.

Tune in and see Morg Leone vs Ziggs Sej bot, with HLE looking ~~back in form~~ like they don't know how to play the game, not sure what to make of this.

evilfatsh1t

Australia8782 Posts

July 15 2021 08:04 GMT

#42

so some huge news before t1 vs kt which is that daeny and zefa got fired.
i think its unprecedented? in the lol scene where coaches have been fired mid season so this should be interesting to see, especially given the firing took place in the summer split.
personally i was of the opinion that daeny wasnt cut out for the job so i think its a good thing this happened but since there isnt a formal replacement i guess well have to see whether this decision was for the best

DarkCore

Germany4194 Posts

July 15 2021 10:14 GMT

#43

Well T1 looked good today so the pitchforks won't come out quite yet. Then again, it was only KT... crazy to imagine we once looked forward to the Telecom war.

NS confirmed my suspicion today that they might be the 2nd best team in the LCK. DK look better than the past few weeks, but NS is just doing everything right: good macro, good mechanics, good drafting. HLE and T1 should take notes.

Right now, I think LCK World seeds are (mostly unsurprising):

- GenG
- NS
- DK
- T1 or HLE

That last placement is a big iffy, tbh I wouldn't be surprised if both teams fall flat and lose to a mid tier team like AF or Sandbox. But they seem to be on upwards trends, so there is hope.

DarkCore

Germany4194 Posts

July 17 2021 10:37 GMT

#44

Putting Chovy on Lulu duty to support a poor performing Deft is pure blasphemy.

G3 Keria: Look at me, I'm the carry now.

evilfatsh1t

Australia8782 Posts

July 17 2021 14:18 GMT

#45

finally t1 beats dwg. i dont even remember the last time this happened.
and so far daenys firing proving to be a good choice! yay t1

chipmonklord17

United States11944 Posts

July 17 2021 15:28 GMT

#46

I assume that LCK is doing Champion, 1st in Points, 2nd in Points, Winner of Gauntlet as their 4 seeds this year so T1 is in insanely good shape to make it. Assuming that its another Gen.G vs Damwon finals they both claim Champion/1st in points. With DRX and Hanwha trending downward their only real competition for the 2nd in points seed would be Nongshim.

It'll be really really embarrassing if T1 fuck this one up

AzAlexZ

Australia3303 Posts

July 19 2021 18:31 GMT

#47

LMAO Daeny and Zefa get fired and T1 gets their first 2-0 weekend and beat Damwon for the first time this year. Guess this is kinda confusing but if this means Faker nd T1 are winning then I am happy

DarkCore

Germany4194 Posts

July 20 2021 15:40 GMT

#48

If they keep this up, they are likely to clinch the 4th LCK seed to Worlds. They look much better than other mid tier LCK teams, and HLE is a burning train wreck (not to mention 3 wins behind T1 now). I think GenG will win the split, DK will grab second seed with points, and then T1/NS breeze through qualifiers. Only upset I can see is NS wins the split, I don't think DK has it in them.

evilfatsh1t

Australia8782 Posts

July 22 2021 14:46 GMT

#49

for me the difference in performance by t1 with and without daeny is like light and day. faker actually making calls again and using the space in the map to the fullest and the team looks so much more stable throughout all stages of the game. before, after 20mins 1 death would be a smooth collapse and dead nexus and faker hugging his team more than splitting where he can.
this split is looking pretty interesting. gen g loses, dk with bad form and t1 on the rise again. despite ns' performances i honestly dont think that they will clutch it in a bo5 against any of gen g, dk or t1. theres a good chance that t1 actually wins this split if things keep going this way

AdsMoFro

Japan4761 Posts

July 22 2021 14:48 GMT

#50

Well. T1 are good again. I'm dreaming for Worlds for Faker.

Yorbon

Netherlands4272 Posts

July 22 2021 18:56 GMT

#51

On July 22 2021 23:48 AdsMoFro wrote:
Well. T1 are good again. I'm dreaming for Worlds for Faker.

Faker should win worlds just once more. Right now he's tied with Bengi for most times champions, iirc.

AzAlexZ

Australia3303 Posts

July 22 2021 21:00 GMT

#52

On July 23 2021 03:56 Yorbon wrote:

Show nested quote +

Faker should win worlds just once more. Right now he's tied with Bengi for most times champions, iirc.

yeah cuz they won the 3 trophies together

DarkCore

Germany4194 Posts

July 23 2021 13:31 GMT

#53

I do sometimes wonder if we will ever get a player with a track record like Faker. The biggest stars right now have pitifully short records, even Ruler and ShowMaker have only won Worlds once and LCK a few times. There's a new top team in LPL basically every split, and G2 hasn't won Worlds, NA is NA. If he wins Worlds one more time, he should be safely GOAT.

Yorbon

Netherlands4272 Posts

July 23 2021 14:59 GMT

#54

I don't disagree, but Faker's the only real option for GOAT at this point already in my opinion, although I'm a pretty big Faker fan.

DarkCore

Germany4194 Posts

July 23 2021 16:32 GMT

#55

I meant it more like another win would make his record insurmountable, he's already my GOAT as well. Ironically, with how competitive LPL and LCK have become, it's basically impossible for a team to dominate for as long as T1 did, even if this game is around for another decade it would be hard to top Faker's trophy-case.

evilfatsh1t

Australia8782 Posts

July 23 2021 17:25 GMT

#56

faker is easily goat right now. he still has a chance to add to his lck tallies and his last title wasnt even that long ago.
main thing for me is he would silence so many people who called him washed up and he gets to retire on a high, even if he doesnt retire immediately after a worlds win.
undoubtedly the best at his peak but also to be the best for as long as he was is comparable to messi/ronaldo

AdsMoFro

Japan4761 Posts

July 24 2021 12:41 GMT

#57

Effort's Baron steal to save the series against his old team...you can't script this shit

evilfatsh1t

Australia8782 Posts

July 24 2021 15:41 GMT

#58

On July 24 2021 21:41 AdsMoFro wrote:
Effort's Baron steal to save the series against his old team...you can't script this shit

man from a t1 fans perspective that whole sequence was frustrating as fuck. 3 guys couldnt be bothered to destroy one fking control ward, knowing that they dont have smite. the chances of effort pulling it off was slim but its not THAT slim when he gets to perfectly see how much dmg youre doing. for fucks sake

DarkCore

Germany4194 Posts

July 25 2021 11:03 GMT

#59

GenG must be very unhappy with this weeks results. Would be crazy if NS finished the split in 1st place, that's DWG/GRF/ROX level of performance for a new team, would have never expected it based on their Spring results. So happy for Peanut, guess he's finally found a way to shut up his haters.

DarkCore

Germany4194 Posts

July 29 2021 11:12 GMT

#60

It is somewhat ironic that ShowMaker and Chovy are on crappy teams, meanwhile Fly and Faker are on an upswing. Also didn't realize Fly has played enough to reach 1000 kills.

AF look surprisingly good, honestly they have a decent chance for Worlds. But man, LCK is such a mess this split, every veteran top team has swung between good and super bad almost every 2 weeks. Right now it's GenG and DK, and that's why NS is 1st while Sandbox and AF have crept up the standings.