On May 10 2012 06:35 mrRoflpwn wrote:
MVP!!! he's got this! I refuse to acknowledge any protoss gsl champion besides MC. MVP has to pull through! Gotta prove the haters wrong.

his time has passed unfortunately. time for the new guys to shine!!!

oneill12

Romania1222 Posts

May 09 2012 21:38 GMT

#166

BE SERIOUS HERO WILL WIN!!! FIGHTING!

Vei

United States2845 Posts

May 09 2012 21:48 GMT

#167

god the writing on TL for articles like these is so sick
i always can't resist posting a compliment

Qaatar

1409 Posts

May 09 2012 21:53 GMT

#168

On May 10 2012 06:22 4ZakeN87 wrote:
Wow seems to be lot of cheering for MVP, dont really get it, he has not played that great so far. I say he is pretty lucky to even be in the round of 4. Also is it not more fun to see a new player have success?

Ah well personally I think he will go 0-3 aganist Parting, as I have not seen anything in this GSL season that made me believe otherwise.

Look at the post right below yours. Should explain it all.

Anyways, on MVP's current condition: his wrists don't allow him to practice very much, don't allow him to continuously play for very long without experiencing pain, and he is about to go under - or is already in - physical therapy. He's essentially become the underdog due to his injury, and it seems like many people want to cheer for the underdog, especially one who has transformed from a dominant champion just a few months ago to one who wants to end games as fast as possible. In other words, I don't think people are cheering for MVP's current level of play so much as they are rooting for MVP the player.

After all, in a certain sense, that's what happened to Naniwa as well. Let's not pretend like Naniwa was displaying any scintillating play in the Ro32 or the Ro16 either. Sure, he was solid, but a large part of it was the 'foreigner hope' factor -- that was why so many rooted for him.

And, no, I think far more people cheered for the Celtics/Lakers/Bulls/Man U./Barca/Steelers/Yankees/etc. dynasties than whatever new challenger to the throne. Yes, people cheer for the underdog, but overall, dominance seems to be preferred over randomness.

aznball123

2759 Posts

May 09 2012 21:53 GMT

#169

3-0 Parting
3-1 Squirtle, even though I voted for HerO, hope he practiced and made superb plans for his PvP :\

stAMy

Norway30 Posts

May 09 2012 21:54 GMT

#170

FOR FUCK SAKE GO MVP FIGHTING!!!! Show the haters how to play starcraft and win 3-0! You will melt every terran heart if you do so.

HoRiZoNWiReLeSs

United States9 Posts

May 09 2012 21:55 GMT

#171

Im gonna have to go with Hero and Parting. I notice that all of these people are korean.

ES.Genie

Germany1370 Posts

May 09 2012 21:55 GMT

#172

Yeah why would we cheer for a person as amazing as Mvp? Some people...

caydus

United States14 Posts

May 09 2012 22:02 GMT

#173

can't everyone except MVP advance? :[

SKiller

Poland39 Posts

May 09 2012 22:04 GMT

#174

GoGo MVP and HerO!

Luepert

United States1933 Posts

May 09 2012 22:07 GMT

#175

MVP, nuff said. Despite slumping hard, and it being his worst MU, he still have more wins and less losses vs toss than parting does vs terran.

Darkthorn

Romania912 Posts

May 09 2012 22:09 GMT

#176

I really hope MVP can do well...4th championship incoming!!!

Sabu113

United States11048 Posts

May 09 2012 22:11 GMT

#177

Parting should crush Mvp. He'll lose a game due to some stupid 1 base collosus rush. Otherwise, he decimates Mvp.

Go go Hero! I for some reason keep on expecting Squirtle to fail... and he doesn't. The way you talked about his run... I almost want him to win it.

Almost.

Except (P)