposedly been known as the best player in practice in Samsung (more than Stork and FBH) for a long time and is highly respected in the progaming community but has a problem with nerves on tv etc... I think he has slowly gotten over this over the last 6 months etc.. I don't know that for sure though. But what I am almost certain of is that JangBi is the better player. I hope he wins this. | ||
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FieryBalrog
United States1381 Posts
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Ver
United States2186 Posts
The last time he played a good zerg was...07-06-04, when he played Jaedong (and lost of course). Jangbi is 13-1 in his last PvZs, which is a very stellar stat, but it fails to take into account that he's played Yarnc SEVEN times, and his 'highest' quality opponent in that list is either Shark or Magma lol. I'm not saying it's bad at all, because he's doing exactly what bonjwa Bisu would do, raping a bunch of nobodies, but until he plays that good Zerg it's a shot in the dark how good he actually is. If you go through his overall stats he has played these notable opponents since June...win over Midas (not sure when Midas started sucking, but Jangbi's PvT has been quite good for awhile now.), a loss to Best, two losses to Mind, a win over a slumping Flash, another loss to Best, two losses and a win to BACKHO, a win over Iris, a win over Free, a loss to Sea, a loss to Best, and a win over slumping Stork. That's not particularly impressive. This is the second time Jangbi has lucked his way to the semis with a creampuff bracket, and I hope it's the last. Seriously, this guy is robbing us of a Bisu vs Free finals or a Jaedong vs Flash the last time (when both were at their best) by lucking out with these absurd brackets. Now maybe if he lands in that hard bracket he could prove that he deserves a top 4 placing, but the only conclusion we can draw before this semi is that he's very lucky and hasn't gotten a chance to prove himself yet. Screw MSL for removing double elim. Jangbi last time versus Kal showed great mechanical play, which is what nerves would normally affect, but also a complete lack of strategical planning, which is necessary for series wins, while Kal showed some smart play overall to take it home 3-2 (that's also how he won versus Stork). That is not affected by nerve, sorry. If Jangbi wants to win, he's going to have to come with brains or strategies from Stork this time; the other chance is to pray that Mr.inconsistent Kal has a bad day this time. Basically the outcome is in Kal's hands. Who will come? Good Kal or bad Kal? That's too hard to predict -_- | ||
p4NDemik
United States13896 Posts
I don't think Koreans would call this kid "Huhneunim" or whatever if he's just "lucking" his way to the semis. I just don't buy it. | ||
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dinmsab
Malaysia2246 Posts
 JangBi is by rewatching all his games vs  Flash (forcing flash into a draw during a time when Flash was imba), and how he stormed NaDa so badly.. for a moment NaDa thought he was playing Zeus. | ||
GHOSTCLAW
United States17042 Posts
On November 13 2008 12:14 Xusneb wrote: I predict a 4gate BO to own a 2gate->expansion BO. As for who does it to who, I have no idea... probably the crazy kal? who on earth would do this crazy all in build order anyway. edit: I was kidding... | ||
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dinmsab
Malaysia2246 Posts
On November 13 2008 14:18 waterGHOSTCLAWdragon wrote: who on earth would do this crazy all in build order anyway. Stork? | ||
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United States10328 Posts
On November 13 2008 04:44 Mastermind wrote: But on a serious note, positional imbalances could affect the outcome. We all know there are no 3 or 4 player maps that are perfectly positionally balanced. wait is Andromeda not perfectly balanced? I guess unit spawn positions are weird etc... anyway I think Jangbi will take this... his recent results have been more impressive, and I think the psychological advantage will carry him through. | ||
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Dazed.
Canada3301 Posts
That post was complete trash, in short. | ||
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baubo
China3370 Posts
Jangbi did this to Chalrenge in the PL finals. Chalrenge did this to Bisu in the PL semis. 4-gate timing attack is not that out of the ordinary. | ||
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muramasa
Canada1299 Posts
I'm rooting for Jangbi and he has the best person on earth to practice with for this march, Stork. | ||
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araav
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GHOSTCLAW
United States17042 Posts
On November 13 2008 16:45 araav wrote: where is the "none" option? 2 boring noones. pshhht this is going to be boring Well one of them needs to win- you can't really pick none. (I suppose unless we're talking about the finals winner, in which case I'de need to go with the winner of bisu/free (bisu, if anyone cares -_-) | ||
disciple
9070 Posts
On November 13 2008 16:45 araav wrote: where is the "none" option? 2 boring noones. pshhht this is going to be boring ask the economists - thats the main problem with the aggregation of the welfare. You cant find a way to put the preferences of the ppl all together | ||
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Descent
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Tensai176
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Malongo
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Mastermind
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GHOSTCLAW
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