People didn't believe me when I leaked C9 yay. They called me crazy! Now don't make the same mistake of not believing me again.
s0m
FNS
Victor
Crashies
??
Dicey
Zekken
EEIU
Valyn/FNS
Ethan/a controller player like marved supamen zander
s0m as the 6th
IMO they are best off for sure with the first 3, and if they do get Valyn then keep Ethan, but if they get FNS grab a controller player. s0m IMO is the perfect sixth man(similar to sick or dapr in my eyes) as he is big for content and plays a ton of different agents so he can sub in(has plenty of experience on 3 duelits, 2 controllers, 2 initiators and sage as well as a little bit of chamber neon and reyna) if need be for meta. Also a guy that probably isn't T1 level rn but could use some learning time under a better IGL(when you think abt it he's never had a great IGl, Daps was good but has more of a mind for CSGO and Hazed was fine but that's abt it)
I think with all the talent out there in NA, like actual tier 1 talent, I don’t see Ethan as a tier 1 player. He was good to begin with at 100T but later became a liability, and he hasn’t had a great deal of success at NRG. Would not surprise me if we see him dropped and on an Ascension team come next year.
I'd argue that he is def still a t1 player, he just might not be in the best region for his playstyle. Non sova/fade initators are big in EU and APAC but in NA teams rarely run them. IMO Ethan is still a top 10 initator player and deserves to at least be on NRG or EG. I really don't see who is an upgrade over him. He isn't a high acs kind of player, i believe he avg abt 200, but when it comes to initators most teams will run two, and I doubt he will be left out. IMO the initators above him are
Trent, Crashies, Derrek, EEIU, BcJ, Xeppaa, Zekken, Asuna, sick*
So there's for sure a group above him IMO, but that's 8 players and most teams will run with 2. I think Trent and Xeppaa end up on c9, Derrek and Asuna 100T, Zekken and EEIU on NRG, leaving SEN and EG with BcJ Crashies and Ethan all needing teams. In that case , he at worst screams a 6th man to me.