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Report: TSM bench brax, bang lined up as fifth

bleghfarec

May 25, 2021

According to reports from George Geddes of Upcomer and Ryan Friend of Rush B Media, TSM TSM North America Rank #14 seven Johann Hernandez gMd Anthony Guimond sym Tyler Porter tdawgg Travis Regan XXiF Damion Cook are set to officially bench Braxton "brax" Pierce, with Sean "bang" Bezerra lined up as the team's incoming fifth.

@GeorgeCGed

Sources: TSM has dropped Braxton "Brax" Pierce from the starting lineup.

Although, he has not been removed from the roster.

TSM has practised with 17-year old Sean “bang” Bezerra for several days as his potential replacement.

Read via @Upcomer: upcomer.com/sources-tsm-be…

After being benched by T1, brax saw a return to competition through TSM, becoming the team's sixth man prior to the benching of Stephen "reltuC" Cutler. During his two-month tenure with TSM, brax saw only modest impact in the server, playing Killjoy and Cypher during the four matches he played with TSM.

Set to replace brax is bang, formerly of On The Way On The Way Inactive justinovah Justin Beggs brawk Brock Somerhalder Boostio Kelden Pupello . Through strong performances in the lower levels and the Challengers qualifiers, bang has established themselves as a rising player in the North American scene at just 17 years of age. On Raze, bang became one of the rising stars of the region, consistently topping the leaderboard in Stage 2.

Should the deal go through, TSM TSM North America Rank #14 seven Johann Hernandez gMd Anthony Guimond sym Tyler Porter tdawgg Travis Regan XXiF Damion Cook would be:

James "hazed" Cobb
Taylor "Drone" Johnson
Matthew "WARDELL" Yu
Yassine "Subroza" Taoufik
Sean "bang" Bezerra
Braxton "brax" Pierce (Inactive)
Stephen "reltuC" Cutler (Inactive)
Chet "Chet" Singh (Head coach)

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#1

gl1tch

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But...... why?????

#18

Swoopyyyyy

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ikr xD

#59

timings

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This is just stupid, they have barely played lmao

#61

Bello215

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Funniest thing is Subroza would play this kid in ranked and said he was a demon and was like we need too sign him ASAP and everyone assumed it was a joke .....WELP

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Yagami

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Yes, he's a ranked demon and used to be in his match most of time. Maybe he recommended him because Bang also played astra in open qualifiers ig.

#84

SkadoodleBestPlayer

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Brax wants to be a duelist not support or that's what slasher said at least

#90

Dragonfruit

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Makes sense tbh

#92

Dewinnerr

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Imagine believing anything Slasher says. Slasher doesn't know his head from his backside.

#2

asseater4life

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2 iq

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mAko

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....

#5

ninz

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How do you bench someone who has barely even played? Solid work TSM!

#25

mattgg2015

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they obviously practiced with him and it didnt work

#6

w1nT3r

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Brax has been overhyped from the beginning.

#13

Sova_Viper_Breach_Cypher

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brax is the best player in the game, stfu

#55

kevlar

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LOL R U JOKE?

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boreverything

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U joking? llolololo

#97

raesvg

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0/8

#7

ToastByToast

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LG BRAX, JUST WAIT ITS COMING

#8

Vector

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Wait, they picked up brax for five matches or so and they insta-drop him again, without ever playing together with hazed in a single game?

#12

RoadRunneR

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They have tried him in over 50 Test Matches you couldn't see that's for sure. I still think some players in TSM have Premium protection to not get kicked.

#21

Azuku

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Sova_Viper_Breach_Cypher

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PAB

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mAko

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GET WE DID PLSS

#10

Sova_Viper_Breach_Cypher

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cringe to sign a nobody when you have the actual best player in the world, brax, and dont even let him play duelsit

#17

pewpew

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How is Brax the best player in the world? Also, there are a lot of things that go into team comp. Not only individual skills but adaptiveness with the team, communication, etc. They are pros and they know more than you lol.

#32

Nahue1709

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and also when you have T1 looking better without him

#11

ganSo

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why even get brax in the first place lol

#14

GetsystheGr8

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They were beating gen g 9-1 with bang so maybe it's a good pick up?

#15

bigpeensheen

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WTF is TSM doing? they haven't used Brax that much at all and are ready to drop him

#16

SerPneu

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who is bang
some ranked hero im assuming

#50

ChasingCloudsVAL

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I knew him for being on SRN, he seems like a really hardworking cracked player. Don't know what role he's gonna play, though he is a ranked duelist

#19

maldoror

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should obviously bench hazed for brax but tsm players are too attached as friends and don't want to cut/switch anyone. I personally think hazed is a GREAT player but its obvious that tsm has not been working well together for dozens of reason and I also don't think cutler was even one of the major ones. They have team comp issues, igl issues, no unpredictabilitly, and etc. The team needs an entire makeover and i'm not opposed to getting bang but why the fuck are they getting rid of swag who obviously could be integrated as well. I think if they add in BOTH brax and bang they will be great...but bang will not be enough

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pewpew

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True, Also, I am a Wardell fan, but you gotta admit that he is too attached to the OP. It is somewhat damaging to the team comp because that adds restrictions on what agents the team can play.

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maldoror

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yea i agree, he is a great player that can be good on any agent. I would love to see wardell on phoenix/reyna popping off!

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WitLitning

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It’s possible to OP on Sage and Sova, too, so the OP shouldn’t be holding back the team comp. He’s too dependent on it, but I think his Jett dependency has been the main issue. They kinda go hand-in-hand, but I’m being nit-picky lol.

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pewpew

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I don't think it's doable. This game is not like csgo, once you are trapped by utilities you are basically dead (any agent other than Jett). If you play really far back with the op, you usually don't have as much impact and it's often not worth to invest 5K.

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Shahzam dropped 31 kills with Jett on Icebox yesterday, primarily with the OP. If Shahzam can have that kind of impact, imagine what Wardell could do. The team just has to plan around the OP, something TSM has clearly struggled to do recently.

I also haven't seen much of the OP in Masters (not that I've watched every single map), so it's clear that top teams don't like to use it. I haven't seen anyone OP except for Jett players, now that I think about it, so you're right. I only see OP-ing Sages in NA tournaments.

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Yeah, I am not denying Wardell is even better with the OP. I am saying that the fact that he uses Jett and ONLY Jett damages the team comp. I can't imagine how bad TSM would look with a Sage/Omen/Sova oping. It's just not it. Astra, Viper, Sova utilities will push him back and its basically a death trap if you don't leave and stay far back.

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wind_vlr

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hes their IGL they can't drop him that would just mess up the team as a whole and also, Hazed is a really good support player

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Zex

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lol ok

#110

Mahj0ngMaster

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they just need to change the whole roster. C9 did that and look where they are now

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GetsystheGr8

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They signed bang cuz hes a really good Astra player... and he's only 17 so good chance he becomes a prodigy

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Tuth

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i guess scrims weren't turning out to well or team chem problems, but they haven't even tested brax out with hazed yet in an official match. Don't understand why they're so hasty with a big change.

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jdee

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I don't get why they wouldnt look for someone like Wedid or Stellar. Stellar can IGL and play smokes and maybe they could have moved Hazed. Wedid is proven and can also play viper and flex, so if anything you should sign him over Bang who has not proven himself at this point in time.

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toy

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What the hell?

#29

k1ng1namo

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Lmfao the dude didn't even get a good chance

#30

dior

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4Head

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addiVAL

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dont flam tsm it could just be chet comming in and finding new strats and brax just didnt fit

#33

supernova

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Congratz to TSM
We already know one big org out of Berlin masters

#42

GetsystheGr8

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Bang is better than any Astra player on the market rn... its a good pick up

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Yagami

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They don't know about bang. If they all are clicking together, I'm happy for his addition.

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500% they don't make it to Berlin then they nuke the roster.

#35

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I seriously don’t understand this at all

#36

curree

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W

#37

raka_gg

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Bench brax while hazed exists?

#38

Phen

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0 matches played and already dropped LMAO

#40

connorwalsh

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TSM is so smart. Brax literally played like 2 matchs while they allowerd hazed and clutcher to play. Pathetic choices.

#41

GetsystheGr8

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Hey guys look we have that 1 iron GM for TSM who knows what's working and what's not

#77

connorwalsh

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Yeah, yeah, TSM definitely knows what works, that's why they're NOTHING since 2020 LOL

#88

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Ai

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STRAWHAT

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Brax literally played 4 series with them won 3 out of 4 gets benched tf is happening

#44

Zyx

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Could've given more time!!!

#45

PG_newt

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then why tf did they sign brax

#46

hubbwi

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bang has iwnl in his name brax got replaced by a fan

#47

rgutierrez

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Honestly, brax might be the most overrated player in e-sports history

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Zaynio

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this is just poor planning....

#49

Blinded

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Fuck TSM I hope they never win, bunch of dogs

#51

plebx

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why sign brax then what?

#52

VALoka2

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Bro what??/ i feel like tsm wants to not win ever again

#53

cici

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I feel so bad for brax, he shouldn't have been on this roster in the first place. Hopefully he finds a good team soon

#54

WitLitning

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Brax was never gonna fit our team comp, it’s that simple. He’d rather play a duelist than have a job. Bang is more versatile and maybe even better. At least something is happening. Change is all I ask for as a TSM fan.

#56

Rimuru_T

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unpopular opinion - i think this is really good for TSM, they need a young cracked player, bang is definitely one of them

#57

GetsystheGr8

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I think that's a popular opinion since he's the best controller on the market IMO

#58

Rimuru_T

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i agree

#60

WitLitning

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popular for you, me, and the ppl who have had a chance to logically think about it. not so popular among the spammers further up in the thread lol

#62

Zaynio

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they dismantled Gen G 9-1 first half with him so it looks solid. But signing brax just not to really play him is just poor planning

#63

GetsystheGr8

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That was under tailored... they got a new coach

#65

Zaynio

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TSM org management no? I assumed this because Hazed didnt even know why he was benched originally and said something about the orgs involvement.

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I agree, he is probably the best young player they could pick up, and he has a pretty flexible agent pool

#64

WitLitning

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-Cutler
-Tailored
+/- Brax
+Bang
+Chet

Today I realized that I had been lying to myself about Brax. I was trying to ignore that he couldn't fit our comp. I still think he has good aim and all, but bang has more potential AND versatility. I'm really looking forward to seeing this new team play together.

#66

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I agree but I think Chet will make one more move, to make out roster even stronger.

#68

WitLitning

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why not? you get a roster spot, YOU get a roster spot... Keep going until they have something special. they need drastic improvements to even think of competing on an international stage.

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Not really... Cutler was a liability and Tailored had no strats and only had 1 comp for every map... I think Chet along with Bang (who is young and a controller) will be enough for them to contend for Berlin at least... maybe they won't make it but they will contest

#69

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His twittwr tag is bangiwnl LOL

#70

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why people hype this guy btw
he got banned at the beginnings of pro csgo, almost never played tier A tournaments

#71

khamo

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1head move

#73

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Chet better have some real shit up his sleeve

#74

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This is wack. I hope they get bounced first round next tourney. Sign someone to drop him within what 2-3 months is totally wack.

#75

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0 IQ

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Chet thinks he gonna come and do some random shit and become godfather of TSM, wait until he gets kicked.

#79

GetsystheGr8

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That's not how it works... TSM kept a trash coach for a year... I doubt they will give up on him

#80

GetsystheGr8

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Plus I would worry about ur team's racist players before worrying about what TSM is doing

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Yagami

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Lmfao.

#83

mAko

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who?

#85

Sheesher69

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who? r u delusional

#91

5ire

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look at his flair ( T1)

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Imagine thinking Team Flair is one's religion. Whatever you are smoking I want that shit. And oh.... Don't misunderstand the 'religion' thing, pea brain.

#101

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who the fuck cares about flairs.

#86

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Bench roza. He can pop off but is also way too inconsistent. Put hazed on sentinel, brax on secondary duelist, wardell on jett/sage, bang on smokes, drone on initiator. With this roster, you could switch the comp up too, with brax on sentinel, hazed on smokes, and bang on secondary duelist.

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they will die but won't bench roza, mark my words. they gonna put roza in lurk as phoenix and wardell oping as Jett and holding an angle and boom you have no duelists to rush a site, enough to strangle a team in T-side especially, they have been doing the same since first strike

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ILL

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U right but no one know u are...roza is good but he is the main prob TSM are loosing cuzz of his major major major inconsistency

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GL to brax.

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chimpy

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Jcstani?

#104

Lelindre

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hes on abx, no longer fa

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chimpy

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oh wow, i feel like they could do well

#105

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oinly the 10 yo tenz fanboys on vlr dont know players like brax dicey are trash af

#107

schlong

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brax yes, dicey eh. I think dicey was doing okay and can still have a good trajectory on a new team, it's just that Ethan is def better right now

#108

RRoadRRunneRR

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dude teams pick up trash noname players instead of a dicey or brax. this 2 bad af players would even play for free but still nobody wants them

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Zaynio

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Dicey isn't great. Brax's coms + agent composition is probably whats hurting him rn.
Also, both XSet + Imt had no name players and ended up doing really well.

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also even if they wanted dicey he was still signed under 100T so he couldnt join another team anyway.

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When's the official announcement? Any clips of bang anyone?

#118

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no clips bang is pretty bad in my opinion just a decent tier 3 player

#119

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Brax is pretty bad in my opinion just a no org player

#121

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This comment went down to where u come from.

#122

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kekw

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Crayzid

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W replacement, we dont need brax

#113

iNstiN

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These players are washed up imo

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ILL

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Yall need to stop flaming TSM telling they are bad n shit

We know that they 8th in NA cuzz of form problems but but but dont let u distract u from the fact that

TSM HAS THE 2ND MOST EARNINGS IN NA AFTER SEN WHO ARE 2X MAJOR WINNERS

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plas

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why do earnings matter? they didnt show up stage 1 or stage 2 but i mean lets see if theyre good again

#116

ILL

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Y?
Explain

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