Is overrated, I don’t think he’s bad but he isn’t some one in a million IGL that sentinels couldn’t live without. I could easily see other top IGLs joining sentinels and then still being able to win tournaments
Shazam is the best IGL valo has seen till now . that is the truth , as someone who typically shot calls in ranked i can confirm shaz knows his shit especially when it comes to team morale and handling presure for the team which from my observations have been incredibly in winning and when it comes to that as far as i know shaz has every other IGL beat . also because he is a player coach hybrid he can implement strats in a much better way than a typical team . and just so that you understand how smart and determined Shazam actually is he is an IGL , coach and oper for the team , takes care of his other in a south asian system without his dad while still able to have a great stream audience . i mean i dont know what else to say the man is built different.
Bro, during master reyjvik sentinel didn't lose any single map,
Sentinel has no coach, he really doing that by himself
Yeah maybe some better igl can replace him, but i don't think it will fit for sentinel. Come on at least u watched shazam stream, he is really hype, can bring good vibe to the team and they have really good chemistry.
He has good stats though,
He played against the most overrated EU Team (fnatic) 2 times and in both games he struggled hard. All Maps was close af. Im calling fnatic overrated because they ain't one of the Top 5 EU Teams right now. Everyone is replaceable! the thing is if you say Shahzam could be replaced without making the Team worse, they will tell you Sentinels won so much with Shahzam but the thing is people forget these fights could be much easier and much more comfortable if they would make some critical changes. Sen is a Team that almost never lose but they also struggle to much for being the best Team in the World right now. To be serious, i don't even think hes seriously IGLing. The Sen Players are all mature enough to do things how its supposed to be without someone telling them dont do that or that.
i said this a while ago and got lots of SEN fans malding at me. it wasn't even an offensive statement either, shahzam is a great player, one of the best right now but people make it seem like he's a turbo genius 300 IQ savant igl
like man put any mediocre igl with his skill/experience in sentinels and they would continue to dominate, they don't have any advanced tactics or reads bro. their skill is their vast experience and talent distribution letting them make really smooth mid round decisions that are backed up by great mechanics
i don't think you understand my point. he's the best PLAYER that is IGLing right now. there are better IGLs that are on worse teams, and are worse mechanically/whatever
IGLing is a specific skill, when people say shit like shahzam is the best igl because he's can frag hella hard!! that's completely irrelevant... it would be a case for him being the best PLAYER or possibly most VALUABLE igl, which i could honestly see.
it's superteam syndrome, happens in every esport. people think the best team is made up of the best components, which is rarely the case. its like how people will argue that zombs is the best controller when he's not even the best in na
now downvote me for saying a sentinels player is overrated
i think shahzam has very good prep for every game but i feel sen are a team of 5 very intelligent players so his in game leadership(igl) isnt that crazy its just the synergy of the team that makes this team the best in the world and not individual calls
as daps said this game requires 5 intelligent and synergetic players to excel and thats why sen are on top
obviously not a godlike tactician like gla1ve in csgo but he is a good fragging igl, I wouldnt say overrated cuz no1 who actually knows what he is talking about (unlike most vlr who are hard stuck silver players who dont even understand what they are watching) thinks of him as this tactically insane igl, pretty much like sentinels, they dont have any impressive strats or weird comps, they play simple comps, have strong yet simple strats, play off each other really well and just play the game
all these comments are just trying to discredit shahz. just as you cannot tell if its his igling that has so much impact or if its just how goated his team is, you cannot assume he has no impact because his team is so good.
but the fact that his entire team gives him props for being a good igl and leading the team to where it speaks more than anything us armchair analysts say.
just as you cannot tell if its his igling that has so much impact or if its just how goated his team is, you cannot assume he has no impact because his team is so good
room temp iq take. just because you don't understand the game doesn't mean other people can't differentiate levels in igling. dont project ur incompetence onto everyone else and pretend they're just hating
I think other than the stuff that he already does as an igl/coach/analyst is huge, but don't forget how quickly they adapted when Tyson was added to the roaster. Let's not forget how they must've felt when those articles and stuff came out of sinatraa and his accusations and then suddenly needed someone. Imo it wasn't easy to accept this but they had to keep going no matter what. Also people keep forgetting that when TenZ got added Shahz had to play sova on most of the maps (he wasn't good, but we can see the improvement) and he sacrificed his loved jett role so that his team can succeed.
Also TenZ was like a diamond that was sharp but not shining enough. Shahz made sure he felt at home and he worked with him until he could shine to his max potential.