lebron > jordan

literally you cannot compare Fade to Gekko because they are fundamentally different types of initiator, the reason Gekko doesn't see pro play is because it's not double initiator meta it's double duelist + Gekko is generally buns even with the buff

tdawgg and guapo

neither Sliggy or Mini are taking a coaching job for less than a million dollars let's all be for real here
genuinely they do not drop Kaplan, he's proven to be adaptive
unless NiSMO wants to come back from T2 and coach this roster LMAO

annoying ass SEN fans always think nuking the roster is the best way to go smh..
All 5 of those players have talent. i think they need to switch the roles up, yeah, but literally no one is getting dropped. You can't replace N4RRATE with anyone right now because he has experience with the team, knows the system, and lastly is very talented himself, mostly on scan initiator which Kaplan just does not put him on because I'm sure N4RRATE was ready to take on the responsibility.

filling Zekken's shoes is hard for anyone, but they might have to run Reduxx on solo duelist, turn N4RRATE into the scan initiator, Kyu flex, johnqt smokes and cortezia on sentinel. It might be suboptimal but genuinely if they are on the roles they want to play then fuck it

i think Autumn is trolling here but i would not be surprised if he was this dumb ahahahah

Karmine Corp KEKW

I can't bring myself to do it. I just can't leave my Niños, especially when I know they need me the most. I can't. I love them. I always have..

Dear Team Heretics,

I've never forgotten the day I saw you on the big stage at Champions Seoul. Everyone knew it was supposed to be your time, and yet victory never materialized. Please, I'll never blame you for that loss. EDward Gaming went on a crazy run, which culminated in that fateful round on Abyss. It was heartbreaking to watch, knowing you could have kept China trophyless and kept them down in the dumpster as the fraudulent region that they are. Nevertheless, I will never blame you for the loss that day.

This past year and change has been a series of ups and downs... for both of us. It was difficult to watch you guys get run over by the Paper Rex train at Masters Toronto, especially because my expectations were so high. Your Split 1 performance was some of the greatest VALORANT I've ever seen from you. It could've brought a tear to the eye. And yet, when I saw the dream fizzle out not with a bang, but with a whimper against Wolves, I wept. I cried and I cried because I knew how much it would affect you, and we both knew how badly I wanted to see you win.

Champions Paris thankfully went better. Beating G2 Esports and the "winners" of Masters Bangkok were just the kind of victories that you needed to get the ball rolling. Let's face it... I needed those wins too. I just needed something to keep the dream of my Niños alive. Eventually, you placed 5th-6th. I was satisfied. You gave me everything you had and a little bit more. That's all that matters to me. That's all I want.

And then, what has become of you. Losses to NaVi and GX? Already in the lower bracket, struggling against Karmine Corp of all teams? Our nemesis, the French? I... I don't know if I can do this anymore. I- I want to believe in you so badly. I want to see you win so badly. But dropping MiniBoo for ComeBack? How could you separate the inseparable? Whatever happened to the "brother buff?" Now, when I look at my screen, I'm terrified. I see Wo0t and RieNs not playing at the level I thought they were, I see Boo and Neil calling strats that never seem to work... I just can't do this.

Where is the drive? Where is the passion? Where is the brotherhood? Where is the team I fell in love with, Los Niños?
I will always love you, Niños. But please, show me that you care. Show me you're ready for the commitment that I've given you for so long.

Forever yours,
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Sorry, we're talking about the same person, right? Ethan? 100T Ethan? EG Ethan? NRG Ethan? The guy who carried a mediocre 100T roster Ethan in Berlin? The guy who helped salvage and IGL an above-average team to a legendary champions victory? The guy that pushed his team over the line in the Grand Finals versus FNATIC? The world's FIRST and ONLY TWO TIME champions victor Ethan? And Ethan is somehow nowhere near the level of crashies? crashies is a phenomenal player, and his skill level is close to Ethan's, but to say that crashies "clears" him is absurd

crashies > current RieNs & trent
prime RieNs & trent > crashies

overall consistency paired with skill
crashies > RieNs and trent
crashies >= Verno
Ethan > crashies
brawk >= crashies

crashies >>> Kushy, Invy, slowly, Cloud
crashies > PatMen

Don't ever put a clown like "slowly" or "Cloud" or "Kushy" in the same conversation as my boy crashies

Shao disasterclass

Urango son or d3mur daughter?

Urango son or d3mur daughter?

Let me have at least a little bit of hope in my team

making up hypotheticals to try and win an argument ahahaha
0 ball knowledge enjoy being winless this season

LET'S HANG THOSE CLEATS UP TDAWGG✌️💯

is this a s0m cove thing

piggy

FPX 2-0 TYGLUE

that's disgusting to say in this context, he is probably facing a serious issue w his family, keep this to different threads

sorry, what do you mean in the first sentence? i dont understand. but yeah even if he was still shouting i still consider that passionate banter... guy grinded like 4 years to get into tier 1 and destroyed them lol

bro it's trash talking over a video game. pcific brought in the ascension trophy as banter and then BBL mopped the floor with them... at the end of the day they're just 10 boys who love the game, it's not that serious

agreed ,this is a scandal in the making

how could anyone forget this instant classic
https://www.vlr.gg/440590/100t-coaching-search-application

title and what happened where people are now spamming asking for her to apologize or be banned

ender was literally playing into the crowd reactions to johnqt saving because he was just doing it EVERY SINGLE ROUND. they were both trying to entertain the crowd because him saving meant there was a TON of downtime where there was nothing happening, so they tried to keep it entertaining for the crowd... literally if u hate ender or mimi for this or think they are annoying you are a chud loser that hates whimsy and fun

cause he is on furia, next question

this is why 100T never should have dropped eeiu, his clutch gene is embeeded into his semen

Just right kinda day to be literate

this one MIGHT go crazy

mans just doing it for the love of the game

i see you went all in on the duelists

unfortunate, its a decent team imo

why do these guys give up control of size immediately to 5v5 retake and then not move at all during the retake??
these guys are snails and its putting me to sleep

my team currently is:
Duelists: Meiy, penny
Initiator: eeiu, Lakia
Controller: Ruxic, bang
Senti: free1ng, koalanoob
WC: spike, d4v41, Cryo

This might be the worst match of the year coming up

he's saying that it's not either of their fault because the same core found ways to lose in two different teams in two different eras and there was probably an issue beyond the 4th or 5th man

im crine bruh you dont know tha natty like that bru

one of the best free agent pickups i've ever seen

all gamers is not tier 1

yeah i mean making a top 15 list is hard enough because there are genuinely about 30 different players in contention for the list, i get it though because his peak was several years ago when the game was still developing, so it's hard to quantify what that level of success would look like now.

i cant have high hopes again because vitality laid an egg last season so i will say that i think it will be exciting to watch

i've loved drx since 2022 and they are not and never will win an international event as long as termi and glow keep making roster changes every 2 fucking minutes

No because role issues probably and also trexx is seemingly a dick that couldnt walk the walk enough with Liquid

what even is their roster right now? I currently see NINE (9) players in the lineup

where would everyone put nAts on the list?

he was the MVP of 2021, and imo he's pretty much the only reason TL found any success in 2023, and he was a major part to their success in 2025 also. His performance against Sentinels at Bangkok was also iconic, and played out of his mind vs EDG (the previous champs winners.)

a lot of their aggressive play comes down to looking for smart timings. Yes, that does include pushing through smokes, which doesn't always work. however, a lot of tier 1 teams have this same overarching playstyle of disrespecting their opponent's utility and looking to stay on the attack whenever it makes sense to. their playstyle is not unique, but the way they mix their playstyle with their agent pool is.

you overestimate the capability of "tier 1" teams lololol