My predictions for the NA spring split

NsEternal·Jan 18, 2016·1 votes·743 views

Immortals # 1 Cloud9 #2 NRG#3 TSM- CLG toss up #4/5 DIG-REN another toss up #6-7 Echo fox # 8 TL # 9 TIP # 10

I feel as though C9 is a wild card and i am a bit bias as i'm a C9 fan however i do feel that they have a very strong hidden potential in rush's aggressiveness and the abilities that HAI has at shotcalling. TSM is not showing very well currently but i feel that once theyre able to mesh their star line up and work as 1 team instead of multiple solo stars they can be a strong threat on the NA scene. NRG has shown much promise in their playmaking capabilities and i enjoyed watchign their games. As a new team on the LCS scene theyre showing much promise and can be a big contender for the longer standing teams like C9 CLG and TSM. CLG has always been a decent contender but has a history of choking at the most important times but they have a decent shot at repeating what they did last year if they can beat the Immortals' amazing play style. DIG and REN are strong middle class NA teams ( at least in my opinion) they have a lot of capabilities to make plays but the inexperience of some players can lead to difficulties. Echofox is a very new team with only 1 non rookie ( if my memory is correct) Froggen, their team has many gaps in shotcalling and i feel as though theyre going to struggle a lot in the early season which can make them tilt towards the mid season causing disarry and lack of faith in themselves. TL has been a very interesting team since its start, introducing season 3 WORLD CHAMP Piglet as their ADC they had much promise however failed to show at the key moments like when C9 ( most epic thing ever in NA LCS history) 3-1 them during an incredible gauntlet run to make it to Worlds after defeating 3 teams. Team liquid this time not only has a lot of work to do after the first 2 games but their line up has 10 players on it which can cause a lot of focus on the individual worrying about losing his lcs spot rather than focusing on the teams success. TIP also has a rocky start to this year losing to both Immortals as well as Echo fox. Honestly the line up for the team seems a bit questionable to me but maybe they can surprise me, it has happened before.

If you guys have any thoughts on my predictions id like to hear them because i enjoy hearing what people think.

11 Comments

LstrikeJan 18, 20161 votes

Immortals (They just look unstoppable atm)
CLG/NRG
REN/TSM/C9
TL/Echo Fox
Tip/Dig

MasziiJan 18, 20161 votes

CLG fan :)?

MasziiJan 18, 20161 votes

I think IMT will be number 1 if they can keep up this level of synergy.

Number 2 will be NRG

The rest is just too unpredictable atm. TL still looked hella strong vs TSM and they still have Piglet who still is a baws. Only realprediction is that TIP will be last.

B00B00Jan 19, 20161 votes

thing we have to remember is unfortuantly TSM dont look like a team right now, sure its a new roster but i saw some engages from yellowstar on ali and thought YES oh wait the team isnt there, last season when he moved FNC moved, when he engaged FNC engaged, TSM moved away from a few engages he made 4men knock ups in. maybe there is two voices on the shotcalling, either way TSM looked to have something fundamentally wrong so i wouldnt judge how strong TL are in comparison to TSM right now.

MasziiJan 19, 20161 votes

That's true, but even in the RNG game Piglet still did good. If you listened to the voice chat stuff they show after the games aswell. You could hear that there are more people shotcalling than Yellow. It's still a bunch of random voices, instead of just Yellow.

EnnaJan 18, 20161 votes

IMT vs TSM will be a good show. TSM can be sloppy and their synergy isn't there, even though their players as individuals are some of the best. You saw how quickly they can take advantage of an Ace. By all rights, TL should have won, but all TSM needed was an Ace and it was over. It all depends on whether IMT gives them a chance to get an Ace or not.