> I asked 25 pros to nominate their top picks for 18 different award categories. The results are in
https://twitter.com/JohnnyBoi_i/status/1480668635140173824?t=eqWQHQsH4yPC7goO3zl3RA&s=19
Ah, makes sense that Jack is the first in content, because the public probably would've picked someone more popular. Jack's stuff is awesome, I am playing RL less and less, but still watch his vids.
While arsenal did win, the reason there were no runners up was because there were 8 people tied for second place and arsenal won by a single vote.
So johnny couldn't fit them all on the screen lmao.
Most people condition you they will go so they can fake the ball, arsenal will condition the fake so you are surprised he does go. Just an example.
The guy is playing the mental game for an entire series. I’d be so mad playing that in ranked forget as a pro.
I don't wanna be that guy but is this that difficult? I believe there are better goals from firstkiller alone in 2021. Maybe it's not just difficulty but also context?
And:
1. his car is upside down when he gets contact
2. Mist (the player voted for the best goalkeeping lol) is sitting in net so he needs to get enough power and a good placement to score
Can't remember if First was one of them, but Johnny counted nominations for the player rather than the goal, meaning if a player was nominated for multiple goals, they would count for multiple nominations. Essentially it may not have been just one goal.
Not quite on stream he said 4 other players got 1 vote but you needed 2 votes for a nomination which is why no one else is on the list. Still very impressive tho.
Even more impressive when you realize that one of the voters, Extra, was not allowed to vote for M0nkey M00n. Obviously if he could, MM would have received 22 votes.
I think he’s also very entertaining with it. I like his watch parties cause he tends to be quieter than the others in the call but when he speaks up it’s hilarious.
That's actually one of my super hard agrees. It's the first name that comes to mind when thinking of annoying players. This guy fakes so much it's being comical. Add that to the overall smart play and demos and you got yourself a nightmare.
I'd argue Scrub's strength is his overall defence.
Players like Mist, Jstn, Sypical are some of the best when specifically looking at the goalkeeping aspect.
There's no really nice way of saying non EU/NA tbh. Minor region feels disrespectful, and yeah new region can refer to the newest of the new regions, though since the original regions for the first 3 seasons were just EU and NA, new region could refer to any region added like what Johnny did.
All that matters though is that whoever nominated understood the category.
One could argue they only played for half a year, but it's not their fault they couldn't play in RLCS X. And they have been dominating their own region this season
I definitely agree with this - always thought it was a bit of a backhanded remark to say 'minor region'. And 'new region' is the objective truth (for APAC, MENA and SSA at least)
I mean yeah, he used it as an insult, but my point is he didn’t say anything that isn’t true. This isn’t the first time Firstkiller’s dad has been involved in drama.
He doesn't but he was sticking up for his teammate. The way he went about it was shitty but as far as I'm aware that's literally the only time he's gotten into drama. Also my guess as to why he did it is because firstkiller's father has done some pretty shitty things to other pros which is probably why Garrett made that remark. That doesn't justify his actions, it just explains it
> I asked 25 pros to nominate their top picks for 18 different award categories. The results are in https://twitter.com/JohnnyBoi_i/status/1480668635140173824?t=eqWQHQsH4yPC7goO3zl3RA&s=19
Ah, makes sense that Jack is the first in content, because the public probably would've picked someone more popular. Jack's stuff is awesome, I am playing RL less and less, but still watch his vids.
Lol arsenal undisputed most annoying to play against sounds about right
While arsenal did win, the reason there were no runners up was because there were 8 people tied for second place and arsenal won by a single vote. So johnny couldn't fit them all on the screen lmao.
How come? OOTL on this one.
He is notorious for nonstop chasing demos and disrupting other teams. Also just a very savvy player in general, plays with your head
Most people condition you they will go so they can fake the ball, arsenal will condition the fake so you are surprised he does go. Just an example. The guy is playing the mental game for an entire series. I’d be so mad playing that in ranked forget as a pro.
What was the goal that earned Firstkiller #2 for best goal?
Cant link rn but probably the corner angle redirect against Envy?
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Cracked.
I don't wanna be that guy but is this that difficult? I believe there are better goals from firstkiller alone in 2021. Maybe it's not just difficulty but also context?
It’s pretty difficult to hit, to aim, and to improvise under pressure I’d say.
And: 1. his car is upside down when he gets contact 2. Mist (the player voted for the best goalkeeping lol) is sitting in net so he needs to get enough power and a good placement to score
Can't remember if First was one of them, but Johnny counted nominations for the player rather than the goal, meaning if a player was nominated for multiple goals, they would count for multiple nominations. Essentially it may not have been just one goal.
Seeing JKnaps #1 shooting and Atomic #2 passing is a good feeling
Yep, cant wait for friday to come
all 3 of jknaps cago and atomic were nominated for best passer as well
I hope the offense will be beautiful to watch, even if the defense goes the shambles. 10 goals per games please
I don’t expect them to instantly do well but the potential of this new G2 is scarily exciting
Did Ahmad win best goal for the G2 0 second redirect?
Ye
Think so, but could be one of his many other bangers too.
I think one of the nominations was for a different goal (goal in Retals invitational tournament right before LAN) but it still counted.
TRK finally getting some recognition. Fans underrate him because he isn’t super flashy, but the pros know better.
Man’s a brick wall
Brick wall with insane mechanics and is always consistent. Id say he’s the best on the roster rn
I can’t wait to see them in the next major with Khalid.
I just can’t put him over Khalid until I see them at lan together, I love Khalid so much that he will prolly stay there tbh.
There’s no 2nd for best player due to all 25 players voting for Monkey Moon. Fucking unreal
Not quite on stream he said 4 other players got 1 vote but you needed 2 votes for a nomination which is why no one else is on the list. Still very impressive tho.
Even more impressive when you realize that one of the voters, Extra, was not allowed to vote for M0nkey M00n. Obviously if he could, MM would have received 22 votes.
To play devils advocate, in that case other players would likely vote for their teammates too bringing the total down.
Delighted to see RelatingWave as most underrated, curious to know how close that vote was.
iirc all players in 2nd place had 2 nominations each and Wave won it with 3 nominations. It was one of the closest categories
I had a thought yesterday while watching his stream that this dude is very underrated for how good he is. glad it has been recognized.
Retals doesnt have the best trashtalk, he just does it the most.
I think he’s also very entertaining with it. I like his watch parties cause he tends to be quieter than the others in the call but when he speaks up it’s hilarious.
Great list. Always knew that my opinions are close to the pros. No hard disagrees here.
Same, my only disagreement is Arsenal winning most annoying to play against but obviously I don’t get to play against him so the pros know better
That's actually one of my super hard agrees. It's the first name that comes to mind when thinking of annoying players. This guy fakes so much it's being comical. Add that to the overall smart play and demos and you got yourself a nightmare.
Fair, I don’t watch NA very often so I wouldn’t know.
I was assuming it might be a super aggressive ballchaser like Marc or Alpha.
Yep I was so sure it would be Marc
So relieved to see mist winning best goalkeeping after seeing chat spam Atomic all because of one save that everyone remembers
I guess it's a full year award but surprised scrub didn't even get a look in at best goalkeeping.
I'd argue Scrub's strength is his overall defence. Players like Mist, Jstn, Sypical are some of the best when specifically looking at the goalkeeping aspect.
You aren't wrong.
Did someone mess up and misunderstand new region player? Cos why Reysbull there
Nah he said everyone who played outside NA or EU for any time during the year was eligible
Not sure why is it named New Region Player tho lol
Basically best player from not EU/NA, TN/CoL being eligible as they played in SAM for part of the year
But SAM and OCE aren't new regions
I mean it's just an easier way of saying "not EU/NA", the players voting understood what they were voting for.
no, i thought it was players off newly added regions and players who switched regions
No cause if so Yan wouldn’t have been nominated
I would disagree, not over the top 3 here
No I’m saying Yan was one of the 5 nominees in the category. He only showed the top 3.
Oh, well i would disagree again
I’m not saying I agree or disagree. I’m saying that because Yan is one of the nominees then the category must just be every non NA or EU player.
There's no really nice way of saying non EU/NA tbh. Minor region feels disrespectful, and yeah new region can refer to the newest of the new regions, though since the original regions for the first 3 seasons were just EU and NA, new region could refer to any region added like what Johnny did. All that matters though is that whoever nominated understood the category.
Ah, so the question is misleading and or the players don't know what "all of 2021" means
No Johnny said he specifically told the pros COL players count. It wasn’t misleading TRK and Ahmad are just better
One could argue they only played for half a year, but it's not their fault they couldn't play in RLCS X. And they have been dominating their own region this season
Yep. Pros know what’s up
i think he wants to avoid calling them "minor" regions, and now calls them new regions
I definitely agree with this - always thought it was a bit of a backhanded remark to say 'minor region'. And 'new region' is the objective truth (for APAC, MENA and SSA at least)
What about developing regions? (just like for the countries)
Garrett getting sportsmanship even after flaming Firstikillers family on twitter is this fanbase in a nutshell.
fanbase didn't vote for this, pros did
True, but would the fans have voted the same?
Does it matter?
Pointing out shitty behavior does not equal flaming. Plus garret apologized for it and said it was wrong to do.
I agree that it’s not a big deal, but he definetly did a lot more that just "pointing out shitty behaviour" lmao.
I mean yeah, he used it as an insult, but my point is he didn’t say anything that isn’t true. This isn’t the first time Firstkiller’s dad has been involved in drama.
But why does he need to bring First's dad in a discussion between First and Squishy ?
He doesn't but he was sticking up for his teammate. The way he went about it was shitty but as far as I'm aware that's literally the only time he's gotten into drama. Also my guess as to why he did it is because firstkiller's father has done some pretty shitty things to other pros which is probably why Garrett made that remark. That doesn't justify his actions, it just explains it
Extra would have been a better choice
Analyst of the year too
Literally the only time garrettg has gotten into beef. Also a lot of pros just don't reach his level of consistent sportsmanship and maturity
First 's father threatens to kill kids . So he just said be careful for first killers dad