sinatraa for the team, better versatility individually and for the team, also allows for Shahz on the Jett/op.
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More subjective/debatable take: Idk if it's just me but it feels like whilst their win rate atm might be higher, I feel like they are less consistent almost with this iteration (?). What used to be very stable/good maps for them haven/split are a lot shakier than they used to be (yes they are still winning them, but considering what it looked like before i.e. 17 map win streak on haven before dropping once to envy). I don't feel they have the same dominance on any map anymore. It feels like they play more puggy than they used to too but that's kinda understandable given a new player addition, but it just can be inconsistent on a day when players aren't feeling it. Almost like they can have higher highs but lower lows. With sinatraa from like August onwards I think one of the interesting stats was actually that at non-seeding events they always either won the event or got eliminated by the team that won it, in other words they only got eliminated by teams that were good or in form (e.g. 100t First Strike, making finals then losing). Not saying BBG or Andbox are bad but prior iteration never lost to them (to be fair both of those teams have changed some members since), and those were probably two of the worst losses they've taken team ranking wise since July and what I'm trying to get at is it feels as though the team can just feel flat somedays moreso than before due to a greater reliance on fragging and star play.
Anyway it's hard to compare bc all the teams have gotten better, Sentinels themselves and everyone else. Sick and zombs especially I feel like have gotten a whole heap better than last year, so it's really hard to chalk up success/failure to a specific factor. Plus we don't know what's going on behind the scenes, it seems like TenZ is working on the Raze, probably because Raze is just so valuable on split and would be an important addition. This is just my take, I just got better vibes watching the old iteration - better team chem, versatility, when they played haven or split I would feel pretty confident 9/10 times that they take the map, also I prefer Shahz on the op over TenZ (and obviously sinatraa was a better sova than shahzam too - though Shahzam's sova is clearly improving as he gets more comfortable) etc etc I could go on forever. *