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Condor Hero
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States2931 Posts
July 31 2012 00:01 GMT
#861
On July 31 2012 08:54 rhs408 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 31 2012 08:44 Demorase wrote:
On July 31 2012 08:41 Tppz! wrote:
On July 31 2012 08:40 Demorase wrote:
On July 31 2012 08:38 Tppz! wrote:
On July 31 2012 08:36 bailando wrote:
TSL.Naniwa! u heared it from me!


their sponsor didnt want major to join them. why would they allow naniwa to join tsl? :D


cause Naniwa *might* be worth the hassle, whereas Major not so much I guess.


after the proberush thing and leaving teams a lot more than major? after BMing a lot of koreans?

no. no korean sponsor would want him to be in the team he sponsors


we'll see, never say never. a foreign guy that's actually good can be attractive to some korean teams, makes them stand out and stuff.

No way a Korean team takes him, unless EG fronts Slayers like $100,000? The probe rush ruined any chance of that. Korean teams take that kind of stuff much more seriously than foreign teams, and they have better local talent to put their money into rather than disgracing their team with a progamer who does not compose himself like a professional. So if all Korean teams are out, the only team left that has the money to make Naniwa switch teams like this is EG. And EG obviously has no problem at all with aquiring someone who is seen as a bit of a "misfit." It doesn't matter if Idra doesn't like it, Idra isn't the one paying the bills at the EG house or signing the paychecks for the players.

That probe rush was gay but he was punished by not getting the Code S spot in that season of Code S. Coca and Byun were giving shit games and they were forgiven as well. As long as you apologize and change you will forgiven and since the probe rush Naniwa's been a model citizen in Korea.
Slider954
Profile Joined March 2011
United States342 Posts
July 31 2012 00:01 GMT
#862
On July 31 2012 08:59 Repomies wrote:
Naniwa joins the newly formed team ICA of Sweden. Woooow did NOT see that one coming :D I wonder how he likes it there since all the players are Swedish. Now let's see if SaSe follows


Somebody needs to update the OP and let people know the ICA post is a joke
Best in the world at what I do
Steelavocado
Profile Joined May 2010
United States2123 Posts
July 31 2012 00:02 GMT
#863
On July 31 2012 08:59 Repomies wrote:
Naniwa joins the newly formed team ICA of Sweden. Woooow did NOT see that one coming :D I wonder how he likes it there since all the players are Swedish. Now let's see if SaSe follows

That was a troll post.
MIRACLE IS YOUR TI7 CHAMP
Markwerf
Profile Joined March 2010
Netherlands3728 Posts
July 31 2012 00:02 GMT
#864
it somewhat feels like he was actually fired but they did him a favor by letting it look a bit better.
Doubt a korean team will take him and doubt EG will want him so it might be troublesome a bit. I also feel he deserves to be clanless for some time, just too poorly mannered.
LamaMitHut
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany187 Posts
July 31 2012 00:03 GMT
#865
ok, he had 7 teams in wc3. (source: http://degreesofmediocrity.blogspot.de/2011/11/jonah-naniwa-luccheshi-profile.html )

gogogo, clan nr. 16.
Dodgin
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada39254 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-31 00:06:54
July 31 2012 00:03 GMT
#866
On July 31 2012 09:01 Ammanas wrote:
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On July 31 2012 08:47 jmbthirteen wrote:
On July 31 2012 08:37 Ammanas wrote:
On July 31 2012 08:33 Yaki wrote:
Naniwa top8 best players in the world ? What a joke. In the protoss race alone I can already list 8 players that are better than him : MC, Seed, PartinG, Squirtle, Alicia, Puzzle, Genius, HerO. I could name a few more.


Oh and I would say probably not Seed, not Puzzle and not Genius/HerO. But thats just a personal opinion, right? (Although I definitely agree with him not being top8).

Seed, just wins Code S, is not better than Naniwa.... Are you fucking kidding me dude? How the hell is Naniwa a better player than Seed?


Well, thats because I was not particularly impressed with Seed's games in GSL, also I don't think he would do well in foreign tournaments (he took way too many risks/cut too many corners). I would put Creator over almost anyone on that list though, aside from MC. Imo he will just drop out to Code A (and not advance through up and downs) in 1-2 seasons... But still, it's my personal opinion, you don't need to agree with it.


I don't know how you can not be impressed with his comebacks vs byun and symbol, especially symbol.

saying the current champion is going to drop out to code a and not come back is actually just fucking ridiculous, I'm not sure how you can actually believe that. you have lots of players in code S that stay there consistently that are not nearly as good as seed.
Chriscras
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Korea (South)2812 Posts
July 31 2012 00:04 GMT
#867
Obviously Nani found a better deal or expects to find a better deal based on his recent success as the best foreigner in Korea. :D <3
"En taro adun, Executor."
bropedo
Profile Joined April 2012
United States89 Posts
July 31 2012 00:06 GMT
#868
Hmmm well since everyone seems to hate nani, i wonder who will actually pick him up?
Gogo Terran: MKP ByuN || Toss: Parting Rain || Zerg: Life HyuN
DonGrisu
Profile Joined April 2012
Austria697 Posts
July 31 2012 00:09 GMT
#869
Hm... I hope for fnatic >> we Need One more Protoss
Fnatic 4 Ever...!!
Opeasy
Profile Joined August 2011
107 Posts
July 31 2012 00:09 GMT
#870
Maybe it will be ROOTnaniwa? They seem kinda laidback, but still lots of good guys, so maybe they'll cheer him up. Also, i doubt they would put up with his shit, so it wouldnt snowball out of control, as it did with sase. Or maybe im just writing a fable. Lots of maybe's in this post...
Bam Lee
Profile Joined June 2012
2336 Posts
July 31 2012 00:10 GMT
#871
I dont know but naniwa doesnt seem as strong as you would expect somebody in the round of 8 to be. His PvP is impressive, but except for that his PvT doesnt seem that proven and his PvZ doesnt seem very strong. He played 3-2 versus DRG in close games, but DRG doesnt seem to be in shape recently and the losses against Sortof and Recco are quite an upset. His PvTs were against ryung(ryung and TvP...),keen(who seems to never play good vs nani) and thestc(didnt see the matches no clue). He won against virus who was somewhat on a roll, but he also lost to mvp.
Yaki
Profile Joined April 2011
France4234 Posts
July 31 2012 00:13 GMT
#872
On July 31 2012 09:10 Bam Lee wrote:
I dont know but naniwa doesnt seem as strong as you would expect somebody in the round of 8 to be. His PvP is impressive, but except for that his PvT doesnt seem that proven and his PvZ doesnt seem very strong. He played 3-2 versus DRG in close games, but DRG doesnt seem to be in shape recently and the losses against Sortof and Recco are quite an upset. His PvTs were against ryung(ryung and TvP...),keen(who seems to never play good vs nani) and thestc(didnt see the matches no clue). He won against virus who was somewhat on a roll, but he also lost to mvp.

Last time I said DRG wasn't in his best form against naniwa in the ro8, those nani fans insulted the crap out of me, be careful :D
MC ■ MarineKing ■ LosirA ■ To someone who has lost after trying his best, no words from the winner can console him.
Fleshcut
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany592 Posts
July 31 2012 00:14 GMT
#873
It will be fun to see where he is going but I highly doubt that anyone would pay more than Quantic did for him. Joining a korean team would be pointless since he can have the salary of a western player + training there with ST. Makes no sense. Also TL recruiting him seems weird since they are a bunch of nice guys while Nani is known to be a dick. EG on the other hand is evil but why should they add another toss. They got JYP and HuK already. Also they just got the newcomer Suppy.
beesinyoface
Profile Joined May 2012
2450 Posts
July 31 2012 00:15 GMT
#874
Can't say I'm honestly really surprised. As a big Naniwa fan, I of course wish him all the best in finding a team. I would love to see him on a Korean team where he can get some really great practice in and improve his MUs.

Also, no way in hell EG would sign Nani. At least, I really, REALLY hope not.
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Bam Lee
Profile Joined June 2012
2336 Posts
July 31 2012 00:16 GMT
#875
On July 31 2012 09:13 Yaki wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 31 2012 09:10 Bam Lee wrote:
I dont know but naniwa doesnt seem as strong as you would expect somebody in the round of 8 to be. His PvP is impressive, but except for that his PvT doesnt seem that proven and his PvZ doesnt seem very strong. He played 3-2 versus DRG in close games, but DRG doesnt seem to be in shape recently and the losses against Sortof and Recco are quite an upset. His PvTs were against ryung(ryung and TvP...),keen(who seems to never play good vs nani) and thestc(didnt see the matches no clue). He won against virus who was somewhat on a roll, but he also lost to mvp.

Last time I said DRG wasn't in his best form against naniwa in the ro8, those nani fans insulted the crap out of me, be careful :D


True, but you could clearly see it in DRG's recent games. He didnt perform very well as ace and that 0-3 vs mc...I mean mc is really strong in PvZ but he is not THAT much better than DRG. He made DRG look like some usual zerg player.
ODKStevez
Profile Joined February 2011
Ireland1225 Posts
July 31 2012 00:16 GMT
#876
Sad when that happens, best of luck to Nani wherever he goes.
Luppa <3
ParkwayDrive
Profile Joined July 2011
United States328 Posts
July 31 2012 00:18 GMT
#877
bad move unless its to a korean team
perestain
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Germany308 Posts
July 31 2012 00:18 GMT
#878
Fnatic would be nice indeed.

I just hope he doesn't retire,
in his brighter moments he is the greatest foreigner who has played this game,
no matter how much hate he gets for what he does wgen he's not playing.


No matter how hot it gets, sooner or later there's a cool breeze coming in.
Silentenigma
Profile Joined July 2009
Turkey2037 Posts
July 31 2012 00:19 GMT
#879
There is no way a korean team getting him instead of a random grandmaster korean player.There are too many talented players in korea teamless.He might be a star in foreign community but in korean community he is nothing special imo.
日本語が上手ですね
Wingblade
Profile Joined April 2012
United States1806 Posts
July 31 2012 00:19 GMT
#880
StarTaleNaniwa! Please do it please!
PartinG fanboy to the max, Rain/Squirtle/Dear/Scarlett/Bbyong are cool too. I don't always watch Dota2 but when I do I have no clue what's going on. GOGO POWER RANGERS
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