Did Anyone See The Biggest Throw? (Discussion)

Zacster·Jul 23, 2016·6 votes·1,286 views

Did anyone else watch clg vs tl on twitch? Probably the biggest LCS throw I've seen.

15 Comments

KazaLyn ShaoJul 23, 20162 votes

Takes talent to lose a game 10k gold up with baron and 2 infernals.

BlåbæretJul 23, 20162 votes

Sorry, there's just no excuse for camping elder drake when you could just run down mid with baron buff and end the game.

On top of the obvious disrespect towards CLG they lose a teamfight when they have 2x infernals. If I was TL I'd just disband. Not even a bronze team can throw that hard. Either they got paid to lose or they're hands down the worst team at LCS.

IronWarrior75Jul 24, 20162 votes

I feel like TL is being arrogant on their more ks, gold & drag than CLG. They think getting elder would buff their dmg. Unfortunately they were outplayed by CLG & lost. Pretty sure TL is tilted.

Smart KittyJul 23, 20161 votes

Guess you never saw elements vs giants

YCitizenSnipsYJul 24, 20161 votes

Or RNG vs CLG, which ironically also turned around at a dragon fight.

YCitizenSnipsYJul 24, 20161 votes

Yeah got baron and a 10k gold lead. Why push and try to end when you can go for a Elder dragon you don't need and give CLG a chance back into the game.

Kempachi TaichouJul 24, 20161 votes

Was it a throw or a take?

TL did make a mistake, CLG out played them in a big fight, that is all.

GForce9xJul 25, 20162 votes

Definitely a throw. If you saw the discussion on the analyst desk, Dash and Dyrus were talking about how Liquid sometimes needs to know when to apply the brakes and slow down a bit when they are ahead rather than just dive senselessly into teamfights. What is ironic is that they did just that for a good chunk of the mid game. The casters even commented on how they were slowing down the tempo and playing more methodically and it was working.

There was no need to take the elder dragon, at least not at that time. They already had infernal buffs and baron. If they really wanted it, they should have used baron to push the lanes in and force CLG to have to potentially give up part of their base to contest the dragon. I guess they wanted to have the elder buff on top of the baron at the same time for some massive overkill in power... I don't know. For whatever reason, they got impatient and put themselves in a position to force a fight they didn't even need to take and blew it.

Give credit to CLG for not throwing in the towel after being so far behind, but it was a throw on TL's part more than anything.

Kempachi TaichouJul 25, 20161 votes

Definitely a take!

CLG used the strength of TL against them. They baited the steal, then initiated a fight. The Elder Dragon has this little detail about him... (The more dragons you kill, the less damage he takes and the more he does to you.) CLG picked a fight where the Elder Dragon was like a 6th man and did a lot of damage.

XantakJul 24, 20161 votes

LPL's LGD vs I May earlier today was really bad. 11k lead, and Punished throws it all away with one shitty teleport choice so deep behind I May's lines. But even though LGD lost, I saw a glimmer of hope, when they penciled in We1less as a substitute. I'm hoping he'll be suited up and ready to help LGD make their roaring push towards grabbing that last playoff slot out from under Vici Gaming's nose, come next week.

MercurationJul 24, 20161 votes

hello i'm a Team Liquid , LGD Gaming , Longzhu and Unicorns Of Love fan. And yes , i have depression.

XantakJul 24, 20161 votes

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hello i'm a Team Liquid , LGD Gaming , Longzhu and Unicorns Of Love fan. And yes , i have depression.

I'm just waiting for We1less to return and make LGD great again. I'm not giving up my support for the team, or him. [slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

Smart KittyJul 26, 20161 votes

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I'm just waiting for We1less to return and make LGD great again. I'm not giving up my support for the team, or him. [slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

Here I thought I was the only LGD fan in the esports boards.

XantakJul 27, 20161 votes

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Here I thought I was the only LGD fan in the esports boards.

NOPE! I'm counting down the days until TEAM TOO HERO puts the boots to everyone and makes it to Worlds. I'd laugh and weep for joy if they take the #1 seed in the LPL.

And while Punished isn't....bad....he's no We1less. I don't know what to do with Eimy though. He hasn't been pulling his weight enough for a while.