CJ Entus Win R2

by Zealously

Round 2 of the '14-15 SK Telecom Proleague concluded with #1 seed CJ Entus taking home the round championship, defeating Jin Air in the finals on the back of an incredible 3-kill performance by ByuL. CJ had absolutely torn through the regular round, dropping only a single series to the same team that would then go on to face them in the finals. With their win, CJ are now #1 in the overall standings, with 192 Proleague points - ahead of SK Telecom, at 182.

Shortly after the conclusion of Round 2, a number of important things happened in rapid succession:

• Broadcasting Jockey (BJ) Sonic, initially of amateur Brood War broadcasting fame, proved that he is the second coming of Jesus by complementing his sponsorship of GSL with sponsorship of the Starcraft 2 StarLeague and, more importantly, Startale. His company SBENU is now the eSF team's title sponsor, and the team has re-branded.
  
• With their newfound financial support, SBENU have acquired a number of players: MyuNgSiK, DongRaeGu, jjakji and MMA (through a partnership with team Acer). Bomber has also officially re-joined the team (though he maintains his personal sponsorship with Red Bull). It is unclear if he will remain primarily a coach or take a more active role as a player.
  
• If you somehow missed that fact, this means DRG and MMA might never again face each other in a team league setting.
  
• Chickenmaru now sponsors MVP, a fact which I like to think greatly upset Maru.
  
• ByuN has resurfaced, and he's not terrible. After an 18-month break from televised Starcraft, he returned to win an OlimoLeague and a Leifeng Cup. He also beat various Proleague-caliber players and pushed others very hard. He may not be an S-tier player, but if he's returning to play for Prime he will be a most welcome addition.
  
• Super has joined KT, potentially joining the growing bench of players that will see play time only once in a blue moon.
  

With these changes covered, on to our Round 2 Recap! Are you a fan of Fantasy Proleague? lichter has you covered with his Round 2 Awards, with insulting and downright offensive awards for players and fans alike. Want to catch up on how your favorite teams performed during the ups and down of the round robin? Destructicon recaps the round and evaluates the performances of the eight teams. Further, banjoetheredskin discusses the nature of the all-kill format and celebrates the victories of Stats and Byul in the playoffs.

Enjoy!

Roll For Intiative

by banjoetheredskin

CJ Entus and Jin Air Green Wings owned Round 2 from start to finish. Each team was 6-1 in matches, with a combined +21 map differential (+11 for CJ, +10 for Jin Air). Jin Air won three ace matches and lost one, while taking two other 3-0 sweeps. They even swept the eventual Round Robin and Round 2 Playoffs Champions, CJ, who had four 3-0 sweeps and two wins in the final set themselves. Despite the two teams' co-dominance, CJ's one map advantage gave them direct seeding into the finals, while Jin Air had to get through the bronze match first. That series was already intriguing because it pitted the winner of the Telecom Derby against the all-kill behemoth in Jin Air, with the promise of either revenge against CJ or an opportunity to remind them who was truly the better team.

If I told you that KT beat SKT 4-1, ignoring whatever bias you might have, you would probably be somewhat surprised. Well, surely INnoVation and Dark could have won at least a game each, even if Life and Zest were playing well, right? But then if I told you that neither Life nor Zest even won a game, then you probably wouldn't know what to say. That ought to highlight how infrequent all-kills are. They electrify the victors, even if they just rode the bench and watched, and sting the losers with a reminder of from where the format earned its name. Stats? Yes, he has been playing absurdly well, maintained the best winrate in Proleague so far, and has been performing progressively better in individual leagues, but he really all-killed SKT? Even after he beat Dark and Sorry, surely INnoVation or Classic would have been able to stop him.

We often witness an all-kill unfold in a befuddled state, either questioning the ability of the player as in the case of Billowy vs KT, to actually pull it off, or questioning the inability of the losing team, as in the case of SKT vs Stats, to knock the opposing player out. Enchanted by the all-killing player's performance, we then promptly turn around and expect a follow-up performance the very next match, something to match the momentuous achievement of defeating an entire team alone. Unwisely so, because this rarely comes to pass.

As teams have done in the past, KT chose not to send out Stats after his superb showing against SKT until they were down to their last player in the bronze match. But,along the same line of flawed logic, that was not a good reason to think Maru wouldn't win three in a row to send Jin Air to the finals. Given his history, it was almost expected, actually. Even against Zest and Life, it's hard not to favor Maru. But in an add way, that only perpetuated the fallacy against CJ.

When Rogue beat herO, it was somewhat of a surprise, but it was obviously a snipe that would be worth knocking out CJ's ace, even if Rogue were to lose next game. However, Rogue is not TAiLS, so it was foolish to assume that the next player would be clearly favored. Bbyong, despite the fact that he is well respected for his mech play, which is now even more formidable against the nigh-useless swarm hosts, was not a great fit for Merry Go Round because it essentially forced him into bio. Rogue then took down another meching CJ Terran, this time pre-empting the nigh unbeatable deathball by making a ton of roaches on a low drone count. Many viewers said, "Oh, yeah... I forgot you could do that." , and the CJ coaching staff might have said the same after the game. But then, having already had a taste of all-kill in the form of Stats' whoop earlier in the week, everyone began to talk about an all-kill for Rogue.

His opponent came in like a wrecking ByuL (an awful pun you'll continue to hear for as long as he stays in his current form). He took an early lead against Rogue with a clever speedling snipe of the Jin Air Zerg's third, then maintained that advantage throughout the game. Given the strong defensive posture of Deadwing, ByuL saw no way to break Rogue other than continuing to ram his head against a concave of roaches with a superior economy to replenish his army. He battered and battered and battered until he finally broke through, partially thanks to a critical changeling block at Rogue's ramp. With Rogue's all-kill dreams dread, Jin Air sent in a Protoss to halt the momentum swing with a fourth and final victory. After all, how would the Zerg beat a Protoss as strong as Trap on Vaani without swarm hosts to buffer against the inevitable onslaught? But ByuL held a three base blink stalker allin by the skin of his teeth with gold base-funded roach hydra composition and leveled out the score.

Up against Maru, CJ fans were forced to have faith that the stellar ZvT ByuL displayed against INnoVation would be enough to topple the best Terran in the world. Knowing that Maru would prefer to play mech while it still seems to favor Terran in the matchup, ByuL elected a two base muta strategy to curb any early harassment. Maru didn't respond to the late third from ByuL, though, and he not only dropped a third of his own but teched up to blue flame hellions. By the time mutas were crossing the map, Maru's engineering bay hadn't even started. A swift build order win for CJ's Zerg star completed the reverse three-kill, thwarting all expectations of an extinguished flare of hope at the hands of the Jin Air Terran.

With a prophetic conclusion to Round 2, ByuL celebrated his clutch performance with a tweet alluding to the goals he explained to Sojung in this interview:

Ups and Downs

by Destructicon

The team standings at the end of Round 2 where quite different compared to those from Round 1. The top KeSPA teams finally found their bearings and began performing to expectations. We saw fewer rookies fielded and fewer experiments alongside the end of two notorious slumps. Still, the more things change, the more they stay the same. 3 of the teams in the top 4 made the playoffs last season, and look like they might make this season a repeat performance, despite everything.

With that said, let's take a look at what went down in Round 2!

The Top Dogs - CJ Entus (6-1) and Jin Air Green Wings(6-1)
The boys in green looked much improved this round compared to the last. Their top players suffered fewer fluke losses (exception being sOs vs herO) overall and performed better under pressure. Maru, Cure and Rogue all delivered admirably, with 5-0, 3-1 and 5-1 performances in the round robin. Despite losing a match they shouldn't have to MVP, they more than made up for their sole fluke with excellent performances against every other team - including round winner CJ Entus, whom they swept 3-0. Overall, their versatility and depth make them look like clear title contenders moving forward.

The real winners of this round, however, are CJ Entus. Whereas Jin Air drew most of their success from the entirety of the roster, CJ was clearly anchored by the heroics of herO, who went on a incredible 7-1 record (including two ace match wins, one of them against Zest). Bbyong and sKyHigh pulled their weight but were understandably overshadowed by their aforementioned Protoss savior. But in the playoffs, it was none other than ByuL - the team's second best performer in the round robin - who picked up the slack and managed to save CJ from 4-1 loss against Jin Air. Pulling the team away from an untimely demise at the hands of Rogue and then sweeping Trap and Maru, ByuL made his presence known in the clearest, most dominant way possible. With both herO and ByuL looking like players capable of pulling the entire team's weight, CJ Entus are in a great place past the halfway point. They will still need to tread carefully, though - if the other teams wise up and start preparing more carefully to snipe herO or ByuL, then CJ could find themselves in a load of trouble.

The Telecom Titans - KT Rolster (4-3) and SKT T1(5-2)
In spite of the reliable performances of soO and Classic, SKT T1 looked much weaker than last round. Most of this can be attributed to the minor slump of their R1 ace INnoVation, who went 2-3 in the round robin and 0-1 in the playoffs. Their up-and-comers put up no better than mediocre results, finishing with a combined 5-4. Even so, the depth of SKT1 kept them afloat as Classic and soO stepped up scoring 3-0, and 5-2 records. If it weren't for the heroic efforts of soO -- who won his regular match and the ace against MVP -- SKT1 might not even have made the playoffs at all. SKT1 still have the depth to crush many teams, but they need to use it better going into round 3. INnoVation is an important factor, and without him they seem to struggle to stay afloat. soO and Classic managed to bail them out this round, but there are no guarantees that the same will happen next time.

KT Rolster got a bit of a boost to their results when Flash started performing again, going on a modest but dependable 3-2 record. Unsurprisingly, Life wasn't nearly the boost that KT had hoped for, scoring "only" a 4-2 record while Zest continued to look average at 3-3. The real key to KT's success was Stats, who not only got a 6-1 record in the round robin, but also managed to all-kill SKT1 in the playoffs. Going into Round 3, two of the Core Four have some serious improvement to get done, or KT will have to deal with a round robin where they can depend on neither Zest nor Flash

Close But No Cigar -Samsung Galaxy(3-4), MVP (3-4)
Both these teams finished just outside of the playoffs at a 3-4 score with a -1 and -4 map indicators. Had certain things gone their way both could foreseeably have made it into the playoffs.

On Samsung porch, former ace Solar continued to underperform with a 1-3 record. In response, and sensibly so, Stork decided to rely less on him and give Dear more opportunities. Stork's plan seems to have panned out alright, with Dear collecting a 4-3 record. The return of Reality also helped as he and BrAvO scored a combined 4-2. Overall, Samsung looked a lot better than in round 1, but they can't stop now. To have a chance at making the season playoffs, they need to keep working hard - unless they make both remaining round playoffs, the top 4 seeds will be out of their hands and decided by the performances of other teams. Their main weakness now seems to be the lack of a reliable ace, Dear while good overall just hasn't been clutch, if Solar could step it up to at least give them a reliable second man it would help their team a lot.

For MVP Round 2 was a case of the core players not being able to carry enough to compensate for the team's weight. Losira scored a decent 4-4, winning an ace match and defeating players such as INnoVation. However, the Cat Zerg was overworked, and apart from an awesome 3-0 performance by Panic, it just wasn't enough for MVP. Center, DeParture and MarineKing went 1-2, 1-3 and 1-4 respectively, contributing the majority of MVP's losses. MVP is a curious case, as their players seem to rotate the ace potential. One round a player will perform explosively enough for us to believe in an imminent rise to prominence, and the next he'll fizzle out and fall back down into the pack. Last round this role was filled by YongHwa and Losira, this round it was Losira and Panic. If we're reading the pattern correctly, Panic will be joined by another player next round. If MVP could establish consistency and find a reliable 3rd man (maybe even 4th, if we're being as greedy as Losira was against Nestea in 2011) then they could potentially do far, far better than they did in Round 2.

Caught in the Afterburners - Prime (1-6), StarTale (0-7)
Prime and StarTale became the unfortunate punching bags of the league, losing to every other team in the league and thus finishing at a combined 1-13 in matches. It got so bad that the last place spot was determined by the clash of the two teams, a tragicomical twist on their 2012 rivalry. The teams lacked consistency, they lacked aces (it should be rather telling that the best player across the two teams was Zoun at 2-0)

But things change, even for the most pitifully weak teams. StarTale have finally found a sponsor worth the name, and their ranks have been significantly bolstered by the transfers of four new players, all of them stronger than the majority of Startale's roster in Round 2. Size doesn't necessarily equate to results, but with Blizzcon runner-up and GSL semifinalist MMA being accompanied by an on-form MyuNgSiK, DRG and Bomber, the core formed might give them a fighting chance to get back into competition for the playoffs.

For Prime however, there doesn't seem to be any silver lining, at least not yet. Barring a miraculous transformation of several of their rookies, they look likely to become and remain the punching bags for the next two rounds. But Byun has returned, and who knows what else might be on the horizon? Six of the eight teams now have title sponsors, with a seventh picking up a smaller one. Not all hope is lost, not even for Prime.

FPL Round 2 Recap

It's time once again for the FPL Awards, everyone's favorite award article where people get insulted and enjoy it because it makes them sort of famous. FPL is a serious business that very few get right, and it's much more interesting to look at the failures instead of the successes. After all, a quick look at the charts reveals the top FPLers, while looking for interesting, quirky teams is far more fun and painful.

Round 2 User Awards

The New York Knicks Award for Worst Team Trying to be Good

DeanTrivi - -12 pts



A team with Life at the helm seems like a good team. Trap also managed to be a good steal early on in the round. But when your anti is made up of soO, sKyHigh and Dream, 3 surprise performers, you're as good as fucked. The baffling trade of Zest for Bunny (not even the good Bunny) sunk this guy even lower, and he's one of only 8 teams to manage a score below zero. Of course, most of those bad teams were joke teams, and this guy somehow managed to do worse. That's an impressively bad feat, but at least I didn't have to click through 100 bad teams to find him. You made it easy for me, so this actually might be a good thing.

The Airforce ACE Award for Worst One Team team

Lorning - Prime - -1 pt

Like I always say, fandom is the worst thing to rely on in FPL. It sometimes works out when you're a fan of a good team, but if you're like Lorning, it's a lost cause. Prime has never managed an average round, and it's going to take more than a miracle to save their season and Lorning's FPL.

Literally 10x Worse than DarkLordOlli Award for Worst Staff FPL

Lorning - Prime - -1 pt

Well no shit you're the worst.

The LOL What A Successful Tryhard Award For Most Good Trades

Golas_2.0 - 18 trades, +37



As the only player to max out on trades, Golas surprisingly still earned one of the best trade results in the whole league. Forcing trades each week can be a bit difficult, but Golas somehow pulled through. His best trade was swapping Zest for Solar on his anti (+10), though I'm pretty sure that's a trade that most people would have made. He wasn't without fault, however, since he did put Zest in there in the first place in exchange for the stumbling Leenock (-7). In a round that has seen the most drastic trades I've ever encountered, though, his +37 only lands him in the top 15 of trading. Whoa.

The LOL What a Lousy Tryhard Award For Most Bad Trades

josh6837 - 10 trades, -37

Well that didn't go according to plan. With only two trades panning out (Bomber for BravO, Creator for Leenock), josh was the worst trader of the round by a margin of 7 points. Why he expected YoDa to actually be better than soO is mind boggling (-17, ouch), and he even had the gall to put Maru in his anti in place of Stats (-13). Those moves destined him for this spot in the R2 awards, though his net score of 0 at least spares him the infamy of scoring a negative round.

Maybe You Should Play Stocks In Your Free Time Instead, You Bum Award

jubil - 10 trades, +70



What in the hell. Seriously, what the hell. I didn't even think this was possible. The largest I had seen was around +50, so this has to break some unofficial record. Only 1 of his trades didn't pan out (sOs for Dark near the end, -2), but everything else worked out. Solar for sOs in week 2, Samsung for KT in week 4 and Trap for soO in week 4 were all double digit trade gains! Surprisingly, jubil only earned 108 pts in the round, meaning a tradeless team would have earned 38. That's a gigantic difference, and you have to wonder: was he able to make these brilliant trades because his initial team was so shit, or would he have maintained such a great trade gain had he picked a good initial team? Either way, we'll find out next round whether this was just dumb luck or genius.

It Pays To Be Lazy Award For Best Team Without Trading

Purce - 0 trades, 101 pts

To continue the trend in this odd round, Purce placed 51st with his no trade team. That sounds pretty good, but no trade teams of the past have normally found a way to reach into the 20s or 10s. This is the first time that a no-trade team has peaked so low, and there could be two reasons: 1.) trading made too big a difference, as shown by the record breaking trades made this season; or 2.) no one found the best possible initial team. Trade gain maxes out when you trade a player just before his slump for a player just before his rise, and this round was one of inconsistency from many players—only herO managed to steamroll through the round. The best hypothetical initial team (herO, Rogue, Stats, soO, Panic, Trap, Samsung) scores 135, so it's probably a combination of the two factors.

Ya'll Suck Award For Best/Worst Anti Team

San, Creator, Bomber - 5 pts

With a combined record of 1-9 and Bomber not even playing a single game, this trio should be ashamed of themselves. As the bottom dwellers of Proleague, there's really little that Prime and StarTale can do, but at least they found some sponsors. I'm not sure whether Creator will play better any time soon or if San will regain his R1 form with new kicks, but at least they won't have to worry about starving in the team house. Based on their performance last round, however, they're probably going to be doing the dishes.

Round 2 Player Awards

Most Valuable Player

herO - 32 pts, 7-1 record, 2-0 in ace matches

The 30pt round is a rare occurrence. It takes a combination of a near spotless round, a few ace matches, and a successful team to reach this mark, and herO has become the first player this season to accomplish this feat. While he had an average first round, ByuL and Bbyong were picked as ace ahead of him, though it seems as though things have changed. Coach Park is now backing him again when it matters, and he's so far put his team on his back. He's also one of the few people to have made back-to-back dual Starleagues, and he's even defended a 2gate recently. This might be the best patch of form herO has hit in Korea, and none of the other players are smiling.



The King of the Bargain Bin Award for Best Value

Panic - $1, 13 pts, 3-0 record



I'd like to say that this wasn't supposed to happen, but it seems like this happens almost every round. Someone, somewhere, suddenly manages a good round out of nowhere, and I end up looking like a dunce for not predicting it. Panic's meager 3-0 might not be too impressive, but he did have a rousing victory over Flash among them. He's now made it to Code S twice in a row, and I expect him to play a bit more for MVP come round 3. It's not like they have any better options.

The Dead Weight Award for Least Valuable Player

Creator - $7, 3 pts, 0-4 record

When you're de facto ace struggles like this, there really is no hope for your team to succeed. Prime are already short on bodies, and a poor Round 2 from Creator only made their problem worse. With a map differential of -15, they once again found a way to score negatively in FPL, and Creator is lucky he even scrounged up 3 pts for himself. It aaalmost looked like Prime wouldn't be the worst team in the league during the first 2 rounds, but even MyuNgSiK knew that wasn't going to last long.

The We Need to Find a New RorO Award For Player that No One Should Pick

sKyHigh - $4, 16 pts, 3-1 record

He did well in Hot6ix Cup, then did okay in Round 1. He wasn't worth it, but he still earned enough points to punish your anti team. Yet, somehow, people still decided to put him on their antis. As the third most anti'd player in R2, he smashed 278 teams for 16 points. That's the problem with players we know are good but don't necessarily make the roster: they can randomly show up and ruin your round. I'm pretty sure no one's going to put him on their anti in R3, then he'll probably proceed to score 5 pts.

Shouldn't Have Drank the Koolaid Award for Player We Mistakenly Hyped

Leenock - $7, 6 pts, 2-2 record, 0-1 in ace matches



The yoe Flash Wolves and StarTale combo wasn't supposed to really improve their chances much, but both San and Leenock proved that they could still pull their own weight in Korea. They had a pretty solid 1st round, and it looked like the team was more yoe, less StarTale. The sudden departure of Life meant that the ace spot had been vacated, and Leenock was in Prime position to become the alpha dog in this pound of stragglers. Sadly, it didn't happen. Leenock stumbled in R2, bringing StarTale+yoe along with him. They're going to need more than new shoes to make a move up the rankings, and I'm pretty sure MyuNgSiK isn't going to suddenly make them a playoff team.

The You're Bound to be Better than Sora Rising Star Award

Panic - $1, 13 pts, 3-0 record

Well, I guess it's time we cursed someone new with the Sora tag. Last round, we called out the Samsung kids, and they proceeded to do little in Round 2. It seems like being compared to Sora has become a touch of death, and now we have no choice but to infect Panic. His 2-in-a-row in Code S and his serviceable record in Round 2 really make him the only choice for this award. We've had very few true up-and-comers as of late, but we probably should stop cursing all the new kids even before they get good. Seriously, Sora, why can't you just be good again?

The Toilet Seat Award for Most Ups and Downs

Losira - $7, 16 pts, 4-4 record

Nobody likes winning more than Losira. Every time he wins he looks like a baby that's just discovered how to paint on all your walls. He put his hand prints all over Round 1, but Round 2 hasn't quite gone according to plan. He lost to aLive before getting his revenge in the ace match. He lost to sKyHigh before beating INnoVation and YoDa. He won against Solar then lost against Life. After putting on a show in Round 1 it looks like Losira's momentum has been stopped cold. He's still MVP's best performer, but his ability to string together another good round will determine whether MVP sink to the bottom or float somewhere near the middle.

The TaeJaClap Award for Most Awkward Ceremony

Stats' Boxing Ceremony



Okay, Stats. Stats. I know you're excited. You seem kinda excited. You just won the match for your team, and that's pretty cool. But you missed your chance man. You're supposed to do ceremonies right after you win, not after you high five everyone and your coach gently encourages you to do something. That's just kinda awkward. And by awkward I mean bad. Giggling and hiding after you try and act like a badass is even worse. Is this why you don't do ceremonies?

Ugh give us back PartinG please.

Holy Shit Seriously? Award for Player that Wasn't Supposed to Earn Me Points but Did

Reality - $2, 10 pts, 2-1 record

If you don't follow the news then you probably didn't even know Reality was back on Samsung. After leaving the team and somehow hoping a foreign team would pick him up, he's come back to his original team and back to his spot as the team's veteran terran. It's not like he had any chance of being signed, since the only thing most people knew about him was his game against Soulkey. I'm pretty sure that's never going to be a selling point, but FPLers that picked him up for some reason certainly benefited. Stork had enough faith in his old teammate to play him thrice, and 10 pts for $2 is a pretty good deal. I can just imagine the young terrans on Samsung plotting his demise, however, as they may feel a little salty about the old man taking their chances.

The You're Literally Worse than a Foreigner Award

BBoongBBoong - $1, 1 pt, 0-3 record



B4 is back on Prime. Prime have no choice but to play him. Yup, this isn't going to work out. The one thing that could have saved this relationship—a hilarious sponsor—isn't even on the cards. No one's going to want to see B4 in a fire safety suit. I just hope they end up trading him for a few buckets of chicken to MVP, and Chickenmaru force him to wear a chicken suit to their games.



Let's All Get On the Hype Train Award for Most Bought Player

Zest - $8, 13 pts, 3-3 record, 0-2 in ace matches, bought 363 times

When a great player suddenly loses a few tough games in a row, his value depreciates enough to make him worth a punt with a trade. A double loss to herO to start the round was pretty brutal, and it suddenly made him an affordable player to buy. He still didn't quite make up for it with a 3-1 record for the rest of the round, but 363 people thought he'd be worth it. He was bought 200 times more than anyone else, which has to be some kind of record. He gets all the attention, and I bet no one's even noticed that Stats is the best player in Proleague right now.

Let's Get The Hell Off This Train Award for Most Sold Player

Trap - $2, 13 pts, 2-2, 1-0 in ace matches, sold 266 times



Out of nowhere, Trap claimed a double win on the first day of Round 2 after barely featuring in Round 1. FPL players all proclaimed him as the steal of the century as he won his next game with ease. But the more astute knew he was about to slide, and he lost his next 2 games to end his participation in the round. That was enough to make him valuable however, and those that traded him away at his peak should have gotten a really good deal. He was the most sold player in Round 2 despite being worth every $, though Panic quietly put together an even better round than him.

The ByuN Award For Most Mysteriously Disappeared Terran of the Round

TY - $4, 5 pts, 0-0 record

Yup, someone had to be tacked on to the pine when KT Rolster poached Life from StarTale. They couldn't bench Zest since he is/was their ace. Stats was one of the most underrated protoss in Korea. Flash is Flash, regardless of his record. So it had to be TY. His benching might have had a negative effect on his confidence, as he's dropped out of both Starleagues in Season 2 after reaching both in Season 1. With no other tournament available for him in the near future, it looks like it's going to be a while until we see him again.

The BackHo Award for Player Most Likely In Kespa Jail

MarineKing

Haha yeah :[

Wolf Schröder Award for Best Hair

Sojung, again.

KeSPA has killed the haircut. Where we once had players like TAiLS and ParalyzE, we now have 100 progamers with identical manes. As playstyles have become more standard and players converge to the mean, it seems as though personality expressed through grooming has been sacrificed for homogeneity. Perhaps I should have thought this award through better, because now I'll be forced to hand Sojung this award every round, inadvertently turning her into the HairStyle Bonjwa. No one else seems up to the task, and the competition up to this point has been a farce.

The Jason Kidd Award for Coach that Should Probably Play for His Team For Them To Actually Be Kinda Good

No one.

Bomber has basically stopped playing in Proleague. Choya has had some funky games in Olimoleague, but he's hardly a better option than what MVP already have. Gerrard even had a match in Clan Wars recently, and let's just say he's better off in a ticket booth than a Proleague booth. There's also Stork, who isn't quite retired yet, but I have a feeling he's too busy taking selfies for his instagram to bother with practice. Nope, we're not getting a playing-coach any time soon.

Writers: lichter, Destructicon, banjoetheredskin, Zealously
Graphics: shiroiusagi
Photo Credit: ESPORTSTV
Editor(s): lichter, Zealously