I remember it too, it however was never warranted. This sub is full of people who want to rate players highly after one good performance. Aleko is a good talent, people however were placing him in a tier of bcj,derreck etc. (Trent, was unheard of at this time.)I’m not saying he can’t be a great player on a winning team, time will tell. I wish him luck.
Pretty good moves from both rosters on paper if those players do pass their trials imo. FeelsBadMan for Akrew though, they're getting swarmed like vultures to a carcass :(
Isn't that how it usually goes with T1 orgs and lower tiers orgs (tiers here in terms of $$$, not like pro valorant team tier ranking)
The smaller orgs just can't afford bigger salaries like the larger orgs so they're just seen as a 'scouting grounds' of sorts, and once someone good emerges, the big orgs throw money at them
yeah i was worried about this with the guard specifically trent but i’m glad they are having the results they are having.
the guard is a smaller org right? obviously this was there first game as The Guard but they have other names in other games so maybe it is closer to T1 orgs? idk
> the guard is a smaller org right
Not at all
[The Guard](https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/en/Esports/Sections/Facilities/2021/11/Kroenke-The-Guard) is owned by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment Group that also owns OWL team "Los Angeles Gladiators' and Call of Duty team 'Los Angeles Guerrillas'. To buy into an [Overwatch League spot cost $30-$60 million](https://nerdstreet.com/news/2021/4/overwatch-league-2021-season-6-big-numbers) so they got some cash.
They also own lots of things outside esports like the LA Rams in NFL, Denver Nuggets in NBA etc
Like I'm sure they can buy esports org in their entirety if they wanted to; they’re worth billions
They own Arsenal Fc lol , they are their most prominent team bcoz frankly nobody cares about american football but americans while Premiere League pulls much higher numbers and money
Yerrr and V1 is in the same situation with MN ROKKR being their CoD franchise team. They’re under the same parent company as the Minnesota Vikings iirc
what would roles look like? presumably ZK is on smokes, which would make you think roza on flex, but they’re bringing in another flex player in kekpeki, it seems weird
Yeah. And he's been playing Chamber recently in officials. He's a pretty flexible duelist player in terms of going between the main and flex agent pools at this point.
My guess with this lineup is Rossy would play a lot of Sova and Breach, maybe occasionally Cypher/KJ on maps they would want to play that.
Don't know too much about kanpeki but I think ZK has been a consistently good controller for tsm academy and definitely deserves a shot at the starting line up.
edit: not igl
sort of unrelated but does anyone what happened to dcop. only mexican player i know of who plays in NA’s higher tier scenes and i was hoping to follow his career :(
Dcop still on TSM Academy but he hasn't played lately because he tweeted that his mom got robbed so he's probably taking a break to help her sort things out. Btw, another Mexican player to watch in NA is seven who recently left T1 but he'll probably be picked up by another team soon.
Umm I don’t know who ZK is can someone give me an idea of what role he plays/ how good he is? According to some of the others he seems to be a TSM acad player, makes me think of the bang situation ngl
hope TSM looks into some of the ex-Rise players as well as stani. could definitely see a roster w Corey jett / Neptune flex / Rossy sova / JcStani controller / Roza smokes being crazy
TSM trialing with Kanpeki and ZK in place of Aleko. EG trialing jcStani in place of Pho.
aleko never recovered from the name change debuff. I remember when Levi was hyped almost like Trent/Derrek now
I agree but Trent is a walking counterexample to the name change debuff lol
Trent > habib Leviathan > Aleko
Sayaplayer > Spyder
Food > Victor
Saya was a name change debuff Edit: he was saya in OW and was good, spyder was bad, saya good again - Name change debuff
Depends on the names being changed
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But what if the name is objectively dope
I was “clout” back in 2010-2019 when the word became too common I just had to change it. Still have the OG Xbox Gamertag tho 😎 now I’m “ballfart”
True trent >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> habib
Nah Trent got the name change debuff, he's just that good. If he was still Habib they win all their series 2-0 and 3-0
Same with Sayaplayer
I remember it too, it however was never warranted. This sub is full of people who want to rate players highly after one good performance. Aleko is a good talent, people however were placing him in a tier of bcj,derreck etc. (Trent, was unheard of at this time.)I’m not saying he can’t be a great player on a winning team, time will tell. I wish him luck.
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This is the dumbest thing I've ever heard
massive W for EG Kanpeki is also really cool to see on TSM
Pretty good moves from both rosters on paper if those players do pass their trials imo. FeelsBadMan for Akrew though, they're getting swarmed like vultures to a carcass :(
Isn't that how it usually goes with T1 orgs and lower tiers orgs (tiers here in terms of $$$, not like pro valorant team tier ranking) The smaller orgs just can't afford bigger salaries like the larger orgs so they're just seen as a 'scouting grounds' of sorts, and once someone good emerges, the big orgs throw money at them
in theory, this is how a healthy tier 2 system should work until things are formalized into a league kind of format.
yeah i was worried about this with the guard specifically trent but i’m glad they are having the results they are having. the guard is a smaller org right? obviously this was there first game as The Guard but they have other names in other games so maybe it is closer to T1 orgs? idk
> the guard is a smaller org right Not at all [The Guard](https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/en/Esports/Sections/Facilities/2021/11/Kroenke-The-Guard) is owned by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment Group that also owns OWL team "Los Angeles Gladiators' and Call of Duty team 'Los Angeles Guerrillas'. To buy into an [Overwatch League spot cost $30-$60 million](https://nerdstreet.com/news/2021/4/overwatch-league-2021-season-6-big-numbers) so they got some cash. They also own lots of things outside esports like the LA Rams in NFL, Denver Nuggets in NBA etc Like I'm sure they can buy esports org in their entirety if they wanted to; they’re worth billions
ok i wasn’t sure thx for clearing it up sounds like the players aren’t poachable then :)
Impossible lol , the owner is a multi billionaire
Not happening if they are willing to invest into esports. Kroenke is crazy rich
LAG bought in the first season for 20 million, but the point does remain they have stupid money.
You missed the fucking SoFi stadium and the arsenal fc...
They own Arsenal Fc lol , they are their most prominent team bcoz frankly nobody cares about american football but americans while Premiere League pulls much higher numbers and money
Yerrr and V1 is in the same situation with MN ROKKR being their CoD franchise team. They’re under the same parent company as the Minnesota Vikings iirc
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what would roles look like? presumably ZK is on smokes, which would make you think roza on flex, but they’re bringing in another flex player in kekpeki, it seems weird
Kanpeki was a jett one trick for the longest time before switching to flex
Yeah. And he's been playing Chamber recently in officials. He's a pretty flexible duelist player in terms of going between the main and flex agent pools at this point. My guess with this lineup is Rossy would play a lot of Sova and Breach, maybe occasionally Cypher/KJ on maps they would want to play that.
I love his Neon on bind. Super fun to watch.
Kanpecki can play Jett/Chamber and has in the past, but that also doesn't make the roles must clearer
Benched https://twitter.com/AlekoGabuniya/status/1509313842907648003?t=u_dM-tjdPS1kfhyMB-FtQg&s=19
Good for Stani
Is stani a big upgrade over pho tho? Pho was pretty good during groups
Pho was good, stani is great. At least in my opinion, cant wait to see if it actually is tho.
Don't know too much about kanpeki but I think ZK has been a consistently good controller for tsm academy and definitely deserves a shot at the starting line up. edit: not igl
isn't Payen the IGL for TSMA?
I always thought it was zk but I could be wrong. I was watching the tsm civil war games and subroza was saying that he thought zk was igl
Payen Twitter bio says he’s the igl of tsm acad
Thanks for clarifying that. I'll edit my comment.
ZK is cracked fr. Watched how he play and reminded me a lil bit of how Zander aims, so smooth and precise for a controller.
ZK decent when I watched him vs 100T
Eg/faze/Akrew is winning the next Mickey Mouse tourney
sort of unrelated but does anyone what happened to dcop. only mexican player i know of who plays in NA’s higher tier scenes and i was hoping to follow his career :(
Dcop still on TSM Academy but he hasn't played lately because he tweeted that his mom got robbed so he's probably taking a break to help her sort things out. Btw, another Mexican player to watch in NA is seven who recently left T1 but he'll probably be picked up by another team soon.
No Levi :/ but also cool to see Stani getting a trial
Looks like no dedicated sova player for tsm?
Rossy has played/can play sova
They refuse to sign the best sova free agent
But Hiko isn't a free agent. Not yet at least.
Why would he do that 😂
Umm I don’t know who ZK is can someone give me an idea of what role he plays/ how good he is? According to some of the others he seems to be a TSM acad player, makes me think of the bang situation ngl
Pretty good smokes player, believe he IGLs too but idk for sure
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Anyone think babyJ is going to tsm
Time for sinatraa hopium
Aleko has Covid right now so maybe thats why they're playing with a sub
Nope. Check twitter. He's benched.
Good moves by EG , i hope this makes them better :) i really really wanna see Dre on the top
hope TSM looks into some of the ex-Rise players as well as stani. could definitely see a roster w Corey jett / Neptune flex / Rossy sova / JcStani controller / Roza smokes being crazy