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Kyir
Profile Joined June 2011
United States1047 Posts
June 03 2016 18:07 GMT
#1501
So... not a good day for Secret, huh?
sweatbomb
Profile Joined September 2014
Sweden469 Posts
June 03 2016 18:08 GMT
#1502
On June 04 2016 02:59 Jaaaaasper wrote:
So Secret has three choices. Kick EE, make Puppey captain and go with a more reliable (but with lower upside) carry player, aknowledge that their roster is super talented, but may take time to gel and hold the course, or let EE continue to assemble super star rosters, make dumb decisions, and rebuild every couple of tournaments.


Puppey is the captain.
sweatbomb
Profile Joined September 2014
Sweden469 Posts
June 03 2016 18:12 GMT
#1503
On June 04 2016 00:50 Shaella wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 04 2016 00:49 Kabras wrote:
On June 04 2016 00:45 Shaella wrote:
i mean i claimed EG is gonna win so they better not make me look retarded

u also called bulba a good offlaner so it's kinda late for that. might as well say w/e you want now xD

Bulba is quite literally the best offlaner in the world currently.


If he lived on Mars he would be the best offlaner on that world. Back on planet earth he is very average.
Jaaaaasper
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
United States10225 Posts
June 03 2016 18:16 GMT
#1504
On June 04 2016 03:08 sweatbomb wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 04 2016 02:59 Jaaaaasper wrote:
So Secret has three choices. Kick EE, make Puppey captain and go with a more reliable (but with lower upside) carry player, aknowledge that their roster is super talented, but may take time to gel and hold the course, or let EE continue to assemble super star rosters, make dumb decisions, and rebuild every couple of tournaments.


Puppey is the captain.

EE drafts, and EE makes roster decisions. How is Puppey the captain?
Hey do you want to hear a joke? Chinese production value. | I thought he had a aegis- Ayesee | When did 7ing mad last have a good game, 2012?
fourthirds
Profile Joined July 2010
Canada132 Posts
June 03 2016 18:18 GMT
#1505
I missed most of the Group A&B games yesterday - any particular games that are worth watching?
Hydrolisko
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
Vanuatu1659 Posts
June 03 2016 18:22 GMT
#1506
wow so Newbee cleaned house huh? Poor CoL. Didn't see the games but can only imagine by those scores.
sweatbomb
Profile Joined September 2014
Sweden469 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-06-03 18:26:27
June 03 2016 18:23 GMT
#1507
On June 04 2016 03:16 Jaaaaasper wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 04 2016 03:08 sweatbomb wrote:
On June 04 2016 02:59 Jaaaaasper wrote:
So Secret has three choices. Kick EE, make Puppey captain and go with a more reliable (but with lower upside) carry player, aknowledge that their roster is super talented, but may take time to gel and hold the course, or let EE continue to assemble super star rosters, make dumb decisions, and rebuild every couple of tournaments.


Puppey is the captain.

EE drafts, and EE makes roster decisions. How is Puppey the captain?


No he doesn't. Puppey is drafting. EE was in the chair for ONE game today and that was while the whole team was standing behind him. As in they were drafting together. ALL other games that this Secret roster has played Puppey was the drafter.

The only time Secret had another captain than Puppey was back in Secret 2.0 when S4 was drafting.
spudde123
Profile Joined February 2012
4814 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-06-03 18:29:02
June 03 2016 18:28 GMT
#1508
On June 04 2016 03:16 Jaaaaasper wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 04 2016 03:08 sweatbomb wrote:
On June 04 2016 02:59 Jaaaaasper wrote:
So Secret has three choices. Kick EE, make Puppey captain and go with a more reliable (but with lower upside) carry player, aknowledge that their roster is super talented, but may take time to gel and hold the course, or let EE continue to assemble super star rosters, make dumb decisions, and rebuild every couple of tournaments.


Puppey is the captain.

EE drafts, and EE makes roster decisions. How is Puppey the captain?


Pretty sure EE is not making any sort of roster decisions on his own accord in a team that Puppey partly owns. Obviously he is involved but this assigning of blame on him alone for the change is questionable at best.

And as far as drafting goes, I think EE drafted against NaVi (where they were indeed all behind him) but they changed back to Puppey for the Wings series. And Puppey has drafted in previous events.
Jaaaaasper
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
United States10225 Posts
June 03 2016 18:29 GMT
#1509
On June 04 2016 03:23 sweatbomb wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 04 2016 03:16 Jaaaaasper wrote:
On June 04 2016 03:08 sweatbomb wrote:
On June 04 2016 02:59 Jaaaaasper wrote:
So Secret has three choices. Kick EE, make Puppey captain and go with a more reliable (but with lower upside) carry player, aknowledge that their roster is super talented, but may take time to gel and hold the course, or let EE continue to assemble super star rosters, make dumb decisions, and rebuild every couple of tournaments.


Puppey is the captain.

EE drafts, and EE makes roster decisions. How is Puppey the captain?


No he doesn't. Puppey is drafting. EE was in the chair for ONE game today and that was while the whole team was standing behind him. As in they were drafting together. ALL other games that this Secret roster has played Puppey was the drafter.

The only time Secret had another captain than Puppey was back in Secret 2.0 when S4 was drafting.

EE's hand was on the mouse both games, thus EE was drafting.
Hey do you want to hear a joke? Chinese production value. | I thought he had a aegis- Ayesee | When did 7ing mad last have a good game, 2012?
spudde123
Profile Joined February 2012
4814 Posts
June 03 2016 18:44 GMT
#1510
On June 04 2016 03:29 Jaaaaasper wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 04 2016 03:23 sweatbomb wrote:
On June 04 2016 03:16 Jaaaaasper wrote:
On June 04 2016 03:08 sweatbomb wrote:
On June 04 2016 02:59 Jaaaaasper wrote:
So Secret has three choices. Kick EE, make Puppey captain and go with a more reliable (but with lower upside) carry player, aknowledge that their roster is super talented, but may take time to gel and hold the course, or let EE continue to assemble super star rosters, make dumb decisions, and rebuild every couple of tournaments.


Puppey is the captain.

EE drafts, and EE makes roster decisions. How is Puppey the captain?


No he doesn't. Puppey is drafting. EE was in the chair for ONE game today and that was while the whole team was standing behind him. As in they were drafting together. ALL other games that this Secret roster has played Puppey was the drafter.

The only time Secret had another captain than Puppey was back in Secret 2.0 when S4 was drafting.

EE's hand was on the mouse both games, thus EE was drafting.


In the NaVi series he was. In the Wings series they were all in their own seats and as far as I saw Puppey had the crown.

Not that it is even that relevant, Puppey drafted earlier tournaments. If they try out a different drafter the simple explanation is that it just wasn't working in their games, rather than him somehow not getting to be captain in his own team.
Dracolich70
Profile Joined May 2011
Denmark3820 Posts
June 03 2016 19:04 GMT
#1511
On June 04 2016 02:16 Azarkon wrote:
They lost two, and in case we want to bring in the Western Europe, America, and Eastern Europe difference, then:

Eastern Europe: 2 teams
Western Europe: 2 teams
America: 2 teams
China: 2 teams

Eastern Europe: 1 team went through
Western Europe: 1 team went through
America: 1 team went through
China: 1 team went through

Which is as even as it gets.

But that's with the idea that a team with four Europeans is an American team, lelz.

Today will be:

Western Europe: 2 teams
America: 1 team
Southeast Asia: 2 teams
Korea: 1 team
China: 2 teams

Which is a lot less even than what we just saw.
I like this approach much better than what you did first.
LiangHao
Dracolich70
Profile Joined May 2011
Denmark3820 Posts
June 03 2016 19:08 GMT
#1512
Drafts is only a very smal problem with Secret. It is nearly impossible for them to have a style with their composition that is viable. Several players need to be other kinds of players in order for it to work.
LiangHao
Elyvilon
Profile Joined August 2008
United States13143 Posts
June 03 2016 20:44 GMT
#1513
rip Empire

I guess it's okay, this was apparently a hard group
Liquipedia
Sn0_Man
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
Tebellong44238 Posts
June 03 2016 20:48 GMT
#1514
On June 04 2016 05:44 Elyvilon wrote:
rip Empire

I guess it's okay, this was apparently a hard group

newbee and og are both top 6 at least imo so yeah
beating col was good!
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Geisterkarle
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Germany3257 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-06-03 21:53:54
June 03 2016 21:53 GMT
#1515
On June 04 2016 03:18 fourthirds wrote:
I missed most of the Group A&B games yesterday - any particular games that are worth watching?

Second game of NaVi-DC!
But have time for that!
There can only be one Geisterkarle
the bear jew
Profile Joined August 2014
United States3674 Posts
June 03 2016 23:42 GMT
#1516
On June 04 2016 06:53 Geisterkarle wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 04 2016 03:18 fourthirds wrote:
I missed most of the Group A&B games yesterday - any particular games that are worth watching?

Second game of NaVi-DC!
But have time for that!


Watching it now, such an epic game.
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