“avoiding them like the plague as a tier 1 player” like be fr 😭

I’m not arguing about how effective or bad the roster decisions were. That’s a whole different discussion (even tho the M80 really didn’t help Kap’s and Kyu’s case).
I’m just saying it makes no sense to treat the org like some radioactive shit because of the episode. No one does that with C9, and no one should.

Don’t get the Boni hype, maybe I’m not watching as closely as other people, but I don’t see in him anything that Jerrwin can not achieve eventually

Yeah I get all of that and like I said, things could’ve (and should’ve) been handled better, but people need to let it go. Everyone found their path and is (arguably) having some sort of success. Back when C9 dropped Yay for “role issues” and left him stranded for the whole season I didn’t see this overreaction, and lying to the whole world surely isn’t the best thing a CEO can do. I’m not using it as an excuse for SEN nor for Rob, just think it’s time to move on

I think the first thing SEN should really tackle (idk when with the season being practically over but ok) is winning man advantages. You can get around with not having the brightest strats, maybe you can get away with not holding space properly or even taking actual space, but you can’t win if you are constantly throwing 4v1/3v1 like the Glyph one today on Ascent the Less one on Breeze last game

I don’t think JohnQT could be cut. That would be a crazy decision. However, he might choose to leave

I think people really overreact a bit when it comes to that episode. Sure things could’ve been handled better but eternally praying on the downfall of the team just because they dropped someone (thinking it was the best route to take) is kinda insane. Decisions were made, shit happens, you can argue forever if they were deserved or not

Jerrwin’s problem is jitters/lack of confidence (imo). The mechanics are clearly there, he just needs to work his mental and his composure. I don’t think dropping him (specially for Oxy, who I think is kinda overrated) is the right call. It’s getting harder to stand by JonahP, the experience might be valuable but it means nothing if you can’t frag even the slightest, so I can get on board with the eeiu idea.

I get what you’re saying, and yeah I think the timings he used to have really don’t show that much anymore, however the clutch factor doesn’t concern me as much with Cortezia on the roster. It’s not that you can’t have 2 clutch players, but I don’t think SEN will ever not have a clutch player while he’s on the roster. All and all, it’s not like he’s untouchable, but he wouldn’t be my first option when making any sort of change

I don’t think JonahP is a problem tbh. Not the best fragger but the experience and steadiness he brings to the team ia important imo

The 3rd and 4th round from Breeze’s second half 💀 that could’ve never went KRU’s way

I think the calling was the pilar of Kru’s win fr, either JohnQT wasn’t having the greatest day call-wise or the team just wasn’t able to follow any defined protocols and follow up with the ideas that came up on the moment

Yeah, and it’s not that the op wasn’t good, Jerwin was doing great with it, but half the times he was killing Asuna’s ult (which he was maxing really well) and that just led to an open site.
With Breeze still available, and with the recent matches in mind, I wonder why it wasn’t their pick. They would’ve (probably) entered the map with more confidence, and who knows what could’ve happened from there

I’ve been watching valorant since 2020 or 2021, and I swear I never understood the Asuna hype and how he managed to stay on the 100T roster for so long. He’s definitely playing great now, with Phoenix fitting so well on this meta, but it makes me wonder if it isn’t in fact the agent that’s helping, rather then an improvement from the player himself. Anyways, ggs to Asuna and the boys, they played a great match today

The ascent pick was so weird, idk if they were on a bad day, but I didn’t see anything in that map that inspired a lot of confidence :/

F0rsaken?

They’ve been improving every match since Ewok and Jerwin joined, it’s clear to me, I think they’ll surprise many during stage 2

I would say, at least for me, it's like rooting for your football club since forever I guess. I've been rooting for SEN since Nerd Street Gamers were organizing challengers. I've seen every iteration, every win and every loss. If, like I said, a football team u like changes every player in the span of 5 years, I don't think you'll stop supporting them. It's about the club, and org on this case. But yeah, maybe I'm delusional

Even if he performs on chamber/2nd duelist, I think the right move would be to put him on scan rn. Figure those roles issues during the next month and we might be able to show something on the 1st split. Kyu is the biggest question mark for me tbh, but I would still keep him through the 1st split. Put John on sentinel again, maybe Kyu can flex...

I don't think n4rrate needs to be dropped, just put him on scan, he was really good at it

There's no way you're asking for time when u just saw them throwing away a 5 round lead, with an 8 round momentum. Even if it is a time issue, you can't forgive this.

Real ones remember Sinatraa

Do you believe they'll get better as time goes on?

Yeah I was thinking about that. John is great with sentinel, put him on that, make narrate scan initiator and bring nightz maybe?

And what would John play? Initiator?

Genuine question, what do you guys see wrong with Kap's coaching?

SEN vs TL vibes

This Bind hurts to watch

Honestly, any of those would be better than Chamber. Raze is great on Bind, always has been, and Fade cooks as well

I can't actually tell if ur serious or not

And the site holds... crazy. Cortezia was oblivious

What a throw by SEN on corrode

The amount of rounds SEN lose after gaining player advantage is insane

Wouldn't you say Bang and Cryo are better?

there's no way you include Asuna in that list

I might be tripping but didn't Yay have the highest ACS or something during that whole year? I think it was during a Masters, only falling short to Tenz's Iceland record

I think putting N4rrate on initiator or even 2nd duelist would help more than getting rid of Kap. I just don't know how that would work with JohnQT, double initiator on some maps I guess?

when? 2022 and 2023?

I would include Leo in 2023. He was the best player on that FNATIC roster imo

You waited your whole life to say that xD anyways ggs, not the best showing from SEN, still a long way to go but we'll get better for sure

it was narrate I think, he was having audio issues

Geniune question here: why do you think there's such a gap between male and "non-male" players? I've seen some GC teams play tier 1 or 2 teams and most of the times wasn't that close. We're talking about esports, these don't involve the physical aspect of the players which, in sports, is usually the responsible factor for this said gap. Since physical capability isn't the answer, how come there's this gap?

I just can't imagine how you would verify that but I'll believe it

I guess that riot has to take the players' word for it then. It's not like you could just "test" it. But that raises a lot of questions...

What is the criteria for a player to be eligible to play in GC? Just identifying as "anything" besides man? Genuine question, I mean no offense or disrespect

Yeah I’ve seen that, I just think NiSMO could work just as well considering John’s there and Zander could also be on the team

If SEN get Zander they should also trial NiSMO
I think he's being a bit overlooked and SEN need someone to fill Sacy's role

That’s the sane thing to do xD
But with NRG’s loss against EG… man I’m still copping (even tho it was a 1-2 loss, which I’m not sure it ruins the whole maths)

I just saw on Twitter/X a post by willminder explaining how SEN can make playoffs, so if anyone is interested on a more simple explanation you can check it out

I’m surprised I understood it all, excelent work on explaining that mess
Thanks a lot! Time to sniff illegal amounts of copium :’)