On December 31 2011 05:12 Torte de Lini wrote: (thank you)
I feel like you're quoting Moneyball here. In any case, I inquired to SK whether they'd widen their team and they said: "It has to make sense". The direction most foreign team organizations are going is mainly Koreans anyways. So, whether or not your rationale is the way to go, most are going for shortcuts anyways and what they sense would get their organization on the mainstage and exposure. You can scout for up and coming talent or you can pave a big money road and just buy or "partner" up with Korean teams/players.
I have never seen Moneyball.
I also contacted SK a long time ago about the same thing and they informed me "they don't pay for talent scouting" because "We have people that do that for free". Seems to have worked out well for them.........
Also there is A LOT of up and coming talent even in the Korean scene, but unless a person knows how to spot it correct they won't notice until it's too late.
There is a reason every major sport ever has dedicated talent scouts, it's not like something that has never happened before. Teams that continue to ignore that aspect are the ones that will be relegated to positions like SK.
On December 31 2011 04:54 Diamond wrote: This is why big teams with good budgets who know nothing about SC2 need to actually hire a real talent scout full time instead of just relying on "free advice".
This. I feel like LG suffered similar issues, nice budget, okay team. No management.
On December 31 2011 05:37 Torte de Lini wrote: Lazarus Gaming
I thought they shut down because the kid with the money who owned the team basically got bored and decided to disband the team and go back to software development (or whatever it was he did to make money)
On December 31 2011 05:37 Torte de Lini wrote: Lazarus Gaming
I thought they shut down because the kid with the money who owned the team basically got bored and decided to disband the team and go back to software development (or whatever it was he did to make money)
Well that was one reason the second one was the team was not really going anywhere or winning anything. There was no ROI, and at the point LG was just a pure money dump. If the team had been fincially viable I bet he might have got a dedicated manager for it.
I remember them signing some players but I can't remember any of those players doing much of anything and I don't think I saw them in any team tournaments. This really isn't that surprising, but it sucks for all the people who were on their team.
so long as NaVi has dendi, I'll be a fan. Not every team needs to be involved in SC2, sucks because it grows this game but NaVi are killers in eSports so I'm fine with them staying where they are.
too many teams just don't hire decent management and pay them well, because they try to devote their ressources to their players. I can't say that I am particularly sad when a team disbands (I wouldn't say disband for NaVi, but rather withdraw), because I feel that it's the same for a company. If a company doesn't run well, and you don't have a plan how to fix that, you might aswell let it go bankrupt.
On December 31 2011 07:18 Snorkle wrote: Didnt reallyhave high hopes for them after this thread. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=268614 good luck in the future, hope they get their act together and take sc2 seriously if they decide to reenter the scene.
And yeah, I totally had the same feeling. I felt like that there was a major lack of motivation.
I guess that they will really put some serious money up front next year, grabbing some top notch players. I would kill to see NaVi MMA! Yeah, I know its not gonna happen.
On December 31 2011 01:28 The_13abyKnight wrote: I'm not going back to DotA 2, I'm currently looking for a good team to join. I am practicing very hard now, quit school 1 month ago and I believe 2012 will be a good year for me, in SC2.
That's a little sad to hear ):, but good luck in SC2, been a big fan of you for a long time! :D
EPT
hope babyknight gets picked up by a good team
