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Puma leaves TSL for EG - Page 19

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Mayor
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States472 Posts
July 21 2011 06:27 GMT
#361
This is really big news for EG, it looks like they really want to step it up from top 20 every MLG.
"You can be creative but I will crush it under the iron fist of my conservative play." - Liquid`Tyler
casualman
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1198 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-21 06:27:39
July 21 2011 06:27 GMT
#362
That's low man, poaching players under contract. Good thing PuMa's just going to disappear: I doubt any top korean pro will still practice with him considering his lack of decency, and he's just going to depreciate playing with the mediocre EG team players. Karma's a bitch.
GuMiho <3
ContactKilla
Profile Joined December 2010
United States194 Posts
July 21 2011 06:27 GMT
#363
damnit. I like Puma so i'll still root for him but EG isnt my favorite team... He really was making TSL look boss in the NASL.

Garnet
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
Vietnam9027 Posts
July 21 2011 06:27 GMT
#364
Someone removed Puma from TSL in TLPD but forgot to add Trickster and FD. Duh!.
PhiliBiRD
Profile Joined November 2009
United States2643 Posts
July 21 2011 06:27 GMT
#365
Seems to me like Korean teams just want to keep their players for as little as possible, and don't wanna have to compete with foreigner teams, who will offer more money for players they consider to be high value.

Great pick up by EG!
Tachion
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada8573 Posts
July 21 2011 06:27 GMT
#366
On July 21 2011 15:24 CanucksJC wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 21 2011 15:21 Golgotha wrote:
competition has it's price. since there is no organization overseeing the teams, like an NFL commish, the teams can talk to the players directly and it is legal. maybe not ethical, but it sure as hell is legal. i hope puma moves to the States and gets to practice with IdrA.

Actually, they do have that Korean SC2 Players Association thing.... So likely, they could do something about this.

I thought the players association was supposed to be there to take care of the players, not the teams/coaches. If anything I'd imagine that they'd side with Puma, but I may be missing out on some of the finer points of his contract.
i was driving down the road this november eve and spotted a hitchhiker walking down the street. i pulled over and saw that it was only a tree. i uprooted it and put it in my trunk. do trees like marshmallow peeps? cause that's all i have and will have.
TheAmazombie
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States3714 Posts
July 21 2011 06:27 GMT
#367
People are complaining too much that teams should not go behind other teams backs if we want to be taken seriously as a sport because other major sports do not do this. The fact is that the only reason they do not do this is because for each sport there is a major governing body that regulates these things. I guarantee if teams could they would already be throwing offers at someone great in baseball like Albert Pujols instead of being forced to wait until his contract expires at the end of the season.

If you want more regulated competition for players and want to be serious as other sports, then the argument should be for a regulating league or body to oversee these things.
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KimJongChill
Profile Joined January 2011
United States6429 Posts
July 21 2011 06:28 GMT
#368
Oh wow this is so weird for a Korean to play for an American team. Sounds like there was a lack of professionalism on eg's part as well. I wonder how this will develop.
MMA: U realise MMA: Most of my army EgIdra: fuck off MMA: Killed my orbital MMA: LOL MMA: just saying MMA: u werent loss
motumbo
Profile Joined February 2011
United States130 Posts
July 21 2011 06:28 GMT
#369
Considering the talks today on Live on Three and that Scoots said in a previous episode about how he might have to go get some of that Korean talent this is STILL FUCKING INSANE OMGGGG EGG FIGHTING
nvs.
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada3609 Posts
July 21 2011 06:28 GMT
#370
Funky behind the scenes shenanigans.... at least it's in character for EG. Poor TSL though, getting possibly their best player stolen.
OsC
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada542 Posts
July 21 2011 06:28 GMT
#371
First of all, EG didn't steal Puma. They just made a better offer. If Puma loved TSL, he would have stayed with TSL. At the end of the day it is a business and EG didn't steal anything. There is no rule where you have to talk to the coaches/managers about it.

What interests me is that someone stated that some Korean teams may start to be hesitant in sending their players to foreign tournaments now. This might be true, but at the same time I guess they should do a better at keeping their players happy in terms of money, practice partners, etc. This could hurt the globalization of sc2 competition, but at the same time, more and more koreans are joining foreign teams which is a good thing.

At the end of the day its a great deal for EG, they are one of my favourite teams and they have 2 of my favourite players in incontrol and idra and with Puma joining them the team will only get better. EG also needed a terran badly, I think demuslim is their only other terran since lz switched to Z.

This is a big surprise though lol.
DelRax
Profile Joined June 2011
Australia54 Posts
July 21 2011 06:28 GMT
#372
"... to provide Puma with money for foreign tournaments."

Does this mean he'll remain in Korea, rather than heading to the EG house? I really hope so, for his sake. Players practice with their teams and friends, eg. Byun practicing with MKP, SC, etc. But if Puma's in America, he can't, lag doesn't allow for a stable training environment. The only decent team mate he could practice with would be Idra, and even then, lower than what was on offer in Korea.
Kairos~
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada129 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-21 06:29:27
July 21 2011 06:28 GMT
#373
On July 21 2011 15:21 UniversalMind wrote:
To bad SC2 dont have drafts and trades and stuff like basketball and football

its kinda lame to give birth to a player and watch him get stolen but meh w/e

They didnt! Puma had so much skill from Brood War that it was ridiculous. Puma would have been successful on ANY team or even on his own if he really wanted to. The fact that coach lee made that statement is bullshit.

TSL is trying purposely to make EG look bad, but the truth is that if Puma can be more happy on EG then it doesn't matter. They weren't giving Puma a salary, but they were giving Fruitdealer a salary? What has Fruitdealer done since GSL1?

TSL could have made a better offer when Puma said he was interested in joining EG, but they didn't and chose to immaturely bash EG for being able to treat the player better and offer a better deal.

Do you know whats disgusting? TSL's public statements about EG.
Huge EG Fan Right Here ^
mentallyafk
Profile Joined October 2010
139 Posts
July 21 2011 06:28 GMT
#374
jackd

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Apoth
Profile Joined May 2010
England194 Posts
July 21 2011 06:28 GMT
#375
Is this really the full story? Doesn't seem like SirScoots' style.
trombonomophonononononononone
kanix
Profile Joined December 2010
Sweden67 Posts
July 21 2011 06:28 GMT
#376
wow EG's getting scary
To The Extreme!
manicshock
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada741 Posts
July 21 2011 06:28 GMT
#377
On July 21 2011 15:27 Garnet wrote:
Someone removed Puma from TSL in TLPD but forgot to add Trickster and FD. Duh!.


? Last I checked Trickster was in ST in TLPD.
Never argue with an idiot. They will just drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
IMSmooth
Profile Joined May 2011
United States679 Posts
July 21 2011 06:28 GMT
#378
Cant wait for Liquid'Dongraegu as TL's response
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emecee
Profile Joined September 2010
United States222 Posts
July 21 2011 06:28 GMT
#379
On July 21 2011 15:21 yoshi_yoshi wrote:
What exactly do people expect EG to talk to the TSL coach about?

EG: Hey, uh..., do you mind if we recruit Puma?
TSL: Yes, don't do it.
EG: Hmm, actually there's no reason we need your permission. See ya.

The only reasonable message that EG could send is:
Hi TSL, we think Puma is a great player and plan to give him an offer. Cheers.

Which basically amounts to nothing at all.

thats retarded, of course that would amount to something. if the coach had gotten the a message like that before the deal was done then he wouldve talked to puma and discussed it with him, ask him what he wants and what hes unhappy with and etc.
holycrapitsTony
Profile Joined October 2010
United States330 Posts
July 21 2011 06:29 GMT
#380
At least TSL still has Clide.

Right, guys?

... right?
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