They let go ardiis,zeek,koldamenta who dominated international competition. How bad are they at recognising talent?
Not necessarily. They might have not suited the playstyle of G2. Ardiis during his time played Sova and other initiator roles, Kolda too played initiator on G2 and Zeek was flexing for them on different roles. They really didn't tap into the potential of these players. Kolda during his time at G2 actually did great until the Gambit 13-0. Other players weren't comfortable with their roles so yeah it didn't work out for them.
Blazieboy [#3]Not necessarily. They might have not suited the playstyle of G2. Ardiis during his time played Sova and other initiator roles, Kolda too played initiator on G2 and Zeek was flexing for them on different roles. They really didn't tap into the potential of these players. Kolda during his time at G2 actually did great until the Gambit 13-0. Other players weren't comfortable with their roles so yeah it didn't work out for them.
Gambit really broke G2
Because their coach or IGL at the time didn't put them in the right roles. Ardiis is an op now, wasn't the case in G2. koldamenta was initiator, now he's controller. Zeek continues to play what fits best.
So long story short - bench pipsoN, bench mixwell, maybe bench some kind of team manager if they have a power in role distribution process and what players to pick or kick.