Naw if they started off with split DRX most likely still would've lost. Putting buzz on Astra and Rb on Jett was the major reason they lost Split. Buzz didn't look comfortable on Astra and they struggled taking space/map control with no raze and Rb on Jett.

Common KoreanOverlord W

I'd say the lack of good coaches in JP is definitely a problem, but it isn't the sole reason why they aren't good. I definitely agree with what you said about their level of competitive exposure. But from what I've seen, JP teams make a lot of fundamental mistakes. Just using spacing as an example, they often are positioned too far apart to effectively trade off each other, taking a lot of unfavorable 1v1 aim duels, so they throw a lot of rounds despite man advantages. Or they'll play way too passive and not take map control to gather/deny info or bait utility. They'd show a lot of improvement if they got good coaches to fix a lot of these fundamental mistakes and provide structure for these teams

Idk if I interpreted this wrong, but when they were doing their introductions, did Laz introduce himself as their IGL?

Laz is just so consistent. Very impressed on how versatile Zeta's agent pools are, Dep on Viper was a nice surprise.