These three are pretty much on sen fans’ execution list. Cortezia would’ve been too if it wasn’t for that one round and reduxx had a life game on split so he’s off the radar, for now. I can understand kaplan, and kyu’s calling was……mid, to put it lightly.
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cortezia shouldn’t be on anyone’s list. he’s having a slow start thats about it. kyu should be given more time
sen fans honestly need to calm down, some of the criticisms from fans might be valid, but its a rebuilding team with zero expectations. I hope the sen players dont have internet
I don't get the Kyu blame because N4rrate was straight up running it down. It doesn't matter if you are the greatest IGL to touch esports, if your duelist keeps playing the way N4rrate was, ain't nothing you can do about it. I don't know if there was a single good play that he made that won them the round. That Waylay is worse than nAts. Fuck it, put Boaster on the Waylay and he would be better than him.
i mean do you really think narrate played like that in defiance of kyu's calls? ... hes not stupid man
Genuinely, most of how N4rrate got killed was just hands diff. I don't think he is a bad player, I really liked him going to Americas last year, I defended him for the most part. I just don't think he is fit to be the primary duelist. This isn't my first time I have had this take on him. I have said it months ago when the first news came out of N4rrate being the duelist. He is just unfortunately not him.
I just feel that he overthinks Waylays utility. Give him something like Jett or Raze and he would be better imo
I think they can run double duelist if they want to with Reduxx on the Waylay and then N4rrate on Yoru or something like that. Like I said, just swap the roles and this team will be a hundred times better and actually might make a run with how John is playing currently.
yeah N4RRATE is just not that guy who can get the entries, you need a different skillset for that. He showed he can be a valuable 2nd entry and can trade people before, so put him on yoru or just run Reduxx solo duelist.
I really don't understand how kaplan couldn't see what we've seen all along. Not everybody can become a duelist just like that. N4RRATE only farmed in tier 2, but many people have done that before and failed in T1.
he still isn't a entry player even when SEN made good calls his entry looks flimsy nats genuinely looked more comfortable on waylay
Narrate played like he still does not understand waylay, the horrible use of his util and refract started off awful, and are starting to see slight improvements. There is just more that he needs to work on, that a pro player should not have trouble with.
People (me included) don't like Kaplan from last year and the start of this season is not doing him any favors.
As a long time fan, my 2 cents
As for Kap, I don't really get some of the role switches he likes to manage, but other than that I feel like he is a pretty good coach, especially on a bonding & chemistry level.
N4rrate has been decent last year, but I think it would've been better for him to flex between Omen and dive duelist & Reduxx flexing between main duelist and Yoru, simply because he has been struggling with his mental and consistency before. That being said I don't call for him being cut, but rather to rethink his role.
For Kyu, he is a question mark and obv the sample size is small, but I haven't seen much that convinces me he is a better caller than John or even a better initiator than N4rrate. This could obv just be nerves since he is a rookie, but personally if anyone got cut I'd say it should be him, and you should get a smokes player instead (I want to see nightz play in tier 1).
Also I don't think this team was ever meant to succeed, but to be competitive enough to not be a bottom feeder. Max I expected for this team before the year started was to qual to champs.
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