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Tournament 1v1CL I - Commencement
- Thread starter luser
- Start date
first legitimate mock, since i went undrafted
final final mocc
| crucify | 29500 |
| Nunnbetter | 15500 |
| crow crumbs | 15500 |
| Palestine | 11500 |
| A Hero's Destiny | 10500 |
| SuperMemeBroz | 10000 |
| TGK | 8000 |
| Tricknology | 7500 |
| The God of 1v1 ❄ | 7500 |
| DezShizzels | 4500 |
| GhostlyPlanets | 4000 |
| LogIce | 3000 |
| Alucard Kozlov | 3000 |
| Mishlef | 16000 |
| Blanched | 16000 |
| bellchime | 16000 |
| torterraxx | 11000 |
| Call me PK | 10000 |
| Opchurtle100 | 4500 |
| DannyDoritos | 4000 |
| a fairy | 3000 |
| The Hisui Region | 3000 |
| Azaan | 3000 |
| SomeRandomDoodle | 3000 |
| DripLegend | 0 |
| Fancy1 | 0 |
| Close | 22000 |
| Anonymous1634 | 14000 |
| Rec | 9000 |
| Glacy | 8500 |
| Concept | 7000 |
| YouanMingxue | 7000 |
| swordisbored | 6000 |
| xdRudi.exe | 6000 |
| Sificon | 5000 |
| lemonstre1 | 5000 |
| LHF | 5000 |
| llamaledgend | 3500 |
| SlowthePoke | 3000 |
| Marshmelto | 0 |
| frogfacts | 0 |
| gorilaa | 27500 |
| Mc | 13000 |
| bea | 12500 |
| trace | 10500 |
| rumia | 10000 |
| NTG Cuz IDK | 8000 |
| happysh | 8000 |
| Kala chasmah | 6500 |
| PokeOtter | 5500 |
| Podra | 3500 |
| Tol | 3500 |
| OhioGengar | 3000 |
| ZackPalace | 0 |
| prunyy | 0 |
| DEG | 21000 |
| zo | 15500 |
| neomon | 14500 |
| glitched | 13500 |
| Lialiabeast | 12000 |
| Nick | 8500 |
| LB | 6000 |
| Kanha Greninja | 3000 |
| MisterBrazy | 3000 |
| frostyicelad | 3000 |
| Portrait or Ruin | 3000 |
| bern | 0 |
| Mist | 0 |
| RADU | 32000 |
| Frailty | 14500 |
| SEROO | 10500 |
| Bomb21XD | 10000 |
| feen | 8500 |
| bello figo | 6500 |
| Aln | 3000 |
| Kochu_shak | 3000 |
| Zong200 | 3000 |
| Dead by Daylight | 3000 |
| Arpitraj1 | 3000 |
| Indi01 | 0 |
| Rei | 0 |
| RADU | 32000 | Trojan Porygons |
| crucify | 29500 | Go Go Gogoats |
| gorilaa | 27500 | Ceaseless Samurotts |
| Close | 22000 | Top Cut Toucannons |
| DEG | 21000 | Zarude Zandstorm |
| Mishlef | 16000 | Josh Giddeyghouls |
| Blanched | 16000 | Josh Giddeyghouls |
| bellchime | 16000 | Josh Giddeyghouls |
| Nunnbetter | 15500 | Go Go Gogoats |
| crow crumbs | 15500 | Go Go Gogoats |
| zo | 15500 | Zarude Zandstorm |
| Frailty | 14500 | Trojan Porygons |
| neomon | 14500 | Zarude Zandstorm |
| Anonymous1634 | 14000 | Top Cut Toucannons |
| glitched | 13500 | Zarude Zandstorm |
| Mc | 13000 | Ceaseless Samurotts |
| bea | 12500 | Ceaseless Samurotts |
| Lialiabeast | 12000 | Zarude Zandstorm |
| Palestine | 11500 | Go Go Gogoats |
| torterraxx | 11000 | Josh Giddeyghouls |
| trace | 10500 | Ceaseless Samurotts |
| SEROO | 10500 | Trojan Porygons |
| A Hero's Destiny | 10500 | Go Go Gogoats |
| rumia | 10000 | Ceaseless Samurotts |
| SuperMemeBroz | 10000 | Go Go Gogoats |
| Bomb21XD | 10000 | Trojan Porygons |
| Call me PK | 10000 | Josh Giddeyghouls |
| Rec | 9000 | Top Cut Toucannons |
| Nick | 8500 | Zarude Zandstorm |
| feen | 8500 | Trojan Porygons |
| Glacy | 8500 | Top Cut Toucannons |
| NTG Cuz IDK | 8000 | Ceaseless Samurotts |
| happysh | 8000 | Ceaseless Samurotts |
| TGK | 8000 | Go Go Gogoats |
| Tricknology | 7500 | Go Go Gogoats |
| The God of 1v1 ❄ | 7500 | Go Go Gogoats |
| Concept | 7000 | Top Cut Toucannons |
| YouanMingxue | 7000 | Top Cut Toucannons |
| Kala chasmah | 6500 | Ceaseless Samurotts |
| bello figo | 6500 | Trojan Porygons |
| LB | 6000 | Zarude Zandstorm |
| swordisbored | 6000 | Top Cut Toucannons |
| xdRudi.exe | 6000 | Top Cut Toucannons |
| PokeOtter | 5500 | Ceaseless Samurotts |
| Sificon | 5000 | Top Cut Toucannons |
| lemonstre1 | 5000 | Top Cut Toucannons |
| LHF | 5000 | Top Cut Toucannons |
| Opchurtle100 | 4500 | Josh Giddeyghouls |
| DezShizzels | 4500 | Go Go Gogoats |
| DannyDoritos | 4000 | Josh Giddeyghouls |
| GhostlyPlanets | 4000 | Go Go Gogoats |
| llamaledgend | 3500 | Top Cut Toucannons |
| Podra | 3500 | Ceaseless Samurotts |
| Tol | 3500 | Ceaseless Samurotts |
| a fairy | 3000 | Josh Giddeyghouls |
| The Hisui Region | 3000 | Josh Giddeyghouls |
| Aln | 3000 | Trojan Porygons |
| Kanha Greninja | 3000 | Zarude Zandstorm |
| Azaan | 3000 | Josh Giddeyghouls |
| Kochu_shak | 3000 | Trojan Porygons |
| SomeRandomDoodle | 3000 | Josh Giddeyghouls |
| OhioGengar | 3000 | Ceaseless Samurotts |
| LogIce | 3000 | Go Go Gogoats |
| MisterBrazy | 3000 | Zarude Zandstorm |
| Zong200 | 3000 | Trojan Porygons |
| Alucard Kozlov | 3000 | Go Go Gogoats |
| frostyicelad | 3000 | Zarude Zandstorm |
| Portrait or Ruin | 3000 | Zarude Zandstorm |
| Dead by Daylight | 3000 | Trojan Porygons |
| Arpitraj1 | 3000 | Trojan Porygons |
| SlowthePoke | 3000 | Top Cut Toucannons |
| DripLegend | 0 | Josh Giddeyghouls |
| Indi01 | 0 | Trojan Porygons |
| Marshmelto | 0 | Top Cut Toucannons |
| bern | 0 | Zarude Zandstorm |
| Fancy1 | 0 | Josh Giddeyghouls |
| Rei | 0 | Trojan Porygons |
| ZackPalace | 0 | Ceaseless Samurotts |
| frogfacts | 0 | Top Cut Toucannons |
| Mist | 0 | Zarude Zandstorm |
| prunyy | 0 | Ceaseless Samurotts |
Ok but what about second final final mocc
No this seems to be the final one. Which also means this is the final mocc I get to say this:
| LHF | 5000 |
OVERPAY
Team power rankings:
1. Toucannons
2. everyone else
1. Toucannons
2. everyone else
Team power rankings:
1. Toucannons
2. everyone else
2. everyone else
Go Gogoats! We're coming for the CL rahhhh
1. Money earlier is A LOT more valuable than money later. Unless your plan is very rigid, earlier money should be used to put pressure on others through upbidding etc, as long as it's within the range that a failed upbid can let you pivot your plan. EXAMPLE: If at the start of the auction I got someone like Mishlef off a "failed upbid" for 18k I would not stick to a plan that has me buying Crucify for 30k; instead I would try to aim to get premier slots from other tiers etc. Conversely, if you can weaken someone else's money reserves the same way, you can secure the players that you want the most. In an auction format it is common to want to pass your turn early for the same reason, if you know there is a good player that will demand other people's money but is not in your plan, just nom them for the same reason.
2. Towards the end of the auction money is much less meaningful, so if you have a plan that can spend most to all your money just do it (like overpaying for your final starter etc). In the same vein, people who drain their money earlier are going to just be searching for good final cheap slots and if you have your team settled you can just deny them these e.g with your money lead rather than let them get good final deals (see: rudi 5k). Don't pre-decide how much you would pay for a player late into the auction, especially as options run out. Your draft is going to be less flexible towards the end and you might need certain players more than they would be worth at an auctions outset. Just pay up.
3. Subs are meant to be either flexible or help building or bail into a different slotting plan mid-season; the more subs you have the more pressure on your (at-risk) slots to perform which can be a negative. Draft accordingly. Can be beneficial to spend your money "unwisely" to have 2 less players sometimes on some teams. More-so, just not universally better to have more players in the tank since your chip-winningness is determined by the strength of your playing squad in finals and less by your squad strength. That being said, if you draft someone who has been successful as a "clicker", you will appreciate the presence of additional people to chip in to help that tier.
2. Towards the end of the auction money is much less meaningful, so if you have a plan that can spend most to all your money just do it (like overpaying for your final starter etc). In the same vein, people who drain their money earlier are going to just be searching for good final cheap slots and if you have your team settled you can just deny them these e.g with your money lead rather than let them get good final deals (see: rudi 5k). Don't pre-decide how much you would pay for a player late into the auction, especially as options run out. Your draft is going to be less flexible towards the end and you might need certain players more than they would be worth at an auctions outset. Just pay up.
3. Subs are meant to be either flexible or help building or bail into a different slotting plan mid-season; the more subs you have the more pressure on your (at-risk) slots to perform which can be a negative. Draft accordingly. Can be beneficial to spend your money "unwisely" to have 2 less players sometimes on some teams. More-so, just not universally better to have more players in the tank since your chip-winningness is determined by the strength of your playing squad in finals and less by your squad strength. That being said, if you draft someone who has been successful as a "clicker", you will appreciate the presence of additional people to chip in to help that tier.
My personal power rankings (bolding expected starters, may be incorrect!):
Managers: Marshmelto (14.5k), frogfacts(14.5k)
Marshmelto, frogfacts, gorilaa (22k), DEG (14k), Blanched (10k), neomon (8k), lemonstre1 (7k), Palestine (6.5k), The God of 1v1 ❄ (5.5k), shuixin (5k), Kanha Greninja (3.5k), Opchurtle100 (3.5k), YouanMingxue (3.5k), Pokemh (3.5k), Ineros (3k), ollierob (3k), Dragonmirror (3k)
Team has 8 pretty high quality starters + a bunch of promising players who have shown prowess in different tours. Some seriousness required to stop people trolling, and some motivation to stop people from being lazy #lazinesskillsplayers. I have a high opinion of this draft as long as there are cord members to step in when Golem-Alola is brought up.
Player to watch: Blanched: Blanched probably was a steal in the context of this auction but in a format like natdex which is both bo7 and new, it's easy to say that having the raw experience of playing tons of formats (including a good offsite run in the tier) will be pretty beneficial for Blanched when playing every week. Has people to fall back to for suggestions (gorilaa deg tgo) as well, should be a good tour.
Marshmelto, frogfacts, gorilaa (22k), DEG (14k), Blanched (10k), neomon (8k), lemonstre1 (7k), Palestine (6.5k), The God of 1v1 ❄ (5.5k), shuixin (5k), Kanha Greninja (3.5k), Opchurtle100 (3.5k), YouanMingxue (3.5k), Pokemh (3.5k), Ineros (3k), ollierob (3k), Dragonmirror (3k)
Team has 8 pretty high quality starters + a bunch of promising players who have shown prowess in different tours. Some seriousness required to stop people trolling, and some motivation to stop people from being lazy #lazinesskillsplayers. I have a high opinion of this draft as long as there are cord members to step in when Golem-Alola is brought up.
Player to watch: Blanched: Blanched probably was a steal in the context of this auction but in a format like natdex which is both bo7 and new, it's easy to say that having the raw experience of playing tons of formats (including a good offsite run in the tier) will be pretty beneficial for Blanched when playing every week. Has people to fall back to for suggestions (gorilaa deg tgo) as well, should be a good tour.
Managers: Bern (12k), Mist (15k)
Bern, Mist, glitched (16k), Mishlef (15.5k), Frailty (13.5k), Anonymous1634 (11.5k), Tricknology (9.5k), zo (9k), Lialiabeast (7k), swordisbored (5.5k), DezShizzels (5k), LB (4k), Glacy (3.5k), GhostlyPlanets (3k)
I would say this team is quite volatile in output, a lot of players here are of pretty good (if inconsistent) at a lot of tiers, including the subs. The problem is to see if they can peak together at the right times (poffs) to try and push the team through to a chip. Slotting is not immediately obvious (where is glitched going? did bern selfbuy to play in adv? was the draft plan to hoard the ss players?) which can be good and bad, but mostly is concerning because of reliability. I think there are a lot of interesting components that when put together can lead to a chip winning team under the right management.
Player to watch: Dez: dez is probably one of the most ancient ORAS players but had a pretty fun showing in US vs World beating Syno while not bringing crack addict squads, I would be excited to see an interested dez play this tour and get some good results. Bonus of being unvetoable when bringing crack since there are no ORAS ball knowers in the cord question mark. I am in support.
Bern, Mist, glitched (16k), Mishlef (15.5k), Frailty (13.5k), Anonymous1634 (11.5k), Tricknology (9.5k), zo (9k), Lialiabeast (7k), swordisbored (5.5k), DezShizzels (5k), LB (4k), Glacy (3.5k), GhostlyPlanets (3k)
I would say this team is quite volatile in output, a lot of players here are of pretty good (if inconsistent) at a lot of tiers, including the subs. The problem is to see if they can peak together at the right times (poffs) to try and push the team through to a chip. Slotting is not immediately obvious (where is glitched going? did bern selfbuy to play in adv? was the draft plan to hoard the ss players?) which can be good and bad, but mostly is concerning because of reliability. I think there are a lot of interesting components that when put together can lead to a chip winning team under the right management.
Player to watch: Dez: dez is probably one of the most ancient ORAS players but had a pretty fun showing in US vs World beating Syno while not bringing crack addict squads, I would be excited to see an interested dez play this tour and get some good results. Bonus of being unvetoable when bringing crack since there are no ORAS ball knowers in the cord question mark. I am in support.
Managers: DripLegend (21k), Fancy1 (19.5k),
DripLegend, Fancy1, crucify (30k), crow crumbs (16k), NTG Cuz IDK (13.5k), bello figo (7k), xdRudi.exe (5k), DannyDoritos (3k), pengu (3k), LogIce (3k), Jojen (3k), volcaronavgc (3k), Bohrier (3k)
For a team with inarguably the relative strongest tiebreak like ever? This is a team that relies a lot on its lower end players to have some good tours, especially with you having to basically teach them their respective tiers; plus you're putting a ton of pressure on the first 5 players to have like outstanding tours. This is also like a semi-second run for westral 3 to win a chip, along with like random bird jerk ghosts. Some great value proven buys like bello figo / Rudi with some promising players isn't the worst to do with. The shorter timeframe of the tour is a kind of boon cause it means ppl can just burn out over this short timeframe in order to win and not be like punished for it.
Player to watch: crucify: 30k price tag probably slightly a steal. I feel like the gameplan is reliant on the top end getting their 1 win a week while tossing builders to the less experienced, and mr bo3o5 is probably ideal in this regard as a team member. Star players woo!!
DripLegend, Fancy1, crucify (30k), crow crumbs (16k), NTG Cuz IDK (13.5k), bello figo (7k), xdRudi.exe (5k), DannyDoritos (3k), pengu (3k), LogIce (3k), Jojen (3k), volcaronavgc (3k), Bohrier (3k)
For a team with inarguably the relative strongest tiebreak like ever? This is a team that relies a lot on its lower end players to have some good tours, especially with you having to basically teach them their respective tiers; plus you're putting a ton of pressure on the first 5 players to have like outstanding tours. This is also like a semi-second run for westral 3 to win a chip, along with like random bird jerk ghosts. Some great value proven buys like bello figo / Rudi with some promising players isn't the worst to do with. The shorter timeframe of the tour is a kind of boon cause it means ppl can just burn out over this short timeframe in order to win and not be like punished for it.
Player to watch: crucify: 30k price tag probably slightly a steal. I feel like the gameplan is reliant on the top end getting their 1 win a week while tossing builders to the less experienced, and mr bo3o5 is probably ideal in this regard as a team member. Star players woo!!
Managers: Felucia (0), Krytocon (0)
Nick (19.5k), bellchime (15k), bea (14k), torterraxx (12k), A Hero's Destiny (10k), evakiyama! (9k), Concept (7.5k), OhioGengar (7k), PokeOtter (6k), TGK (5.5k), LHF (5k), FishyRoads (4k), a fairy (3.5k), Shadow079 (3k), Kochu_shak (3k), Valteyek (3k), frostyicelad (3k)
Mid-draft this team looked like OP with like money in the bank and a lot of key players picked up; unfortunately a lot of that money has since been distributed in a way that seems not optimal? (there will be like 25k+ worth of players on the bench? how much value are you getting from them?) surely that could have been funneled into getting more established quantities to round out the roster right? Solid enough roster to build, but who's playing mg? I think torterra probably given backup oras + sm is filled? Still is kinda speculative cause you're putting a player where you need a win from their slot away from their comfort zone. Maybe don't see the full vision there. Regardless, with two ~experienced managers ready to build in a pinch without the pressure of slotting, there is a good chance things go well anyway.
Player to watch: Nick: ~20k is a fairly high price to pay for the slot, they are going to be expected to sit down and perform, and this should be a good enough tour to prove that they do care about 1v1 enough to justify their price tag. Motivation and the spotlight to perform on can push otherwise lazier players to their heights.
Nick (19.5k), bellchime (15k), bea (14k), torterraxx (12k), A Hero's Destiny (10k), evakiyama! (9k), Concept (7.5k), OhioGengar (7k), PokeOtter (6k), TGK (5.5k), LHF (5k), FishyRoads (4k), a fairy (3.5k), Shadow079 (3k), Kochu_shak (3k), Valteyek (3k), frostyicelad (3k)
Mid-draft this team looked like OP with like money in the bank and a lot of key players picked up; unfortunately a lot of that money has since been distributed in a way that seems not optimal? (there will be like 25k+ worth of players on the bench? how much value are you getting from them?) surely that could have been funneled into getting more established quantities to round out the roster right? Solid enough roster to build, but who's playing mg? I think torterra probably given backup oras + sm is filled? Still is kinda speculative cause you're putting a player where you need a win from their slot away from their comfort zone. Maybe don't see the full vision there. Regardless, with two ~experienced managers ready to build in a pinch without the pressure of slotting, there is a good chance things go well anyway.
Player to watch: Nick: ~20k is a fairly high price to pay for the slot, they are going to be expected to sit down and perform, and this should be a good enough tour to prove that they do care about 1v1 enough to justify their price tag. Motivation and the spotlight to perform on can push otherwise lazier players to their heights.
Managers: ZackPalace (9k), prunyy (9.5k)
ZackPalace, prunyy, RADU (27.5k), happysh (12.5k), Close (10.5k), rumia (10k), Mc (8k), Podra (7k), Kala chasmah (6.5k), Bomb21XD (5.5k), The Hisui Region (4k), sheepie (4k), MisterBrazy (4k), PHB11677 (3k), SuperMemeBroz (3k), Portrait or Ruin (3k), SlowthePoke (3k)
This is a kind of confusing team once you learn that close is on vacation for the back half of this tournament. I would assume the impetus is on someone like RADU to carry this team in the builder and let the team hopefully generate wins. I think the slotting is somewhat suspect in general outside the MG slot and that despite having super value picks (6.5 kala 3k smb 8k mc wtf) it kinda has a looot of work that needs to be done to fetch week wins consistently. Also slight issue of spending too much money buying people rather than investing more into getting 10 starters but its offset by getting steals.
Player to watch: Kala: Kala had pretty much a non-tour during wc (albeit they got dropped in a pool with Indi Fancy Kaif wtf) but since SV has been sanitized of Custap and all calls are off as to how the meta will be, I do think they have a fair shot of finding success in this tour.
ZackPalace, prunyy, RADU (27.5k), happysh (12.5k), Close (10.5k), rumia (10k), Mc (8k), Podra (7k), Kala chasmah (6.5k), Bomb21XD (5.5k), The Hisui Region (4k), sheepie (4k), MisterBrazy (4k), PHB11677 (3k), SuperMemeBroz (3k), Portrait or Ruin (3k), SlowthePoke (3k)
This is a kind of confusing team once you learn that close is on vacation for the back half of this tournament. I would assume the impetus is on someone like RADU to carry this team in the builder and let the team hopefully generate wins. I think the slotting is somewhat suspect in general outside the MG slot and that despite having super value picks (6.5 kala 3k smb 8k mc wtf) it kinda has a looot of work that needs to be done to fetch week wins consistently. Also slight issue of spending too much money buying people rather than investing more into getting 10 starters but its offset by getting steals.
Player to watch: Kala: Kala had pretty much a non-tour during wc (albeit they got dropped in a pool with Indi Fancy Kaif wtf) but since SV has been sanitized of Custap and all calls are off as to how the meta will be, I do think they have a fair shot of finding success in this tour.
Managers: Indi01 (21.5k), Rei (11.5k)
Indi01, Rei, Nunnbetter (23k), SEROO (13k), Call me PK (12k), trace (11k), feen (7k), Joaf (5.5k), Sificon (5k), SomeRandomDoodle (4.5k), Rec (4k), mipc (3k), seraphz (3k), Dead by Daylight (3k), Tol (3k)
I am just unsure of what direction this team will get to. Apart from like Indi / Joaf being mostly fixed I could see like 20 variations of slotting and I have less faith in that being a good thing. Also where are like feen / trace getting their teams from for their tiers; there is just a lack of a battery to this squad and that seems like it will hurt the squads chances a lot. Also prices are just like so confusing to me, it feels like this team had so much money but was consistently letting other teams have cheap players and then ended up drafting like 23k nunn as their marquee player which I have a lot less faith in. Also who is playing MG and with whose teams!!
Player to watch: Indi01: I guess in a post-custap ban world wiith the tier shaken up, you have to wonder how good established players are, and with the format changing Indi probably has a lot to prove both in the tier and to secure that win per week to give the team chances. Maybe this lineup demands their presence in like MG etc which sounds pretty insane to me. Either way, I will be watching.
Indi01, Rei, Nunnbetter (23k), SEROO (13k), Call me PK (12k), trace (11k), feen (7k), Joaf (5.5k), Sificon (5k), SomeRandomDoodle (4.5k), Rec (4k), mipc (3k), seraphz (3k), Dead by Daylight (3k), Tol (3k)
I am just unsure of what direction this team will get to. Apart from like Indi / Joaf being mostly fixed I could see like 20 variations of slotting and I have less faith in that being a good thing. Also where are like feen / trace getting their teams from for their tiers; there is just a lack of a battery to this squad and that seems like it will hurt the squads chances a lot. Also prices are just like so confusing to me, it feels like this team had so much money but was consistently letting other teams have cheap players and then ended up drafting like 23k nunn as their marquee player which I have a lot less faith in. Also who is playing MG and with whose teams!!
Player to watch: Indi01: I guess in a post-custap ban world wiith the tier shaken up, you have to wonder how good established players are, and with the format changing Indi probably has a lot to prove both in the tier and to secure that win per week to give the team chances. Maybe this lineup demands their presence in like MG etc which sounds pretty insane to me. Either way, I will be watching.
Will add though, PRs usually end up being a footnote by the end of the tour, and regardless of how you are viewed before, make sure to leave your mark on the tour; make sure to have fun playing 1v1, and congrats on being drafted to everyone who did! ^^
all predictions are light hearted and not personal attacks and im also biased
#1 the frogfacts - reliable top end + reasonable players on the bench. The most volatile will be performance of the managers themselves but I would expect this team to win the tour if frogfacts and marsh put up reasonable records and correctly manage a large squad. All eyes on blanched/neomon to put up good numbers as the roleplayers/vets
#2 the giddeys - best top end in the tour but players after bello figo are pretty lackluster. Bird has a tendency to be particularly volatile and this team will be relying on them to be at the peak of their powers to win the tour. Fancy also has a lot to prove after losing in every important playoff game last year
fringe playoff teams -
#3 this team is like every 3rd option on mid pl teams all drafted together. Unfortunately the no star power lineup will probably crumble against real contenders unless frailty and lonzo put up all star numbers and glitched uninstalls league
#4 ok i understand u want radu for 27.5 but how is the 2nd most expensive 12.5k happysh??? The teambuilding and qc on this team is much worse on average than the berns and the only bailout is if close cancels his vacation to tryhard for the prunyys (unlikely). These guys are 4th just off of having radu and close(in ibiza) -> hoping happysh/mc/kala/bomb can put up some wins. Misterbrazy underrated pickup too as well as zackpalace being pretty cheap for a self buy + motivated.
#5 -
this team dropped near 20k on nick WTF. torterra and bea are good pickups but the money afterwards was mismanaged considering neither manager selfbought here. Maybe AHD / tgk / shadow numbers / "retired" bellchimes can pull off linsanity runs but the lineup will be tricky to figure out and the teams above have higher consistency. Could see them doing better than the prunyys if radu has an off tour
#6 last but not least the porygons afk'd the first hour of auction to drop 23k on ncal (this is 1k more than pl winner gorilaa and 11k more than torterraxx). The draft does not seem to have a lot of direction as despite having strong players in trace/feen theres like 0 people that will build teams for them. Doodle is probably the best value pick here (indiv finalist last pick 4.5k XD?) but unsure how much his managers trust him to start games. Fundamentals may get them a few wins if indi is dominant and seroo/ncal find success but I expect this team to get heavily outmatched in the builder in old gens due to lack of true mainers
#1 the frogfacts - reliable top end + reasonable players on the bench. The most volatile will be performance of the managers themselves but I would expect this team to win the tour if frogfacts and marsh put up reasonable records and correctly manage a large squad. All eyes on blanched/neomon to put up good numbers as the roleplayers/vets
#2 the giddeys - best top end in the tour but players after bello figo are pretty lackluster. Bird has a tendency to be particularly volatile and this team will be relying on them to be at the peak of their powers to win the tour. Fancy also has a lot to prove after losing in every important playoff game last year
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#3 this team is like every 3rd option on mid pl teams all drafted together. Unfortunately the no star power lineup will probably crumble against real contenders unless frailty and lonzo put up all star numbers and glitched uninstalls league
#4 ok i understand u want radu for 27.5 but how is the 2nd most expensive 12.5k happysh??? The teambuilding and qc on this team is much worse on average than the berns and the only bailout is if close cancels his vacation to tryhard for the prunyys (unlikely). These guys are 4th just off of having radu and close(in ibiza) -> hoping happysh/mc/kala/bomb can put up some wins. Misterbrazy underrated pickup too as well as zackpalace being pretty cheap for a self buy + motivated.
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this team dropped near 20k on nick WTF. torterra and bea are good pickups but the money afterwards was mismanaged considering neither manager selfbought here. Maybe AHD / tgk / shadow numbers / "retired" bellchimes can pull off linsanity runs but the lineup will be tricky to figure out and the teams above have higher consistency. Could see them doing better than the prunyys if radu has an off tour
#6 last but not least the porygons afk'd the first hour of auction to drop 23k on ncal (this is 1k more than pl winner gorilaa and 11k more than torterraxx). The draft does not seem to have a lot of direction as despite having strong players in trace/feen theres like 0 people that will build teams for them. Doodle is probably the best value pick here (indiv finalist last pick 4.5k XD?) but unsure how much his managers trust him to start games. Fundamentals may get them a few wins if indi is dominant and seroo/ncal find success but I expect this team to get heavily outmatched in the builder in old gens due to lack of true mainers
ngl I think the giddeyghouls having 1v1 jesus alone makes them almost guaranteed to poffs
