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On January 12 2012 03:03 ReachTheSky wrote:I'm sorry but Tsl's players aren't quite the same caliber as the players in several other teams. With that said, i don't think so  oGs, IM, Slayers are probably a bit more favored i would think.
I completely disagree, TSL has the strongest lineup for their size of any team by far.
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As a TSL fanboy, I feel kind of obligated to post in this thread.
To be honest, TSL is not a strong team on paper. The only player to achieve a notable individual result is Polt, winner of the super tournament, with aLive's Ro8 finish in the GSL November being the second best GSL result.
Despite this, however, TSL went 5-0 in the Group stages of the GSTL Season One, against teams like MvP, oGsTL, and SlayerS. More notable is how each series played out; In every Bo7 series but one, a single member of the team got three or more kills, and it was a different member each time. PuMa in their match against Prime, Killer vs. Slayers, RevivaL vs. oGsTL, and finally Clide in a surprising all-kill of MvP. TSL was eventually knocked out of the playoffs by Prime, whose secret weapon Creator (seriously, I picked him for my fantasy team and they wait until the playoffs to use him...) closed the series out with an astounding four kills, but they showed excellent results throughout the group stages, and could certainly have taken the entire tournament.
TSL does not have a deep roster, and the closest thing TSL has to an ace player is the unassuming terran aLive. This is in contrast to teams like MvP, who rely on their strongest players to pull through in the GSTL, as well as teams like oGsTL and SlayerS, who have a deep roster full of GSL stalwarts. Unlike those teams, TSL is more than the sum of its parts, and that is why they are going to win the GSTL.
TSL fighting!
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awesome thread... approaches the epicness of some of the similar bw threads...
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TSL was impressive that one time in the GSTL. The players individually weren't amazing but together they were. So yes whatever the team/coach was doing, they will probably be able to keep it up.
TSL fighting!
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On January 12 2012 05:43 amazingoopah wrote:
awesome thread... approaches the epicness of some of the similar bw threads...
I hope the fanboys of oGs, SlayerS, IM, and other SC2 teams step up their article-writing game. The small, tight-knit, talented BW community made some epic threads for their own BW teams. Surely the larger SC2 community can compete with their article-writing prowess, perhaps rivaling or maybe even exceeding the quality of the BW articles.
Come on guys. Give me more excuses to not pay attention in class 
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cant tell if this is serious or not
but no tsl wont win they have a week lineup
GOGO SLAYERS
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TSL fans, through good times and bad! Nice article.
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Revival's a beast too, although he's zvz needs training.
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o shizzle a guy named TSLPooh playing as Protoss just manhandled MKP in his stream. Could he be that Xxxxxx guy? =)
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On January 12 2012 05:54 mrlie3 wrote:
o shizzle a guy named TSLPooh playing as Protoss just manhandled MKP in his stream. Could he be that Xxxxxx guy? =)
Nah, that's just JYP.
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I remember Coach Lee getting owned by Grr in bw lol.
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Amazing thread Virgil <3 (not a TSL fan myself but I really love these type of team hype threads. Hoping to see one from all teams)
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Hahahaha, sick.
Polt part made my day.
And aLive is a beast for reals. Very underrated.
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On January 12 2012 05:42 aphorism wrote:
As a TSL fanboy, I feel kind of obligated to post in this thread.
To be honest, TSL is not a strong team on paper. The only player to achieve a notable individual result is Polt, winner of the super tournament, with aLive's Ro8 finish in the GSL November being the second best GSL result.
Despite this, however, TSL went 5-0 in the Group stages of the GSTL Season One, against teams like MvP, oGsTL, and SlayerS. More notable is how each series played out; In every Bo7 series but one, a single member of the team got three or more kills, and it was a different member each time. PuMa in their match against Prime, Killer vs. Slayers, RevivaL vs. oGsTL, and finally Clide in a surprising all-kill of MvP. TSL was eventually knocked out of the playoffs by Prime, whose secret weapon Creator (seriously, I picked him for my fantasy team and they wait until the playoffs to use him...) closed the series out with an astounding four kills, but they showed excellent results throughout the group stages, and could certainly have taken the entire tournament.
TSL does not have a deep roster, and the closest thing TSL has to an ace player is the unassuming terran aLive. This is in contrast to teams like MvP, who rely on their strongest players to pull through in the GSTL, as well as teams like oGsTL and SlayerS, who have a deep roster full of GSL stalwarts. Unlike those teams, TSL is more than the sum of its parts, and that is why they are going to win the GSTL.
TSL fighting!
My only issue with this sort of reasoning is that it dwells in the past, and if there is one thing we can be quite sure of in regards to the strengths of Korean teams/players it is that they learn quite fast. It seems that during the first few seasons of the GSTL that certain teams/coaches understood the proper dynamics of the team league matchup, and their player choices gave them edges over opponents that were superior in terms of statistics. I'm not so sure that that is the case this upcoming year, as it seems Gomtv has set up a revised team league with an even greater level of compeition. And those Korean teams have been studying, mark my words.
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Revival will carry them. I believe. TSL <3333333
I'm sad you didn't mention him 
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I hope we get more of these threads! They kick ass in the brood war forums.
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On January 12 2012 06:11 Polarexia wrote:Revival will carry them. I believe. TSL <3333333 I'm sad you didn't mention him
Don't worry, there's a part 2.
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In Hyun we trust  I guess they will show good games, but IM is the best team
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On January 12 2012 05:42 aphorism wrote:
As a TSL fanboy, I feel kind of obligated to post in this thread.
To be honest, TSL is not a strong team on paper. The only player to achieve a notable individual result is Polt, winner of the super tournament, with aLive's Ro8 finish in the GSL November being the second best GSL result.
Despite this, however, TSL went 5-0 in the Group stages of the GSTL Season One, against teams like MvP, oGsTL, and SlayerS. More notable is how each series played out; In every Bo7 series but one, a single member of the team got three or more kills, and it was a different member each time. PuMa in their match against Prime, Killer vs. Slayers, RevivaL vs. oGsTL, and finally Clide in a surprising all-kill of MvP. TSL was eventually knocked out of the playoffs by Prime, whose secret weapon Creator (seriously, I picked him for my fantasy team and they wait until the playoffs to use him...) closed the series out with an astounding four kills, but they showed excellent results throughout the group stages, and could certainly have taken the entire tournament.
TSL does not have a deep roster, and the closest thing TSL has to an ace player is the unassuming terran aLive. This is in contrast to teams like MvP, who rely on their strongest players to pull through in the GSTL, as well as teams like oGsTL and SlayerS, who have a deep roster full of GSL stalwarts. Unlike those teams, TSL is more than the sum of its parts, and that is why they are going to win the GSTL.
TSL fighting!
I agree with this post. Last GSTL teams like TSL and Hoseo had amazing GSTL seasons, exceeding the expectations of many fans. But I think one of the problems is that TSL has been bleeding players for a long time now. Puma and JYP are now on EG, Killer is now teamless, and Clide is on Slayers. But maybe TSL can pull out some more surprises this season.
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