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Team League Special Part 1: All Kills and Coaches - Page 2

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Sjokola
Profile Joined November 2010
Netherlands800 Posts
November 24 2015 04:03 GMT
#21
omg liquid bias.... Taeja worst player ever!!!!111 Wait aren't we doing it this time? Ok then...

Nice read brings back memories. Like to a time where I could watch korean sc more often
Circumstance
Profile Blog Joined March 2014
United States11403 Posts
November 24 2015 04:18 GMT
#22
That Genius 4-kill was so bizarre, especially since the playoffs of that season then followed up with back-to-back all-kills by IM over Azubu and Axiom-Acer.
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jubil
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States2602 Posts
November 24 2015 04:30 GMT
#23
On November 24 2015 12:04 thecrazymunchkin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 24 2015 11:55 jubil wrote:
I do overall agree with the selection of coaches, though I really wouldn't focus on choya's recent results in hyping him - although MVP has probably done slightly better than expected, they never really made it far enough to be actually impressive (ie. never making round playoffs), and the MVP players' individual results for 2015 were pretty lackluster too. Compare that to the other two coaches mentioned, who have both produced current individual champions as well as more recent team league titles.


It's very harsh to mark Choya down for MVP's performances this year when he's had a markedly lower calibre of player to work with than either Ryu Won / Kim Min-Ki. In coaching SlayerS / Jin Air / KT, Ryu Won has overseen a ridiculous array of talent over the 5 or so years years, while as stu mentioned, that STX lineup is ridiculous in hindsight.

Things are clicking for MVP - you can see the way that players have fired in bits and pieces over the course of the season, whether it's in one-off performances like DeParture, or the way some have had hot streaks at times (Panic / GuMiho / Losira / YongHwa). The easy way to look at it is to compare each player's performance with their showing last year, and in general they've all done better.


Good points, I just personally feel that it's hard to distinguish good/decent results from previously lower level players as being good coaching or just a lucky break from the player himself. In my opinion, turning bad players into average ones is less impressive than average players into durable stars. For example, as the article mentions, I personally was impressed by SKT's oov developing Dream and Dark from pretty similarly average players into championship-level ones.

Comparing team results, I just don't see MVP's results being much different from the team I'd call their closest in individual results, Samsung, and it's a little ironic for the article to say that his PL results last year were notable because he had the second weakest team talent wise when at the end of the day the final placement of MVP points-wise was....second to last.

Basically, I do think choya's a good coach and a great guy to support, and in WoL was one of the great coaches, but I'll have to see more out of the current MVP lineup before calling his current results especially notable.
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munch
Profile Joined July 2014
Mute City2363 Posts
November 24 2015 04:43 GMT
#24
On November 24 2015 13:30 jubil wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 24 2015 12:04 thecrazymunchkin wrote:
On November 24 2015 11:55 jubil wrote:
I do overall agree with the selection of coaches, though I really wouldn't focus on choya's recent results in hyping him - although MVP has probably done slightly better than expected, they never really made it far enough to be actually impressive (ie. never making round playoffs), and the MVP players' individual results for 2015 were pretty lackluster too. Compare that to the other two coaches mentioned, who have both produced current individual champions as well as more recent team league titles.


It's very harsh to mark Choya down for MVP's performances this year when he's had a markedly lower calibre of player to work with than either Ryu Won / Kim Min-Ki. In coaching SlayerS / Jin Air / KT, Ryu Won has overseen a ridiculous array of talent over the 5 or so years years, while as stu mentioned, that STX lineup is ridiculous in hindsight.

Things are clicking for MVP - you can see the way that players have fired in bits and pieces over the course of the season, whether it's in one-off performances like DeParture, or the way some have had hot streaks at times (Panic / GuMiho / Losira / YongHwa). The easy way to look at it is to compare each player's performance with their showing last year, and in general they've all done better.


Good points, I just personally feel that it's hard to distinguish good/decent results from previously lower level players as being good coaching or just a lucky break from the player himself. In my opinion, turning bad players into average ones is less impressive than average players into durable stars. For example, as the article mentions, I personally was impressed by SKT's oov developing Dream and Dark from pretty similarly average players into championship-level ones.

Comparing team results, I just don't see MVP's results being much different from the team I'd call their closest in individual results, Samsung, and it's a little ironic for the article to say that his PL results last year were notable because he had the second weakest team talent wise when at the end of the day the final placement of MVP points-wise was....second to last.

Basically, I do think choya's a good coach and a great guy to support, and in WoL was one of the great coaches, but I'll have to see more out of the current MVP lineup before calling his current results especially notable.


I think we agree mostly - MVP's main issue is that they never got everybody firing at once in PL, whether it was Losira + YongHwa carrying in R1 or GuMiho performing near the end. It is notable though that individually, both Losira and DeParture got championships at Asus ROG / Gfinity, however much you rate the competition on offer there, while GuMi and MarineKing (!) got silvers in the Blizzcon 2014 - 2015 period. I do agree that it's hard to tell how much the coaching is to do with success, but when pretty much everyone raised their standards this year compared to 2014, it's hard to say he's done a bad job.
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swissman777
Profile Joined September 2014
1106 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-11-24 06:47:16
November 24 2015 06:47 GMT
#25
I wonder what Coach Kim is doing now. Hope we have someone like him later for the ultimate coach rivalry with Ryu Won.
FrostedMiniWheats
Profile Joined August 2010
United States30730 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-11-24 11:40:40
November 24 2015 11:36 GMT
#26
qxc and Billowy's all-kills have to be the biggest upsets of all-time along with Sjow randomly knocking Life out at Dreamhack.

Also Symbol's reverse all-kill will go down as one of the best nights of sc2 ever and that's coming from a massive IM fan. Losira was so close to just proceeding with the all-kill but Symbol just wouldn't die. Man I miss GSTL
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TBone-
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States2309 Posts
November 24 2015 12:14 GMT
#27
I miss qxc, that allkill is up there for my all time favorite moments in esports.
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[F_]aths
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Germany3947 Posts
November 24 2015 12:14 GMT
#28
"The then pulled off the impossible"

He did not. He pulled off the improbable. The impossible, by definition, is not possible.

It was perhaps "seemingly impossible". But not just impossible.
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BisuDagger
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Bisutopia19300 Posts
November 24 2015 12:41 GMT
#29
I really enjoyed the article! I know this coach doesn't fit here, but the most historic SC coach "Park" retired and should have something written about him. PM me if you'd like me to do it.
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lichter
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
November 24 2015 12:44 GMT
#30
didn't he move to LoL china, not "retire"
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Sjokola
Profile Joined November 2010
Netherlands800 Posts
November 24 2015 12:49 GMT
#31
On November 24 2015 21:14 [F_]aths wrote:
"The then pulled off the impossible"

He did not. He pulled off the improbable. The impossible, by definition, is not possible.

It was perhaps "seemingly impossible". But not just impossible.

Yeah that sounds way better
imre
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
France9263 Posts
November 24 2015 13:37 GMT
#32
On November 24 2015 21:44 lichter wrote:
didn't he move to LoL china, not "retire"


He did move to the eldorado yeah.
Zest fanboy.
Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
November 24 2015 13:59 GMT
#33
On November 24 2015 21:14 [F_]aths wrote:
"The then pulled off the impossible"

He did not. He pulled off the improbable. The impossible, by definition, is not possible.

It was perhaps "seemingly impossible". But not just impossible.


If it makes you feel better, put a figuratively or substitute the with what everyone thought was. It doesn't mean the literally impossible, it's a figure of speech
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lichter
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
1001 YEARS KESPAJAIL22272 Posts
November 24 2015 14:01 GMT
#34
no no IT WAS LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE i am all about the hyperbole
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Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13990 Posts
November 24 2015 14:17 GMT
#35
I miss hyvaa
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Mistakes
Profile Joined February 2011
United States1102 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-11-24 19:16:11
November 24 2015 19:15 GMT
#36
I miss Hyvaa.

EDIT: LOL I didn't even see your post Cricketer

On November 24 2015 23:17 Cricketer12 wrote:
I miss hyvaa

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robson1
Profile Joined March 2013
3632 Posts
November 24 2015 20:03 GMT
#37
I love Genius so god damn much.
Genius is that funny scientist who no one takes seriously until he kills you with a flame throwing trumpet. - stuchiu 2013
rotta
Profile Joined December 2011
5598 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-11-24 20:10:18
November 24 2015 20:09 GMT
#38
On November 24 2015 23:17 Cricketer12 wrote:
I miss hyvaa

Me too, hearing the casters talking about "hive-a" always made me smile.



Come back to LotV!
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Cricketer12
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States13990 Posts
November 24 2015 22:39 GMT
#39
On November 25 2015 04:15 Mistakes wrote:
I miss Hyvaa.

EDIT: LOL I didn't even see your post Cricketer

Show nested quote +
On November 24 2015 23:17 Cricketer12 wrote:
I miss hyvaa


Loool ive only seen this type of thing in Blizzcon threads. But those are 98% shitposts
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pure.Wasted
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada4701 Posts
November 24 2015 23:29 GMT
#40
Whoa that QXC gif followed an all kill of a Korean team? What the shit?

OK that's pretty friggin rad.
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