the following is not MVPs and is the best player at different times (not the actual ranking of players in the year):
2021 is TenZ, nAts, Chronicle
2022 is yay, Shao/Suygetsu, yay
2023 is Leo, Leo, Demon1
2024 is Zekken, T3xture, Zmjjkk
2025 first third is Derke
idc that Vitality did not win. bro WAS SHITTING on everyone
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nAts and Chronicle were both good but prime cNed was really something else. They are both better than him all time, but I think if we're talking strictly in 2021 cNed takes the cake.
I think the reason why nAts and Chronicle get more praise than cNed for 2021 is because they're still top level players, so it's simpler for people who didn't watch back then (which is likely the majority nowadays) to associate the 'best player' with someone they're more familiar with. (I guess this is just a long way of saying 'recency bias')
Hes never been top 3 in an end year player list tho?
22- Yay Marved Less Shao, Mako, Suygetsu, Jinggg was rated higher than him
23- Demon1, Ethan, Leo, Alfa and maybe even Something
24- this year was the only year where he has an argument individual performance wise but his team achievements was not enough to put him above , Zekken, Meteor, T3xture and Kangkang. Not to mention C0m was better than him at champs
I love how for each tournament a player from the winning team is considered the best itw at that point in time which may be true for some tournaments but is just absurd for the majority of them.
Just because a team wins doesn't mean that a player from that team is necessarily the best itw. Your list for the best for each international tournament is just straight wrong and exposes ur biases
Like his list seems to be based off purely just stats as the best performer in terms of stats is #1 for each event he points out which naturally is often on the winning team but this is taking stats too literal and having the best stats for 1 event doesn't meaning you are the best itw. If we are only looking at stats then deciding who the best itw is should be based more on present stats and past ones instead of only present ones otherwise you might have people like OXY being the best itw for a certain week or month for instance.
yes you can, because none of them individually are more impressive than aspas historically. To call someone a GOAT they need to have historic performances which literally no one on that list has and when you compare their careers to aspas they all pale in comparison.
Its like how Ronaldos peak was arguably greater than many players called GOATs of football however he isnt placed on the list above players like messi christiano etc
When LOUD lifted that Champions trophy, there was without a doubt a GOAT, and that stood until the next season over. Aspas, save for this season, has been one of the most consistent and intelligent duelist players in the entire league. I glaze no players other than eeiu, but to MVP Champs and do it in the fashion he did; I would say Aspas at least deserves to be named alongside some of the players you had.
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