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On March 18 2013 11:19 ticklishmusic wrote: This is the first time I've ever heard of EG having money issues.
Wut. money issues? wut? because they didnt want to pay Puma more than he's worth its money issues? No, its called smart business.
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incontrol, idra and machine should get released...
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Is tasteless still on EG?
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On March 18 2013 12:44 jmbthirteen wrote:Show nested quote +On March 18 2013 11:19 ticklishmusic wrote: This is the first time I've ever heard of EG having money issues.
Wut. money issues? wut? because they didnt want to pay Puma more than he's worth its money issues? No, its called smart business.
They did it with Grubby too.
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On March 18 2013 23:47 edgeOut wrote: Is tasteless still on EG?
No, not since like end of 2010 I think he left when IdrA left Korea
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Sad to see this - but understandable. The Hero - Puma rivalry was by far some of the best SC2 has ever seen.
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I feel like a Korean terran is going to be picked up.....
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On March 19 2013 03:43 seoul_kiM wrote: I feel like a Korean terran is going to be picked up.....
What do you call something after a Revival?
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I wonder if they really were trying to renegotiate. I mean what kind of contract would PuMa turn down?
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THey basically said he was only good against foreigners in roundabout blunted language. That's hilarious.
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On March 18 2013 03:36 JustPassingBy wrote:Show nested quote +On March 18 2013 01:13 Bjarne wrote:On March 16 2013 04:04 WolfintheSheep wrote: People who fill these threads with stupid criticisms of other EG players should get warned, or banned outright. It's getting sickening to see every single EG related thread full of bullshit from people who have absolutely no concept of ROI, or don't give a fuck about anything except hating on players they have in their targets. *Thumbs up* Everybody should pay attention to this post. Sad but true, its the truth... I don't wont to chime in to the off-topic that is being discussed here, but maybe some people are just in secret upset because one of the best financially backed teams outside of Korea is judging competitive players by their ROI instead of skill? They're well-off financially BECAUSE they're good at judging players on ROI. ALL e-sports teams, in one way or another, judge on ROI. E-sports is a BUSINESS. What matters most to teams is that more money is being brought in than is being spent.
On March 18 2013 11:19 ticklishmusic wrote: This is the first time I've ever heard of EG having money issues.
Wut.
Just because they're better off financially than most teams does not mean Puma was worth keeping for the level of salary he was requesting. EG didn't get into its financial position by backing losing investments.
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On March 18 2013 23:46 spajn wrote: incontrol, idra and machine should get released...
This stupid point has been addressed time and time again in this thread
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<3 the candor of the statement. Puma will be alright. JYP is likely next.
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Wow that was some unexpected honesty.
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On March 19 2013 17:36 OrD_SC2 wrote: <3 the candor of the statement. Puma will be alright. JYP is likely next. Why? He's one of the better performers in SPL from EG-TL, which they are invested super heavily in to, and he was Code S about 2-3 seasons ago. Why would they ever let him go?
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Yeah, I don't see JYP going anywhere in a hurry, he's a staple of their Proleague line-up and as far as I can tell from (honestly) little intentional observation, he seems to be enjoying it. I think the EG-TL line-up is glad he seems enthusiastic to be a regular and I would (utterly) guess that Hwanni was happy with it too.
That said, Coach Park may have other ideas, but I would guess that, so long as JYP is not being paid as much as Puma (and his performances have been significantly better anyway), Coach Park would rather help JYP to become a greater asset to the team rather than ditch him ASAP a la Chelsea/Real*/$moneymoneymoney$ clubs.
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On March 19 2013 21:11 KvltMan wrote:Show nested quote +On March 19 2013 17:36 OrD_SC2 wrote: <3 the candor of the statement. Puma will be alright. JYP is likely next. Why? He's one of the better performers in SPL from EG-TL, which they are invested super heavily in to, and he was Code S about 2-3 seasons ago. Why would they ever let him go?
While I don't argue he's had some good showings in the SPL the question is if his place on the team is cost-efficient? I wrote the comment in haste, but, before posting took a look at his recent overall win percentages and they are unimpressive. He was another Korean, like Puma, who transitioned away from Korean teams before it became "common" and therefore I'm making the educated guess from the OP that his salary is high as well. If evaluating from a marketing standpoint, has JYP generated significant ROI for sponsors? I don't know, but considering limited exposure from major tournament decisions and mediocre concurrent stream-view numbers (twitch.tv/egjyp) it seems unlikely.
I have no ill will towards JYP, my post is an honest prediction that I (pridefully) assumed people would agree with.
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On March 21 2013 21:34 OrD_SC2 wrote:Show nested quote +On March 19 2013 21:11 KvltMan wrote:On March 19 2013 17:36 OrD_SC2 wrote: <3 the candor of the statement. Puma will be alright. JYP is likely next. Why? He's one of the better performers in SPL from EG-TL, which they are invested super heavily in to, and he was Code S about 2-3 seasons ago. Why would they ever let him go? While I don't argue he's had some good showings in the SPL the question is if his place on the team is cost-efficient? I wrote the comment in haste, but, before posting took a look at his recent overall win percentages and they are unimpressive. He was another Korean, like Puma, who transitioned away from Korean teams before it became "common" and therefore I'm making the educated guess from the OP that his salary is high as well. If evaluating from a marketing standpoint, has JYP generated significant ROI for sponsors? I don't know, but considering limited exposure from major tournament decisions and mediocre concurrent stream-view numbers ( twitch.tv/egjyp) it seems unlikely. I have no ill will towards JYP, my post is an honest prediction that I (pridefully) assumed people would agree with. not me, JYP does well in a team league and that isn't gonna change. He is also finally doing well in PvT. EGTL has a pretty weak protoss line up, now isn't the time to take out a relatively good protoss. (I think JYP is performing better in SPL than Hero?) JYP popularity in Korea is supposedly to be quite high too.
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