Congrats TSM
Wow, umm. WOW! (Disclaimer this is just a flaming of TSM for us to laugh at, this is not to cheapen CG's victory over them as they exceeded everyone's expectations. Huni looked like he returned to 2016 form. Also Cody Sun you were a beast, good luck on your revenge tour.)
I was expecting either a blowout by TSM and at worst a close 5 game series. But to role over and lose in 4 in humiliating fashion.
You guys were coming into the playoffs saying that you were gonna get revenge, that the playoff buff activated, that Clutch didn't have a chance. Impeccable!
How did you choke that badly against the most inconsistent team in the League.
We have 2 junglers that both have LCS experience this season that each bring different strengths to the table. Screw that lets bring in the rookie jungler put him on tanks and chuck him into the fire.
Aside from Cody Sun playing out of his mind. whose fault is it to keep on giving Huni Rumble or executing the little things like making sure a kill is secured in a gank or knowing better than to fight in choke points against Rumble and Quiyana. Speaking of Cody Sun, much more could have been done to shut him down. How about not spoon-feeding him a triple kill around a lost dragon fight.
Bjergsen felt near invisible even with a well farmed Corki, what about the Twisted Fate and the map pressure a player of his caliber could create with him.
Yes Sivir and Kai'sa are slippery champions, but, at least try camping him one game like you tried to do to Huni and coordinate a 4 man dive bot.
It also helps if you know adapt. It was especially clear when it came to the draft and in execution. Their comps had much more aoe and had more defined windows of victory.
Broken Blade was your only hope to force the silver scrapes and little was done to either help his lane or engage in teamfights.
You know what Clutch have that you didn't develop? An identity. They have one direction and that full throttle forwards, retreat is not in their vocabulary and look to win lane and dominate scrappy teamfights. Meanwhile, you guys all split long you guys had no direction as to how you would win games. I'm fine with a jungle tandem, C9 for example. But, settle on a style that can be adapted to face various teams. It's like 2018 Spring all over again as you usually had the early lead then just...sit on it not know whether to continue looking to pick off enemies or bleed them out. It's either one or the other, sure there is an in-between but you have to commit to that balance.
Even this series when you had decent early leads and got your Vayne some early kills. There was a toss up over whether to dance around the Sivir and push where she is not or just continue making aggressive engages as the assassin was not fed yet. Instead it was a mix of both allowing Cody Sun to sit with a Kench to babysit his Sivir while he knocked down wave after wave.
I want you guys to ponder this loss real well before the gauntlet. I thought you were a guaranteed slot for worlds at the end of Spring. You've disappointed me TSM.
Now where are my C9 fans at. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Go to Europe and scout mid laners..... don't want to spend $ on an EU Challenger player that's fine! You can legit get a Gold EU player that will match the skill of the NA players.