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LemonNation still sees room for improvement

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“I don’t think we’ve turned it around yet at all.” Daerek "LemonNation" Hart and his Cloud9 teammates may have just taken down Team8 in their first match of Week 3, but they’re not resting on their laurels. “I think overall we’ve slowly been getting back up there,” he says. “We’re definitely not perfect. Even though we won our last game, we’re still not perfect.” As for Lemon himself, he’s got a very specific way that he’s looking to improve the team. “The most I can do to make sure the team is winning is to make sure we’re on top of the meta and on top of the current champions and how the game is played as much as possible. Basically, I try to talk to the rest of the team individually and work through what champions we think are going to be strong.” He does that by “looking at what’s being played around the world and trying to see what we can pick up that would be good for our team. And asking [my teammates] what they think is strong and what’s working in solo queue.” Once in game, it’s up to him to decide how the early moments of the match are played out. He’s looking for 2 vs. 1 swaps, early vision, and other early strategic maneuvers. This week, they managed to transition a small early lead into win over Team8. It wasn’t a clean victory, however, and Lemon knows that will have to change as the 2015 Season wears on. “We’ve still got a lot of mistakes that could be improved upon. And we recognize those, so hopefully we’ll be able to fix that.” Will Cloud9 return to form? Make sure to keep your eyes on Lolesports for the rest of the NA LCS action. If you missed C9 bring down Team8, checkout the spoiler-free VODs page to catch up.

27 Comments

Narwhals25 votes

Through thick and thin, Cloud 9 will still be my favorite team! Hope they can turn this split around stay strong guys!

ModJikker7 votes

Cannot agree with this more =)

We're still cheering for you guys no matter what happens!

SMITExPOSEIDON7 votes

C9 Fans with the true support! love it

Me Saa Me5 votes

C9 all the way for everyone in my family. In fact my daughter is supposed to be designing a C9 magnet for my car. Your not for a team if you only like them when they're doing well.

acrid562 votes

my favorite team not only because they are so good, but because, even when they dont do as good as they hoped, they stick together with a roster that has already been around longer than any other. Not like dig or tsm or fnatic who dont, or barely, possess anyone from the original roster.

Shubin1 votes

It's not when other teams do bad. Basically every other team changes their roster for some odd reason except for c9.

C9 Scott Free 1 votes

Too true I had a guy get snooty when I said I was a C9 fan and then he said he likes Liquid, CLG, and TSM. Well if that isn't bandwagon swag.

Brandakeran12 votes

Go C9! 15-3 #thedream

Mr Heal Ya Gurl12 votes

If you missed C9 bring down Team8, checkout the spoiler-free VODs page to catch up.

So you throw in a spoiler just before talking about having spoiler free videos?

Iskoot1 votes

Considering the article already states that C9 beat Team8...not really a spoiler on his part.

Mallard6 votes

I sure hope that game was a sign of C9's return to their proper form.

Hero Arts6 votes

The truth is, C9 can't (and frankly shouldn't) return to form. the nature of the game has changed completely, and if they want to stay on type of a dynamic game, they have to be just as dynamic.

ModPrandine3 votes

Your comment would've been decent without the little "and frankly shouldn't" comment there. I completely fail to see how that line is necessary when discussing topics like this, especislly when the rest of your post states pretty much a fact about what C9 has to work on in order to improve. It's almost like you want to see them fail, which seeing as you have the C9 summoner icon of all things is very weird to me personally there, so there's that at least there.

Bahlew5 votes

Get rid of Hai because he's consistently inconsistent. Reform your team and boom. Improvement.

acrid563 votes

no! this is the only team to stay with who they have had for 3 years now. they aren't a business. they are a team, and friends, and they are here to have fun. Don't turn this into the NFL for fucks sake.

TW FancyNapkinz2 votes

Hai is not the problem, it is the fact that they took so long to adapt to current meta when they are the ones who usually jump on it first. Hai in game can be inconsistent but his shot calling is superb and to valuable to be dropped

acrid561 votes

they wouldn't drop each other for any reason what soever.

Pocketsu1 votes

W E G O T T E M B O Y S !

Kazuto Kìrigaya1 votes

Narwhals, I Couldn't agree with you more

pandaaaa1 votes

Cloud 9 for life. Morgana Lemon is a beast

OGM SpaceFishFel1 votes

Rekkles> Sneaky

Mandalore6520201 votes

I respect C9 and fully expect them to come back, they have weaknesses but I think their tactical prowess will bring them back, even if I am a TSM fan I cant help but hope C9 picks up

NsEternal1 votes

GO C9!!!!

MrNoDayOff1 votes

Cloud 9 will always be my bae<3

I RULE DIS GAME1 votes

Win or lose they'll still be my favourite team just because they seem really chill and are good friends with each other; no unnecessary drama or anything like that. The fact that they've stuck with their original roster is also awesome :)

Count Buffon1 votes

This has been a rough season. Hai got sick again, and shotcalling is sort of in flux overall, according to the stories. Then Meteos makes a greedy dive onto Leona for no good reason. First they outplayed Winterfox for a while, and then they got in in their heads that they're ahead and throw like it's Silver 3 or something. I know they can do better. I hope Hai isn't too sick, either... I feel like TSM would have just kept rotating and closed it out on tempo.

They can definitely avoid relegation. They're tied with half the LCS at 4-4 now, and they have a great shot at #3 if they can be start being consistent immediately. #1 or #2 would be unlikely but not unfathomable. Unfortunately, relegation is also unlikely but a real possibility....

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