EPTHows only 5 weeks going to make a serious difference?
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NEEDZMOAR
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bluQ
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On April 01 2013 19:31 PanzerElite wrote: Lol i misread and thought savior was back XD That would been a cool joke "EGSaviorRC" | ||
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Imbu
United States903 Posts
On April 01 2013 17:49 Bizeheryer wrote: Stay in skool kidz. He is! Just taking a nice summer break off to Korea. On April 01 2013 17:23 NEEDZMOAR wrote: Im just going to assume that this is real if not, my comment wont make sense anyway, Hows only 5 weeks going to make a serious difference? While it probably won't make him a GSL champion, if he takes the time there seriously, I could see him becoming a serious competitor in the foreign scene. And more importantly, I think getting a taste of what it is like to train in Korea gives you a mindset of how to structure your own practice sessions. | ||
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[OGN]Remmy
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It all just seems like a short-term travel after graduation? Besides, Korea is much more closer to China and Suppy may have less trouble visit friends and relatives in China as well. XDDDD | ||
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boxerfred
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Branman
United States203 Posts
On April 01 2013 16:26 GolemMadness wrote: First of all, I'm not aware of any Koreans who've dropped out of high school to become progamers. Players like Flash, Stats, Jaedong, etc, have all graduated high school. Secondly, why do you care if the teams are sponsored by big corporations? Do you care that sports arenas are owned by big corporations, or that people working regular jobs are at big corporations? What does this even mean? Thirdly, are you ACTUALLY spending a lot of time practicing to using steroids? Spending a lot of time practicing is commitment and professionalism. Using steroids to play baseball is illegal. Sure, it'd be nice if the players could also have more free time, but that's what the job entails. Just like if you're a professional hockey player you have to travel a lot and sustain some injuries. All jobs involve some sort of sacrifices. Not caring about the top leagues for these reasons is absolutely absurd. Based on my knowledge from what others said on a previous thread when I brought this up, Flash didn't finish high school with the rest of his age group. The point about large corporations wasn't railing on corporations, it was about the distinction between amateur and professional. That's a big difference when teenagers are involved. You just missed the steroid comparison completely. It wasn't about spending time to practice, it was about unacceptable sacrifices. Back when steroids were used, they weren't seriously banned (as in the official rules of baseball). It ended up being an exercise in game theory, if you wanted to keep pace with the rest of people playing baseball, you had to take steroids. The analogy here is that taking large risks to get ahead in esports should be an unnecessary sacrifice which should be looked down upon. Interesting article here: http://www.economist.com/blogs/gametheory/2013/01/steroids-baseball Specifically this quote: In contrast, the likes of Mr Berkman prioritised their own well-being long after retirement over their teams’ imperative to win now. Like all of us, professional athletes respond to incentives, and baseball players who doped did no more and no less than what they were paid to do. | ||
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Plansix
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On April 01 2013 17:23 NEEDZMOAR wrote: Im just going to assume that this is real if not, my comment wont make sense anyway, Hows only 5 weeks going to make a serious difference? The same way Spring Training for Baseball makes a difference. Suppy is a player who has never been coached by anyone with the skill set Coach Park has. Just learning from Coach Park how to train on his own and better ways to practice could give Suppy an edge over a lot of NA players. Considering the rumors that the scene might get more regional, boot camping in Korea to kick ass back home seems like a really smart move. | ||
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vthree
Hong Kong8039 Posts
On April 01 2013 22:11 Branman wrote: Based on my knowledge from what others said on a previous thread when I brought this up, Flash didn't finish high school with the rest of his age group. The point about large corporations wasn't railing on corporations, it was about the distinction between amateur and professional. That's a big difference when teenagers are involved. You just missed the steroid comparison completely. It wasn't about spending time to practice, it was about unacceptable sacrifices. Back when steroids were used, they weren't seriously banned (as in the official rules of baseball). It ended up being an exercise in game theory, if you wanted to keep pace with the rest of people playing baseball, you had to take steroids. The analogy here is that taking large risks to get ahead in esports should be an unnecessary sacrifice which should be looked down upon. Interesting article here: http://www.economist.com/blogs/gametheory/2013/01/steroids-baseball Specifically this quote: but unnecessary sacrifice is a pretty big grey area. A lot of singers/actors start really young and sacrifice their childhood. So is the case in sports, even though 14-15 years old don't play basketball professional in the States, the top ones might as well be because they spend almost all their time practicing and travelling with their teams. | ||
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