EPTI like Juan, he seems to have a good attitude towards self-improvement, without the results just yet. I wish he actually entered more tournaments so we got to see a bit more of him, the last I saw was in WCS NA when he played with a bit of lag, which is never optimal.
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WombaT
Northern Ireland26779 Posts
I like Juan, he seems to have a good attitude towards self-improvement, without the results just yet. I wish he actually entered more tournaments so we got to see a bit more of him, the last I saw was in WCS NA when he played with a bit of lag, which is never optimal. | ||
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dcemuser
United States3248 Posts
On June 18 2013 07:27 IdrA wrote: their star player might be available soon, they're clearing up budget: definitely not going to pick him up Honestly, with Kespa reasoning, JD is probably one of the 4 "cut" players. They still consider JD to be "on loan" to EG-TL and part of Team 8's roster. I would not be surprised to see JD "dropped" from Team 8 OR "return" to it. | ||
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dcemuser
United States3248 Posts
On June 18 2013 12:10 Wombat_NI wrote: Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't Team 8 somewhat subsidised by Kespa? They lack the big name sponsors of the other teams, even a relative noob can see that looking in. Yes, I think the TL;DR version was that the sponsors for one of the Kespa teams withdrew and the team was basically dead, but that left Proleague with 7 teams, which would have wrecked havoc on the format. Kespa solved the problem by stepping in, grabbing up an assortment of players (mostly from the dead team but I think there were exceptions), and putting them together as "Team 8". On the "card" for Team 8 during the "mindmindmind" intro for proleague, it says "Kespa's Team 8". | ||
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Shinespark
Chile843 Posts
On June 18 2013 12:59 dcemuser wrote: Honestly, with Kespa reasoning, JD is probably one of the 4 "cut" players. They still consider JD to be "on loan" to EG-TL and part of Team 8's roster. I would not be surprised to see JD "dropped" from Team 8 OR "return" to it. Actually that was never the case. JD belongs in body and soul to EG. That annoucement was wrong and was rescinded within the day. Body and soul, fellas. | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland26779 Posts
If not, I'd love to see him stick with EGTL. He does seem to be actually integrated pretty well there and not just there for the paycheck, and it lets us see a bit more of him at foreign tournaments. Of course the real dream is an integrated teamleague. I don't know if it'll happen, and I don't think the ESF teams can compete with some of the small rosters given the PL format, but long term I do hope to see it. At this time, LGIM seem the only one that really resembles a big Proleague team, with their deep roster and many sponsors. | ||
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MrSexington
United States1768 Posts
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gobbledydook
Australia2605 Posts
On June 18 2013 13:14 MrSexington wrote: Your move Naniwa. AllianceNaniwa -> EGNaniwaRC owait | ||
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jackslater
Russian Federation604 Posts
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EFermi
United States165 Posts
On June 18 2013 13:10 Wombat_NI wrote: Is Jaedong actually thought of as a real integral part of the Team 8 fabric? I know from the infamous 'PirateZerg' image that he was at Oz, but does Team 8 really have that kind of link with Jaedong in the eyes of the fans? Do Team 8 even really have a big fanbase if they're kind of a melting pot of various other teams and their players? I really don't know this, so would be interested to hear from some of the BW vets. If not, I'd love to see him stick with EGTL. He does seem to be actually integrated pretty well there and not just there for the paycheck, and it lets us see a bit more of him at foreign tournaments. Of course the real dream is an integrated teamleague. I don't know if it'll happen, and I don't think the ESF teams can compete with some of the small rosters given the PL format, but long term I do hope to see it. At this time, LGIM seem the only one that really resembles a big Proleague team, with their deep roster and many sponsors. If Team 8 runs out of money, and EGTL decide to not continue, ESF and KESPA would be fools to not combine into one big team league. | ||
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EvanC
Canada130 Posts
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bduddy
United States1326 Posts
On June 18 2013 13:03 Shinespark wrote: I always thought that the recall clause was disclaimed, but no one ever denied that Jaedong was indeed on a 1-year loan.Actually that was never the case. JD belongs in body and soul to EG. That annoucement was wrong and was rescinded within the day. Body and soul, fellas. | ||
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Krogan
Sweden375 Posts
So while it's sad to see Major being kicked out and I wish him all the best I cannot say I am surprised. | ||
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MasterOfPuppets
Romania6942 Posts
On June 18 2013 17:30 Krogan wrote: He isn't exactly known for being a team player and while Kespa was a dream for him he would have had to be more of a team player than he ever had before. How well did he take being told what to do for 12 hours a day? How well did he handle being told how to play, eat, sleep and exercise? One of the major(not intentional) differences I have noticed with the Kespa players compared to all other is how fit they are and IM being the only esf team that has buff players (and that change only happened after Mvp's injury). So while it's sad to see Major being kicked out and I wish him all the best I cannot say I am surprised. They're cutting 3 other players as well. An educated guess would be that it has to do with Team 8 doing very poorly on the financial side... zzz | ||
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TheSayo182
Italy243 Posts
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juicyjames
United States3815 Posts
On June 18 2013 13:58 EFermi wrote: If Team 8 runs out of money, and EGTL decide to not continue, ESF and KESPA would be fools to not combine into one big team league. Honestly, I think eSF and KeSPA may be forced to combine team leagues whether they want to or not. GSTL ends in July, SPL probably ends in July or August. There's a good chance we could see a few disbands or pullouts on both sides.
If eSF and KeSPA don't work out a combined team league, things could look really ugly until they do. | ||
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zmsFlood
Finland169 Posts
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KrazyTrumpet
United States2520 Posts
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moochu
Australia374 Posts
On June 18 2013 13:02 dcemuser wrote: Yes, I think the TL;DR version was that the sponsors for one of the Kespa teams withdrew and the team was basically dead, but that left Proleague with 7 teams, which would have wrecked havoc on the format. Kespa solved the problem by stepping in, grabbing up an assortment of players (mostly from the dead team but I think there were exceptions), and putting them together as "Team 8". On the "card" for Team 8 during the "mindmindmind" intro for proleague, it says "Kespa's Team 8". For those not in the know assorted plays from the dead team include symbol, shy, ty and dear. Dammit hwaseung if you only stuck around for another season! | ||
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Draconicfire
Canada2562 Posts
I think the ideal world is NSHS, Prime and T8 disband and their players get spread out, and then GSTL and Proleague merge. It'll make a sick team league that would join eSF and KeSPA as well as making it a lot more appealing to sponsors. | ||
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Swwww
Switzerland812 Posts
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