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ElMeanYo
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1032 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-18 04:19:41
April 18 2015 04:17 GMT
#721
Polt would get COMPLETELY destroyed in Code A, let alone Code S. Lets be honest here, he is a big fish in a small pond. Anyone else who thinks otherwise is a mega-fanboy or simply delusional.

It's no slight against him really... he is a full-time student and part-time player, and considering that he has achieved something.

Maybe if he gave up student life, flew home and joined a kespa team-house and practiced solid for months... he might earn a spot and find himself in PL.
“The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything.” ― Theodore Roosevelt
pure.Wasted
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada4701 Posts
April 18 2015 04:33 GMT
#722
On April 18 2015 13:17 ElMeanYo wrote:
Polt would get COMPLETELY destroyed in Code A, let alone Code S. Lets be honest here, he is a big fish in a small pond. Anyone else who thinks otherwise is a mega-fanboy or simply delusional.

It's no slight against him really... he is a full-time student and part-time player, and considering that he has achieved something.

Maybe if he gave up student life, flew home and joined a kespa team-house and practiced solid for months... he might earn a spot and find himself in PL.


7-5 vs MMA since 2013
5-5 vs Classic
10-11 vs Bomber

That doesn't look like a player who would get COMPLETELY destroyed in Code A, let alone Code S, to me.
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FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-18 04:51:56
April 18 2015 04:47 GMT
#723
On April 18 2015 13:17 ElMeanYo wrote:
Polt would get COMPLETELY destroyed in Code A, let alone Code S. Lets be honest here, he is a big fish in a small pond. Anyone else who thinks otherwise is a mega-fanboy or simply delusional.

It's no slight against him really... he is a full-time student and part-time player, and considering that he has achieved something.

Maybe if he gave up student life, flew home and joined a kespa team-house and practiced solid for months... he might earn a spot and find himself in PL.


In his current form? Yeah, he probably wouldn't make code S, he looks a tad weaker than in the past. In 2013 and 2014, I absolutely think Polt could've made it.

I do think you slightly overestimate the competition of code A and low code S though. Many lesser Koreigners have come home and aren't doing too bad. Look at MMA, who's just off a ro4 gsl run. ByuL was way ahead of the pack in returning home from WCS AM in 2014 and now finds himself qualified for all 3 Korean tournaments and still consistently ranks near the top of SPL for two seasons in a row. HyuN is in the SSL ro16 while HerO and Patience recently made code S

Polt is one of the smartest players we've ever had. I'd go as far to say that he doesn't even need a Kespa team, he just needs to come home and heavily commit.
NesTea | Mvp | MC | Leenock | Losira | Gumiho | DRG | Taeja | Jinro | Stephano | Thorzain | Sen | Idra |Polt | Bomber | Symbol | Squirtle | Fantasy | Jaedong | Maru | sOs | Seed | ByuN | ByuL | Neeb| Scarlett | Rogue | IM forever
Dodgin
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada39254 Posts
April 18 2015 05:14 GMT
#724
Polt could make Code S, even Creator made it.
cheekymonkey
Profile Joined January 2014
France1387 Posts
April 18 2015 05:14 GMT
#725
Yeah, Polt was a pretty all round damn good player for his entire period in Korea, and he obviously dominated once he moved abroad. It's pretty natural to deteriorate in skill while being abroad, so of course he wouldn't do as well now.
JorSharky
Profile Joined June 2013
11 Posts
April 18 2015 07:10 GMT
#726
For me top 5 are the following:
#1 Mvp
#2 MC
#3 Life
#4 NesTea
#5 TaeJa

Simply based on consistency for long periods of times and prestigious of the awards they got. I find MC way much consistent than Life and he stayed in top of the world for a very long period of time .. yet still playing and doing ok in many tournaments at the moment!

Next 5 are a bit tricky .. Cuz simply there are many players who can clam a spot there .. But I believe the following should be there:
#6 MMA
#7 INnoVation
#8 Polt
#9 Zest
#10 Bomber
"Winning means you're willing to go longer, work harder, and give more than anyone else."
Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
April 18 2015 08:25 GMT
#727
Not one person has gotten the top 10 completely right yet
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SetGuitarsToKill
Profile Blog Joined December 2013
Canada28396 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-04-18 09:03:32
April 18 2015 08:46 GMT
#728
10. Zest
9. Parting
8. Polt
7. Innovation
6. MC

5. Taeja
4. Nestea
3. MMA
2. Life
1. Mvp

I spent like 20 minutes making this and I'm still not fully satisfied with it, I can't imagine how hard a really well done researched one would be

On April 12 2015 04:31 Zealously wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 12 2015 04:30 KalWarkov wrote:
i have a problem. i have 12 players left for 10 spots :O

Zest
Nestea
Innovation
sOs
Bomber
Taeja
Polt
Parting
MMA
MC
Life
MVP


Hint: three of those aren't in the Top 10

Shit fuck, I just saw this comment so now I know mine is wrong, but I can't think of a player who deserves to be in the top 10 over these guys.
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FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
April 18 2015 08:47 GMT
#729
On April 18 2015 17:25 Zealously wrote:
Not one person has gotten the top 10 completely right yet


I've got it! You finally broke Stuchiu and convinced him to put Life as #1

10) Nestea
9) PartinG
8) Zest
7) Bogus
6) Polt
5) MC
4) MMA
3) Taeja
2) Mvp
1) Life

done
NesTea | Mvp | MC | Leenock | Losira | Gumiho | DRG | Taeja | Jinro | Stephano | Thorzain | Sen | Idra |Polt | Bomber | Symbol | Squirtle | Fantasy | Jaedong | Maru | sOs | Seed | ByuN | ByuL | Neeb| Scarlett | Rogue | IM forever
sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18619 Posts
April 18 2015 08:52 GMT
#730
On April 18 2015 17:25 Zealously wrote:
Not one person has gotten the top 10 completely right yet


do you mean the order or the people in it?
sfbaydave
Profile Joined May 2011
United States32 Posts
April 18 2015 10:59 GMT
#731
1. MVP
2. Life
3. Nestea
4. MMA
5. MC
6. Taeja
7. Parting
8. Polt
9. Innovation
10. Bomber
munch
Profile Joined July 2014
Mute City2363 Posts
April 18 2015 11:02 GMT
#732
On April 18 2015 17:52 sharkie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2015 17:25 Zealously wrote:
Not one person has gotten the top 10 completely right yet


do you mean the order or the people in it?


I think I've seen one person with the correct top 10, but not in order
WriterForm is temporary, MMA is permanent || http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/508630-article-archive
Phredxor
Profile Joined May 2013
New Zealand15076 Posts
April 18 2015 11:32 GMT
#733
I'll be interested to see if Nestea makes it in, or Inno.

If either of them don't make it that would throw almost everyone off
Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
April 18 2015 11:34 GMT
#734
On April 18 2015 17:52 sharkie wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2015 17:25 Zealously wrote:
Not one person has gotten the top 10 completely right yet


do you mean the order or the people in it?


Yes
AdministratorBreak the chains
Xamo
Profile Joined April 2012
Spain886 Posts
April 18 2015 13:09 GMT
#735
On April 18 2015 10:33 pure.Wasted wrote:
Here's my personal top 10 + obligatory Mvp:

10. Zest
9. Polt
8. Rain
7. soO
6. Taeja
5. PartinG
4. INnoVation
3. Maru
2. Life
1. Mvp


Why is Rain so many times listed in the top 10? Have I missed any recent world-class results? He was my favourite protoss player once upon a time, but his results were not that good. No way he gets a better position tan sOs or soO.
My life for Aiur. You got a piece of me, baby. IIIIIIiiiiiii.
Darkhorse
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States23455 Posts
April 18 2015 13:10 GMT
#736
On April 18 2015 13:17 ElMeanYo wrote:
Polt would get COMPLETELY destroyed in Code A, let alone Code S. Lets be honest here, he is a big fish in a small pond. Anyone else who thinks otherwise is a mega-fanboy or simply delusional.

It's no slight against him really... he is a full-time student and part-time player, and considering that he has achieved something.

Maybe if he gave up student life, flew home and joined a kespa team-house and practiced solid for months... he might earn a spot and find himself in PL.

Bruh Yoda, Panic, MMA, Myungsik, Creator, HerO, Sacsri are all in Code S right now. You really think Polt couldn't do that? Come on now
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vflux
Profile Joined July 2011
New Zealand118 Posts
April 18 2015 13:47 GMT
#737
Final attempt:

10.(Z)NesTea
9. (P)Rain
8. (P)Zest
7. (T)Innovation
6. (T)Polt
5. (T)TaeJa
4. (P)MC
3. (T)MMA
2. (Z)Life
1. (T)Mvp
Eliezar
Profile Joined May 2004
United States481 Posts
April 18 2015 14:13 GMT
#738
So many people in this thread confuse being good today with being the best of all time. To deny Nestea is up around the top because he played in early SC2 just means that you don't understand the best of all time. He won GSLs in multiple years...unlike MC or MVP he kept his code S status and didn't drop into code A. He defeated a top 15 players in a GSL final...the dude is a lock to be near the top.
The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52797 Posts
April 18 2015 14:27 GMT
#739
On April 18 2015 17:25 Zealously wrote:
Not one person has gotten the top 10 completely right yet

Yes they have, just not the order.
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Rocket-Bear
Profile Joined July 2014
3070 Posts
April 18 2015 14:39 GMT
#740
Looking forward to see what the 10-6 is going to be.

Expecting something like
+ Show Spoiler +
1.L
2.e
3.e
4.n
5.o
6.c
7.k
8.f
9.O
0.u

or
+ Show Spoiler +

1.F
2.X
3.O
4.L
5.e
6.e
7.n
8.o
9.c
0.k

or
+ Show Spoiler +

1.Y
2.F
3.W
4.L
5.e
6.e
7.n
8.o
9.c
0.k
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