- Shahzam
This one obviously is not a surprise he has managed to topple every team he is faced with and also puts his players in the best positions to frag. His antistratting capabilities were in full effect at iceland and his mid-round calls as well were exceptional. Following in the steps of his former team captain and igl seangares he is probably going to be recognized as one of the most cerebral players in the region for a long time. - vanity
Yes, I am a V1 fan but I do have a good reason for this. vanity without a doubt has proven himself a leader and within the top 3-5 in NA. Not only is he a consistent innovator as his father steel but his capability to find ways to upset and upset till people realize he is not upsetting anymore but simply outplaying and establishing him and his roster as the better team. He has the structure of 100t/NV but always manages to just edge out the win. - FNS
The poster boy and NA standard for a great igl. FNS has the consistent structure, comps, and plays that has managed to always push NV into that top 3 contention. Beating 100t and XSET last Challengers were serious feats to be impressed by especially considering the 100t hype that favored them to win the tournament. - steel/nitro
In regards to this duo and 100t I am not entirely sure of who exactly igls and when but when listening into their comm videos we can see that they both contribute and therefore both should be mentioned. Although, having a poor performance in Challenger's finals and not qualifying for iceland we cannot take away from this team's consistent dominance and strong play. I don't think(as others are) that they will be leaving the top 5 anytime soon if anything I expect them to come back stronger and better. - Honorable Mentions
Many teams although extremely good in my opinion do not really have those igl's that win them games but rather guide them team in a direction that they need such as xeta, rawkus(trippy, their coach, is worth mentioning here as well) gmd, jcstani, NaturE, rossy, hazed, and etc. I do think one name on this list that I am sad to see not blossom is Dazed, although struggling with T1 for a looong time in their most recent performance they put the Faze train in reversal and also had Sentinels on ice it almost seemed as if the team was about to be very competitive and then they decided to(which I disagree with) remove Dazed although I am unaware of their plans. Daps is also very much appreciated knowing that with a good bunch of 4 he can instantly root a team up into the top of NA consistently.
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with dazed it was actually from who forced him out of the CS mentality albeit briefly for 100T its steel who igl's and i think he does a excellent job he is a stellar sentinel player and his oping is relatively solid FNS is pretty good but if im hastr0 im going to be wanting more results (vct challengers was yet another disappointment imo) and i dont really know how to fix nV (if 100T SEN C9B V1 didn't exist nV would be the best NA team)
agreed, coaches are also a viable asset when assessing these teams. If we look at the improvement Faze made trippy must be given a lot of credit. Also, on NV I don't really see what they need to get that extra push but maybe -kaboose would help and including a second caller/more firepower and diversity would help. NV has always been in that top 5 but no more no less, they beat every team in that contention at least once 100t, sentinels, and etc but they can't ever win when it matters the most
i agree with you somewhat but I also don't think players on any other roster can fit vanity's playstyle as V1 does. They may not be well known players but they are super flexible and hardworking which i'm not sure C9 B or other roster have. Vanity picked his roster for this reason and that is why their comps and work ethic are so vastly different than other NA teams. They can implement the astra/viper/kj because of the players flexibility and willingness to flex so i'm not totally sure if he had lets say all the best players on C9 B he can have the success he had
It's so hard to rate igl, especially in NA. Because you rate igl "mainly" based on their strat, and in NA I can't find any team that have a good strat even SEN.
But I'm agree with your opinion, especially about shahz. He is great at anti-strat and mid-round call,
The other I don't know much because I don't watch other much, but since you have so detailed explanation I guess your rank is good enough.
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