[NA LCS] Week 1 - Page 66

On February 08 2013 21:32 Volband wrote:

Wouldn't been any different, TSM never practices. Just compare their statements to the regular Korean statements after a loss. Koreans always say they will practice harder, TSM always says they will practice. All they do is selling themselves in streams. Good Guy Dyrus, General OddOne, etc., they are really good trademarks, but being funny in solo queue won't get them too far. Obviously they scrim sometimes, but TSM is regarded far the laziest team in NA.

Also, Reginald still can't play and won't ever be useful again, but that's not a surprise for anyone. Dying with Kha'Zix with 2 long swords vs a Ryze with only tear? Like really? Typical Regi mentality that he tries to pick up the actual "OP" champions, but he's just bad. Gragas, TF, Diana, Kayle, Kha... he even failed with the IPL 5 facewrecker Diana. He was like 90 cs behind Link, while even HotShot crawled back to Dyrus in CS numbers. The funniest thing (maybe in tie with the 1000 ELO fail Kha'Zix jump) was when he flashed into Doublelift even though he was already in AA range. Like what the hell, did no one tell Regi Kayle is ranged when she activates her E? He did it twice, though one time he might flashed to Q him, I can't quite recall, but still, terrible.

Regi has to step down (he won't) or at least play champions he is actually comfortable with (unlikely), and TSM has to finally live up to all their "WE WILL PRACTICE MORE GUYS" promises. So annoying seeing them acting on their streams (compare "streamOddOne" to "I'm in state of the league OddOne so I won't say a single word because I'm afraid, and if you mention Saint's name I will quit"), crushed in tournaments, then making excuses and promises. That's why I like Curse: if they suck they just plainly and simply say they suck. They are lazy as well, but the individual members are forcing each other to practice hard because they actually care and are annoyed that they perform bad. Maybe they do it in a Cursey Shore manner, but who cares, it's still more constructive.

Fun Fact: they dropped TRM for not agreeing with the stricter practice regime. That guy could still outperform Regi any day (not that it's hard or something, just saying) on mid lane and could be much more useful. Yes, even with his AP/Hybrid Teemo (which Regi tried as well, but... oh well, of course he failed).

On February 09 2013 04:04 overt wrote:
TSM's had two chances to go to Korea. They turned both of them down so that they could stay at home and stream. They used to drop out of online tournaments that refused to let them stream because the prize pool was small and they wanted to make more money streaming.

TSM has shown before that when they tryhard and practice seriously they can do really well in the NA scene. But both CLG and Dignitas (and maybe even Curse) have had more success than them on the international stage. If all they care about is making the most money then their current strategy is probably the best one. But if they care about being good and being relevant in the international scene they need to get back into the shape they were in when they had that Jonas guy coaching them.

On February 09 2013 04:49 GhandiEAGLE wrote:
I think we are being a little too extreme, if you remember, they crushed Vulcan and are still the favorite over a lot of stronger teams. However, they should be able to do better, and I have been saying for awhile that Regi just hasn't made a smart pick in awhile
I feel like the only way I would accept a new mid is if Regi retired though, because I just can't imagine TSM actively kicking someone off of the team

On February 09 2013 05:53 monx wrote:


well they might be the 4th team NA now behind CLG, Curse and GGU.

Quite sad but deserved. Those guys have no real chemistry imo