EPTPower Rank 12/01/2009 - Page 12
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Holgerius
Sweden16951 Posts
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TwoToneTerran
United States8841 Posts
Jaedong gets Firefist then Flash, though, which is also kind of tough. | ||
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SuperArc
Austria7781 Posts
On December 14 2009 01:14 TwoToneTerran wrote: Haha, poor Flash, has to play Zero in MSL Ro16 and Jaedong in OSL ro8 the next day. Jaedong gets Firefist then Flash, though, which is also kind of tough. wow, Jaedong has the chance to eliminate 2/3 of KT while KT has the chance to eliminate JD lol | ||
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Cpadolf
Sweden1199 Posts
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wswordsmen
United States987 Posts
On December 14 2009 01:31 SuperArc wrote: wow, Jaedong has the chance to eliminate 2/3 of KT while KT has the chance to eliminate JD lol On the bright side (for Flash) they are both Zerg, and Flash is practicing vs. Zerg for PL so he will be only be playing one match up. On the other hand game 1 vs Jaedong is going to be his 3rd vZ this week meaning he will need to give Jaedong a lot of information to study for their match. | ||
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Holgerius
Sweden16951 Posts
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Cpadolf
Sweden1199 Posts
On December 14 2009 02:05 Holgerius wrote: Jaedong vs Flash should've been a Bo5 final, and they should both have had a week free to practise for it. I just came a little just by imagining it. Yup, would have easily been the most epic match since Nada vs Savior at Shinhan 3 (as far as hype goes at least). There is still a decent possibility that it will happen in the MSL though, with JD and Flash both looking near invincible lately and the Ro8 bracket being sorted after KeSPA ranking  | ||
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SuperArc
Austria7781 Posts
On December 14 2009 03:25 Cpadolf wrote: Yup, would have easily been the most epic match since Nada vs Savior at Shinhan 3 (as far as hype goes at least). There is still a decent possibility that it will happen in the MSL though, with JD and Flash both looking near invincible lately and the Ro8 bracket being sorted after KeSPA ranking Unfortunately JD said he wants to focus on MSL and I'd guess Flash would take OSL more important. | ||
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TwoToneTerran
United States8841 Posts
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ndralcasid
United States524 Posts
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nonduc
Russian Federation405 Posts
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Djabanete
United States2786 Posts
On December 14 2009 05:05 nonduc wrote: Yes, JD wants a Gold Badge, his collection is still incomplete, — but he didn’t say what he don’t want a Platinum Mouse. Nada is still the G.O.A.T., but Jaedong is hot on his heels. If anyone can win a Platinum Mouse it's Jaedong. But he needs some MSLs too. | ||
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Orbifold
United States1922 Posts
On December 14 2009 05:33 Djabanete wrote: Nada is still the G.O.A.T., but Jaedong is hot on his heels. If anyone can win a Platinum Mouse it's Jaedong. But he needs some MSLs too. Players are much better now than when Nada was in his prime. JD vs prime Nada would be a complete rape. | ||
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TwoToneTerran
United States8841 Posts
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Holgerius
Sweden16951 Posts
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Djabanete
United States2786 Posts
On December 14 2009 06:37 Orbifold wrote: Players are much better now than when Nada was in his prime. JD vs prime Nada would be a complete rape. I meant in terms of trophy count rather than skill, obviously. Edit: Also this is a discussion that should stay well out of the PR thread. I was just expressing admiration for Jaedong, not trying to start one of these pointless old vs new discussions. | ||
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nonduc
Russian Federation405 Posts
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Warrior Madness
Canada3791 Posts
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Musoeun
United States4324 Posts
On December 12 2009 02:33 SuperArc wrote: Sea is only playing in PL which means he can put all his practice in 1-2 games a week. As a player of his skill I'd expect him to perform at JD/Flash's level. A PL only player should never deserve to get into the top5 imo. When PL was a side-show to "justify" teams and give greater exposure, this would have made sense. When PL is day in and day out, five days a week, two matches a week most of the time, the argument starts to be a little shakier. Think about the OSL. We're down to a round of 8: look who's in it. I'd expect Sea to be able to beat Movie, Shine, and Pure at the moment, and maybe even Calm. And he already beat Stork. I don't know about a hypothetical best-of-five for these matches (although I still think Sea would win, I can't pass expert judgement or anything), but at some point a supposed "accomplishment" of a Starleague player just isn't enough to justify calling him a better player than a PL-only player who's playing better SC. Case in point: I'm looking at you, type-b, and the August power rank. EffOrt is in the top 5. He crashed and burned and died in the Starleagues' mid-rounds (just like this time around), but his PL performance was absolutely stellar. Of course, I'm sure the fact that it was playoffs-time helped the case, but still. type-b sacrificed some PL games to make the Round of 8 in the OSL, and then took out Leta... for 10th place on the PR. I also don't buy the scheduling argument. Sure Flash (or whoever) has to prepare for three (or five) games in addition to Proleague duties. But it's not an every-day thing. It's not an every week thing. The sheer grind of Proleague offsets, to me, the intensity of a SL match. Look at everybody's current favorite whipping boy, fantasy. With time to prepare, he goes toe-to-toe with Jaedong. With the grind, he loses big games to BAD Zergs. (In contrast, Flash deals with the grind much better but when he's not in Ultimate Weapon mode he cracks under SL pressure. The only "complete" player playing right now is Jaedong, and even he broke in the PL finals.) | ||
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Orbifold
United States1922 Posts
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