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Power Rank 04/10/2009

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FakeSteve[TPR]
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Valhalla18444 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-10 09:22:43
April 10 2009 08:35 GMT
#1
Close, but No Cigar

Zero: Zero is good, but not very often. ZvZ ain't enough. This should be pretty clear to everyone, despite the MSL Semifinal he tried to play in.

Light: Improving, but not currently in an environment that is really conducive to breaking far into individual leagues. He did what he could to pull MBC out of their Winner's League hole, but his losses were usually pretty tragic.

There's always been a certain level of promise about Light, often completely overlooked because of the high expectations everyone always has of Sea. He isn't playing as good as this top ten, though.

Leta: Playing like ass. Why he's decided to adjust his winning formula I don't understand. He is taking more risks, but doesn't have the mechanics or game sense to back them up. Stick to what works, man. Predictability is not something Leta needs to worry about.

More to come
Moderatormy tatsu loops r fuckin nice
hk2717
Profile Joined July 2008
123 Posts
April 10 2009 08:36 GMT
#2
Yay, return of the king, LJD!
skronch
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States2717 Posts
April 10 2009 08:36 GMT
#3
WOOOO NEW POWER RANK!!

Thanks fakesteve!
FakeSteve[TPR]
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Valhalla18444 Posts
April 10 2009 08:47 GMT
#4
i also wrote a fancy newspost go check it out
Moderatormy tatsu loops r fuckin nice
myrmidon2537
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Philippines2188 Posts
April 10 2009 08:48 GMT
#5
Awesome rank Steve. Makes sense to me
IPT.PromilKid: I'm only good at Marvel
TheTyranid
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
Russian Federation4333 Posts
April 10 2009 08:57 GMT
#6
Nada the greatest player of all time? Boxer would have something to say to that.

He is definitely the most successful progamer though.
Dice
Profile Joined April 2009
Korea (South)926 Posts
April 10 2009 08:59 GMT
#7
Awesome. Thank you FakeSteve for all your time and effort. Great to see JD back on top by the way.
lxginverse
Profile Joined May 2008
Monaco1506 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-10 09:04:37
April 10 2009 09:02 GMT
#8
yeah Zerg rules 1-2 Luxury fckn [GsP]

CNBC for Light pls
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Aesop
Profile Joined October 2007
Hungary11305 Posts
April 10 2009 09:03 GMT
#9
hmm, more CBNC: Leta and Light for starters, as they both dropped out of the rank? Apart from that I am fine with the placement.
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Plexa
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Aotearoa39261 Posts
April 10 2009 09:10 GMT
#10
What do you think about Light steve
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Profile Blog Joined July 2007
New Zealand6138 Posts
April 10 2009 09:11 GMT
#11
NaDa is a hero. He never gives up. I'd say he's like a machine but he's not, he's better than a machine. That guy continues to amaze me. Every time I think he's finally down for the count, he comes back swinging harder than ever.
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MuffinDude
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States3837 Posts
April 10 2009 09:14 GMT
#12
Fantasy played so perfectly the first two games that I thought he was going to win the third, but that didn't happen and I do believe that Jaedong is bonjwa material, even though he lost to skyhigh. And jangbi, go for a gold next time! =P
Zerg can be so abusive sometimes | third member of the "loli is not a crime club" PM konadora to join!
FakeSteve[TPR]
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Valhalla18444 Posts
April 10 2009 09:19 GMT
#13
On April 10 2009 18:10 Plexa wrote:
What do you think about Light steve


Improving, but not currently in an environment that is really conducive to breaking far into individual leagues. He did what he could to pull MBC out of their Winner's League hole, but his losses were usually pretty tragic.

There's always been a certain level of promise about Light, often completely overlooked because of the high expectations everyone always has of Sea. He isn't playing as good as this top ten, though.
Moderatormy tatsu loops r fuckin nice
Geo.Rion
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
7377 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-10 09:25:29
April 10 2009 09:20 GMT
#14
i dont agree on Luxury's ZvP being that good, his placement is justified though.
My toughts on the finals: jangbi is a very strong toss, but not the best against Z, certanely not weak, i dont think he's even top 3, debatable

Game 1: Sim-city mistake, what the hell Jangbi, not even B teamers do this kind of mistakes, with lingrunby he killed 8 probes and the forge once again. Jangbi still was in that, til he decided is fun to send a ctrl group of units in lurkers sunkens spores lings and whatnot at Lux's natural
Game 2: What a letdown, Luxury opened very strong teching hive, having presence on the map, and when Jangbi moves out instead of denieing the next expo or flanking the mian army he sends 2 groups of cracklings to die for nothing..
Game 3 ling runby, you cant blame Jangbi, that was nice, but than with 7-8 lings he barely killed any probes. Ok, he done the dmg, but the best ZvP player should rape the probes with that many lings. Jangbi tought he's smart and gone 2 stargate, gg
Game 4 Nicely done really, this was beautiful, Luxury played it perfect, jangbi didnt but that's not Lux's fault

other than that, very nicely done, pity it's this late
"Protoss is a joke" Liquid`Jinro Okt.1. 2011
Geo.Rion
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
7377 Posts
April 10 2009 09:21 GMT
#15
Oh, and put Leta in CBNC imo, i dont think he seemed weak when he got dropped from the Leauges, still very strong player
"Protoss is a joke" Liquid`Jinro Okt.1. 2011
FakeSteve[TPR]
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Valhalla18444 Posts
April 10 2009 09:24 GMT
#16
hey Geo.Rion: I can taste your tears, crying about how late the Power Rank is. They are salty, and they are making me dumber. Cry out the dumb, Geo.Rion. Cry it all out.
Moderatormy tatsu loops r fuckin nice
Geo.Rion
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
7377 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-04-10 09:29:33
April 10 2009 09:27 GMT
#17
On April 10 2009 18:24 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote:
hey Geo.Rion: I can taste your tears, crying about how late the Power Rank is. They are salty, and they are making me dumber. Cry out the dumb, Geo.Rion. Cry it all out.


answering maybe the main part of my comment not the PostScriptum?

and btw it's strange you are offended when s1 is complaining about you being late, best defence is attack, right?
"Protoss is a joke" Liquid`Jinro Okt.1. 2011
DoX.)
Profile Joined December 2008
Singapore6164 Posts
April 10 2009 09:32 GMT
#18
YEA NADA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FakeSteve[TPR]
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Valhalla18444 Posts
April 10 2009 09:34 GMT
#19
On April 10 2009 18:27 Geo.Rion wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 10 2009 18:24 FakeSteve[TPR] wrote:
hey Geo.Rion: I can taste your tears, crying about how late the Power Rank is. They are salty, and they are making me dumber. Cry out the dumb, Geo.Rion. Cry it all out.


answering maybe the main part of my comment not the PostScriptum?

and btw it's strange you are offended when s1 is complaining about you being late, best defence is attack, right?


I'm not offended, I am suggesting that you are a crying baby
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Klive5ive
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom6056 Posts
April 10 2009 09:40 GMT
#20
On April 10 2009 18:20 Geo.Rion wrote:
i dont agree on Luxury's ZvP being that good, his placement is justified though.
My toughts on the finals: jangbi is a very strong toss, but not the best against Z, certanely not weak, i dont think he's even top 3, debatable

Game 1: Sim-city mistake, what the hell Jangbi, not even B teamers do this kind of mistakes, with lingrunby he killed 8 probes and the forge once again. Jangbi still was in that, til he decided is fun to send a ctrl group of units in lurkers sunkens spores lings and whatnot at Lux's natural
Game 2: What a letdown, Luxury opened very strong teching hive, having presence on the map, and when Jangbi moves out instead of denieing the next expo or falnking the mian army he sends 2 groups of cracklings to die for nothing..
Game 3 ling runby, you cant blam Jangbi, that was nice, but than with 7-8 lings he barely killed any probes. Ok, he done the dmg, but the best ZvP player should rape the probes with that many lings. Jangbi tought he's smart and gone 2 stargate, gg
Game 4 Nicely done really, this was beautiful, Luxury played it perfect, jangbi wasnt but that's not Lux's fault

other than that, very nicely done, pity it's this late

Very well put, I agree entirely except my conclusion is very different.
Also I don't even think Luxury is the 2nd best ZvP player in the world. He's not as good as July OR Jaedong.

Let's look at what he actually did this month:
He beat Zero in a ZvZ... well that's not super impressive.
He got dumped out of the OSL by Fantasy.
He went 2win 3loss in Winner's league. Getting utterly destroyed by Jaedong... again.
Then he beats Jangbi in the MSL final. This is impressive and he should rightly get some credit for this. But let's not go wild because Jangbi did not play very well.

When you look at that it's not the resume of a 2nd place PR.

Now consider Fantasy:
He beat Luxury in the OSL.
He beat Bisu convincingly in the OSL.
He went 2-2 in the Winner's league
He lost an amazing TvZ final to the best player in the world. A final he was SO close to winning.

That to me is much more impressive.
Look at the quality of opponents. Fantasy beats Luxury, beats Bisu and takes TWO games off Jaedong. Luxury beats Zero and Jangbi? That's nowhere near as hard.
The fact they played each other in and Fantasy won should make the decision even easier.
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