TLDR: 100t, please sign me as your main analyst. I can save your team. Trust me bro.
Want to warn beforehand that it is a long post and I understand if you dont wanna read allat.
I think there are two very different play styles clashing on this team.
The first is the passive and slow playstyle
and the second is the aggressive and chaotic playstyle
Now each player on the roster fits into the categories
For the passive its Cryo and eeiu and for the aggressive its bang and Asuna. Boostio is the type of player who can play both but its best used in a more aggressive playstyle example: EG 2023.
In my advanced and knowledgeable analytical opinion, 100t has to drop two players and it heavily depends on which playstyle they focus on.
If they wanna stick to passive, they have to keep Cryo and eeiu. If they want to stick to aggressive, they have to keep Asuna and bang
Another problem, I noticed is also the heavy lack of a dedicated duelist. Asuna was playing his best as a pure flex and did way better. Cryo’s role change to controller was also an acceptable change and with enough time can be great. Bang is viper, eeiu is initiator and Boostio is sentinel.
If 100t wanna keep their team, is it crazy to wonder if Boostio could play strict duelist. And with Asunas crazy comms maybe he could start calling or midrounding. 100 thieves never adjust to their flaws. They need to start adapting to their weaknesses and start building the core off of that. They focus too much on the fundamentals that have already been perfected. Now go beyond that and be more creative. For example, Sentinels adjusted to their lack of leadership and comms by adding johnqt and zellsis, two players who are capable of both. Or FNATIC, this masters they were antistratted. To adjust to this they wont make a roster change, they instead will adjust and recreate their gameplan.
This is why EGs 10 man roster was so perfect. It literally allowed them to pick and choose players whenever they wanted like and try new things at any moment like BcJ to Demon1. Every player seemed so okay to play out of their comfort zone and once they reached that new level of comfort they became champions.
Fuck it, just try to switch up roles and comfortability again.
Boostio - Duelist/IGL
Asuna - Flex/Midround caller
eeiu - Initiator
Cryocells - Controller
bang - Sentinel/Viper