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BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19307 Posts
January 07 2014 19:50 GMT
#81
Something about Coach Park makes me want to soak up everything he says. He's so intelligent and captivating. I hope he does well at CJ, but not well enough to beat SKT1.
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oneill12
Profile Joined February 2012
Romania1222 Posts
January 07 2014 19:54 GMT
#82
cool interview
slowbacontron
Profile Joined October 2012
United States7722 Posts
January 07 2014 21:43 GMT
#83
Coach Park always gives thoughtful and insightful interviews. He makes it easy to imagine why he's the best in the business and how deeply he studies the strategy for a perfect team. Thanks for the interview!

At first, I even thought "the heck kind of player is this?"
lol! I think a lot of us have thought that way about Taeja at some point.
jjakji fan
hansonslee
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States2027 Posts
January 07 2014 21:48 GMT
#84
Man, everything that Coach Park says is pure gold! Now, if only CJ would win that gold
Seed's # 1 fan!!! #ForVengeance
kickinhead
Profile Joined December 2008
Switzerland2069 Posts
January 07 2014 22:31 GMT
#85
Awesome Interview - it's really good to see that he focused so much on basic things like routine, eating healthy, team atmosphere and individual goals, strenghts, weaknesses and desires of the players. He really seems like he knows what he's doing.

Even if it wasn't the biggest success in PL, it was an interesting experiment so to speak; clash of two worlds. ^^
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thirtyapm
Profile Joined January 2012
521 Posts
January 07 2014 22:51 GMT
#86
great interview

""the heck kind of player is this?" wahahaha
ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
January 07 2014 23:03 GMT
#87
Coach Park should coach Korean players in giving interviews; he is a master at them.
nextstep
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada705 Posts
January 07 2014 23:45 GMT
#88
Thanks for the interview! Can't wait for the CJ followup :D
go KHAN! TBLS <3
Joedaddy
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1948 Posts
January 07 2014 23:52 GMT
#89
Doesn't sound like the EG-TL guys, as a whole, were very interested in having a "team first" mentality.
I might be the minority on TL, but TL is the minority everywhere else.
imre
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
France9263 Posts
January 08 2014 00:00 GMT
#90
On January 08 2014 08:52 Joedaddy wrote:
Doesn't sound like the EG-TL guys, as a whole, were very interested in having a "team first" mentality.


if you got to a foreigner team as a good korean you don't really care about the team aspect most of the time I'd imagine. Going to overseas tournament should be the n°1 priority (except if you're teamless to begin with i suppose)
Zest fanboy.
Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
January 08 2014 00:06 GMT
#91
On January 08 2014 08:52 Joedaddy wrote:
Doesn't sound like the EG-TL guys, as a whole, were very interested in having a "team first" mentality.

I think he liked the players a lot, but he inherited a lot of players who are not used to be coached. Pro gamers, by nature, are sort of know-it-alls. They are the best at what they do and don't often listen to people who they do not believe are as skilled as them. Breaking them down, removing their bad habits and getting them to be a team is very very hard.
I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6
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Squat
Profile Joined September 2013
Sweden7978 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-08 00:07:34
January 08 2014 00:07 GMT
#92
On January 08 2014 09:00 sAsImre wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 08 2014 08:52 Joedaddy wrote:
Doesn't sound like the EG-TL guys, as a whole, were very interested in having a "team first" mentality.


if you got to a foreigner team as a good korean you don't really care about the team aspect most of the time I'd imagine. Going to overseas tournament should be the n°1 priority (except if you're teamless to begin with i suppose)

Pretty much. Jaedong on EG is basically him wearing an EG shirt and winning stuff so the team looks good, and in exchange they pay him money. Taeja is a little more involved with TL, but is primarily a solo star still.

Acer is a bit of an exception with the ATC, where you actually get the feeling they are a real team even with Korean heavyweights like Innovation and MMA.
"Digital. They have digital. What is digital?" - Donald J Trump
Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
January 08 2014 00:11 GMT
#93
Is Jaedong supposed to wear the EG shirt and not win? From all reports he is part of the team and is friendly with all the players. He provides advice to Xenocider and he and Geoff are friends. When the team is not in a team league, everyone is a solo star.
I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6
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imre
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
France9263 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-08 00:25:22
January 08 2014 00:23 GMT
#94
On January 08 2014 09:11 Plansix wrote:
Is Jaedong supposed to wear the EG shirt and not win? From all reports he is part of the team and is friendly with all the players. He provides advice to Xenocider and he and Geoff are friends. When the team is not in a team league, everyone is a solo star.


Guess why EG isn't in any teamleague atm.
It's not a pbm but the team aspect is reduced to its most simple expression (and for JD, to salary and paid trips to tournaments). Acer was only different because of the partnership with Axiom meaning that their players were still committed to a lan teamleague.
Zest fanboy.
Squat
Profile Joined September 2013
Sweden7978 Posts
January 08 2014 00:36 GMT
#95
On January 08 2014 09:11 Plansix wrote:
Is Jaedong supposed to wear the EG shirt and not win? From all reports he is part of the team and is friendly with all the players. He provides advice to Xenocider and he and Geoff are friends. When the team is not in a team league, everyone is a solo star.

Come now, no need to be flippant. My point was that JD was picked up specifically to represent EG as a high performance star player, unlike alive/revival/oz that were picked for the express purpose of PL. JD being a nice guy has no real bearing on this.
"Digital. They have digital. What is digital?" - Donald J Trump
BigFan
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
TLADT24920 Posts
January 08 2014 00:39 GMT
#96
On January 08 2014 09:36 Squat wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 08 2014 09:11 Plansix wrote:
Is Jaedong supposed to wear the EG shirt and not win? From all reports he is part of the team and is friendly with all the players. He provides advice to Xenocider and he and Geoff are friends. When the team is not in a team league, everyone is a solo star.

Come now, no need to be flippant. My point was that JD was picked up specifically to represent EG as a high performance star player, unlike alive/revival/oz that were picked for the express purpose of PL. JD being a nice guy has no real bearing on this.

I would even go as far to say that it's EGJD(same as KTFlash lol) considering the amount of exposure he has given EG since he was acquired.
Former BW EiC"Watch Bakemonogatari or I will kill you." -Toad, April 18th, 2017
Squat
Profile Joined September 2013
Sweden7978 Posts
January 08 2014 00:48 GMT
#97
Can't really ask for much more, one of the best players in the world, immensely popular, fan favorite, consummate professional, highly disciplined and self-motivated. For a team looking for an all in one package, look no further. There is a reason why Park, like almost every other coach, said that JD was the player they wanted most.
"Digital. They have digital. What is digital?" - Donald J Trump
BigFan
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
TLADT24920 Posts
January 08 2014 00:53 GMT
#98
On January 08 2014 09:48 Squat wrote:
Can't really ask for much more, one of the best players in the world, immensely popular, fan favorite, consummate professional, highly disciplined and self-motivated. For a team looking for an all in one package, look no further. There is a reason why Park, like almost every other coach, said that JD was the player they wanted most.

ya exactly. It's why I'm a Jaedong fan :D
Former BW EiC"Watch Bakemonogatari or I will kill you." -Toad, April 18th, 2017
yoshi245
Profile Joined May 2011
United States2972 Posts
January 08 2014 00:58 GMT
#99
What a great and insightful interview by Coach Park. CJ not doing good in PL right now though, but they got time to turn it around as it's only really just started. I hope his experience with SKT T1 and the lessons learned from managing EG-TL really makes CJ a championship caliber team, and I say that as a KT fan.
"Numbers speak about the past, not the present." -Thorzain
blade55555
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States17423 Posts
January 08 2014 01:41 GMT
#100
Was kind of nice to read this and am being completely honest. No bs or anything. Always liked coach park glad he could be honest in the interview.

Also don't blame him on wanting jaedong :D.
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