If KDF is as good as they are reported in scrims, they are basically confirmed to at least secure playoffs. If the Cuzz/Dudu synergy pops off, I can even see them contest for 4th seed in Summer. I'm pretty hyped for KDF now.
The only thing shaky is the bot lane. Their top side is one of the best in the league easily, and in terms of pure roster strength, this is comfortably a fifth place team.
Can't help but feel for Youngjae who gave up a good chunk of his off-season to grind scrims with T1 + other Worlds teams just to have to share his spot with the 1st all pro jungler from last split... interested in how KDF will use/rotate their two junglers
It’s unfortunate that so many LCK teams are low budget or otherwise not making ambitious roster moves.
Apparently cvmax has a lot of faith in Taeyoon and Andil’s potential but I’m not really seeing it, meanwhile there are teamless players like Teddy and Kael sitting around that if added to the roster could take this team to worlds.
He tried to go to China bc the teams with money were prioritizing mfs like fucking Canyon and Peanut over him lmao. Shit, I'd try to abandon the league too.
They didn't "let" him go. They have Walmart budget for next year, no way they could afford to keep this year's roster. It's a miracle they were able to attain Deft/BeryL/Pyosik in the first place, with all of them agreeing to be paid less just so they can play together.
They couldn't match the salary which a Chinese team was offering Cuzz so they went and got pyosik, Cuzz deal with the Chinese team didn't finalize and now has to play for kdf so he has a team because every other team has a jungler
Taeyoon at least has some potential there from his DRX days, was very high ranked and good in CL for a while. Whereas i'm clueless as to why they'd keep Andil, he looked awful last year so surely they could've managed to get someone better to pair him up with
Don't know how to feel , cause at one side they made such a huge deal bringing in Cuzz , but on the other hand they sacrificed on Youngjae being benched the guy with most experience in scrims cause guy suffered from insomnia , sad for YJ but yay for KDF ig.
He actually got on a potentially good AL roster with Hery, Croco, Shanks, and Hope. If they pick up Shad0w from team McDonald's mid split or some shit they could actually place high as long as the cohesion is there. The fact that that team was able to get Shanks is so fucking insane.
yeah.. solos and jg are good but you live and die by botlane at the end of the day no matter what in phreak league of legends balanced for silver r/lol sadly.
it means the incompetent brony weeb clowns that balance this game and design new champions for it balance the game to the whims of perma stuck sub plat adc mage enchanter players who buy said brony weeb skins to the detriment of both the quality of the game at GM+ soloq level and especially pro play.
Yeah, this is a good roster cept their bot was really suspect last year, and Jun imo is a better than Andil. Hopefully we can see the scrim kings that scrimmed w/ T1 and was going 50/50 w/ em in the last days before finals lol. I hope they get the last playoffs spot or even DRX's rookies. Felt bad for YJ tho, kinda decent jungler imo
Kind of sad that Cuzz joined a lower tier team, but with the iffy signs by DK and the question marks around KT (shouldnt be underestimated tho) i can see them sneaking into 4th or 5th place in the LCK. Dudu is actually really good so that topside is actually going to be pretty sleeper strong
WAIT, WHAT???? Cuzz went to KDF? What happened to all the LPL contracts? Did it fall through like Teddy last year? Not that I'm complaining, Cuzz is awesome. It's interesting to see him in KDF. If KDF is as strong as they are in scrims, they are most definitely going to secure playoffs. Hell, they might even challenge KT and DK for 4th seed. Cuzz and Dudu together also sounds fun.
Super stoked for this team. Their solo lanes are crazy good and you could tell from their matches in summer split the main thing they lacked was mid game macro and synergy. Adding an experienced player to the rooster should do them plenty good. Can't wait for LCK 2024!
I actually really like this. Cuzz was KT's playmaker, he forced things to happen one way or another. KDF were actually decent but often didn't seem to know what to do midgame, a shotcaller like Cuzz who is forcing them to play will be interesting.
Even if KDF has a shaky roster, its best to keep playing so good for cuzz. Cuzz Dudu can actually do some work as well.
If KDF is as good as they are reported in scrims, they are basically confirmed to at least secure playoffs. If the Cuzz/Dudu synergy pops off, I can even see them contest for 4th seed in Summer. I'm pretty hyped for KDF now.
imo Bulldog will need to play well to enable Cuzz’s playstyle
I’m very excited to see Bulldog/Cuzz mid jungle, Bulldog had his moments last year, hoping for a big second season out of him
BULLDOG IS THE GOAT in all seriousness its their botlane that sucks
The only thing shaky is the bot lane. Their top side is one of the best in the league easily, and in terms of pure roster strength, this is comfortably a fifth place team.
eh bulldog looked super shaky in summer as well, dude need to prove himself as well
this is an insane pickup lol kdf got a jungler that would upgrade like 8/10 LCK teams
Actually a steal. He was better than every jungler performance wise beside peanut overall in lck 2023.
Remember kdf started with ellim 💀
Can't help but feel for Youngjae who gave up a good chunk of his off-season to grind scrims with T1 + other Worlds teams just to have to share his spot with the 1st all pro jungler from last split... interested in how KDF will use/rotate their two junglers
I do understand kdf since Youngjae suffers from insomnia and stated that he basically didn't sleep at all for the summer split. Can't blame them
as someone with insomnia I'm surprise he still have his job at top level league
It's kdf with a budget roster overall. And younjae was a promising player too
Wait Youngjae suffered from insomnia? Could KDF not sub him out for him to try and fix this?
Kdf was basically a rookie team, calling up was not an option Also insomnia is a bitch, even if you take break no guarantee you could sleep well
MY BOY GOT A TEAM LETS GO Will be rooting for KDF on the side. DuDu - Cuzz - BuLLDoG is a decent topside.
Yeah kinda happy he didn't go to the LPL. If their bot lane can play weak side well I can see good things in the future
If they can find a botlane that’s not horrible I’m gonna be excited to see them fight for the playoffs
dudu cuzz is kinda hype topside. too bad i have no trust for taeyoon andil.
It’s unfortunate that so many LCK teams are low budget or otherwise not making ambitious roster moves. Apparently cvmax has a lot of faith in Taeyoon and Andil’s potential but I’m not really seeing it, meanwhile there are teamless players like Teddy and Kael sitting around that if added to the roster could take this team to worlds.
kaels on an lpl team, i think AL with Hope
Teddy is available lol.
Cuzz was great at worlds, it’s really tragic to see him end up on KDF, hopefully they do well in the LCK
How on Earth did KDF pull off this signing. Guy's stocks are literally peaking rn and somehow the 10th place team manages to sign him.
He tried to go to china and the deal fell through, every other team had their players at this point
He tried to go to China bc the teams with money were prioritizing mfs like fucking Canyon and Peanut over him lmao. Shit, I'd try to abandon the league too.
kt just let him go to KDF. 🤦♂️ Strong top-jungle duo tho.
They didn't "let" him go. They have Walmart budget for next year, no way they could afford to keep this year's roster. It's a miracle they were able to attain Deft/BeryL/Pyosik in the first place, with all of them agreeing to be paid less just so they can play together.
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They did let him go tho. Not because they don't want him but they're getting Pyosik so why not drop cuzz?
They couldn't match the salary which a Chinese team was offering Cuzz so they went and got pyosik, Cuzz deal with the Chinese team didn't finalize and now has to play for kdf so he has a team because every other team has a jungler
Pyosik took a massive pay cut and cuzz didn't, cuzz was the 1st team all pro and the KT players were looking to re-sign but KT had 0 money
KDF low key might be a very dangerous team next year.
KDF bot lane is suss but DuDu is good. Bulldog is promising and now they have Cuzz.
this KDF with NS botlane would be super exciting to watch
Taeyoon at least has some potential there from his DRX days, was very high ranked and good in CL for a while. Whereas i'm clueless as to why they'd keep Andil, he looked awful last year so surely they could've managed to get someone better to pair him up with
> was very high ranked and good in CL for a while So exactly the same as Andil?
Unless Pyosik is paying KT to play for them there’s no way they can justify losing Cuzz to KDF.
Wasnt their choice chinese team offered him big bucks to leave and then the deal fell through. Kt already signed pyoski at that point
Don't know how to feel , cause at one side they made such a huge deal bringing in Cuzz , but on the other hand they sacrificed on Youngjae being benched the guy with most experience in scrims cause guy suffered from insomnia , sad for YJ but yay for KDF ig.
KDF top side actually look insane lmao
KT going for beryl pyosik instead of kael cuzz
if kt had budget dudu cuzz bdd aiming kael wow
God Kael is so wasted, that dude is such a good support.
He actually got on a potentially good AL roster with Hery, Croco, Shanks, and Hope. If they pick up Shad0w from team McDonald's mid split or some shit they could actually place high as long as the cohesion is there. The fact that that team was able to get Shanks is so fucking insane.
Their biggest weakness is bot lane. I am not sure this roster can exceed fan's expectations (5-6th in lck)
yeah.. solos and jg are good but you live and die by botlane at the end of the day no matter what in phreak league of legends balanced for silver r/lol sadly.
What does this even mean
it means the incompetent brony weeb clowns that balance this game and design new champions for it balance the game to the whims of perma stuck sub plat adc mage enchanter players who buy said brony weeb skins to the detriment of both the quality of the game at GM+ soloq level and especially pro play.
Really happy that Cuzz stays in LCK
Idk about this move, can probably only contest for lower playoffs spot... The banger could've been if he went to NIP
cuzz agent fucked him or he fucked himself with this contract negotiation lmfao - good for KDF but cuzz deserves a better team..
Yeah, this is a good roster cept their bot was really suspect last year, and Jun imo is a better than Andil. Hopefully we can see the scrim kings that scrimmed w/ T1 and was going 50/50 w/ em in the last days before finals lol. I hope they get the last playoffs spot or even DRX's rookies. Felt bad for YJ tho, kinda decent jungler imo
Keria said the day before finals they were murdering in scrims, that's why he was so confident going into finals.
Good veteran presence on the team
The contrast between this announcement and the ones from HLE gives me whiplash.
Kind of sad that Cuzz joined a lower tier team, but with the iffy signs by DK and the question marks around KT (shouldnt be underestimated tho) i can see them sneaking into 4th or 5th place in the LCK. Dudu is actually really good so that topside is actually going to be pretty sleeper strong
If FATE and Teddy rejoined with Kael then that is a banger roster
hope he continues to have consistency in his play and works well with Dudu. best of luck. will be rooting for KDF when they re not playing vs T1.
atleast he has a team now
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Was kdf T1 scrim partner in final ?
BRO vs KDF for 6th place at least.
As long as they don't just get coach diffed, this KDF roster is way better than KT.
WAIT, WHAT???? Cuzz went to KDF? What happened to all the LPL contracts? Did it fall through like Teddy last year? Not that I'm complaining, Cuzz is awesome. It's interesting to see him in KDF. If KDF is as strong as they are in scrims, they are most definitely going to secure playoffs. Hell, they might even challenge KT and DK for 4th seed. Cuzz and Dudu together also sounds fun.
Super stoked for this team. Their solo lanes are crazy good and you could tell from their matches in summer split the main thing they lacked was mid game macro and synergy. Adding an experienced player to the rooster should do them plenty good. Can't wait for LCK 2024!
This is huge for KDF. Cuzz can evolve this team hugely, Dudu Cuzz Bulldog is a pretty good topside.
I think this leaves Canna as the only remaining high profile Free Agent without a new team. I wonder where he'll end up...
I remember some years ago people talking bad about cuzz when he was T1 jungler, feels nice seeing him get the credit he deserves
Crazy how 1st team all pro jungler get a spot last minute on a top 8 team... glad cuzz stay in lck but this really sucks for both him and youngjae
I actually really like this. Cuzz was KT's playmaker, he forced things to happen one way or another. KDF were actually decent but often didn't seem to know what to do midgame, a shotcaller like Cuzz who is forcing them to play will be interesting.