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Summer 2015 Starters Discussion & Week 2 analysis (Who Do You Start Week 3?)

Nural·6/8/2015, 6:08:45 PM·7 votes·5,767 views

UPDATE: I have posted Week 4's Discussion forum! Head over to the new/hot section of the forum and post any questions or comments regarding week 4 there!

Hi there!

Ok, so the purpose of this forum is exactly what the title describes, to help people set up their best line up possible heading into the next week of games. We've all experienced a moment where we are choosing between two players, not sure which one will have the better turn-out with regards to their current match-ups, their record, if their on a losing streak, new subs of the team, etc. This can now become a place where the fantasy community can help each other out with their rosters so that they are receiving their full potential each and every week. This can also be a place to discuss possible Add/Drop possibilities. Anyway, everyone can understand the purpose behind this forum now.

Just simply post a question about who you are deciding between, along with your reasonings behind why you should and shouldn't start them. Then hopefully a fellow fantasy community member will be able to respond and help you make your decision. Anyone can help out! Multiple opinions and beliefs are better than just one! Remember, Strength in numbers.

Disclaimer: Human beings cannot foresee the future, everything posted on here are just calculated predictions/opinions.

Hopefully this now provides a means for all of us as a community to help each other in achieving the glorious 1st place spot in your respected leagues, along with the entitled sensation of "Bragging Rights." Best of luck to all of you! #FantasyLCS #DecisionsAreHard

Nural

Week 2 Analysis

SO!

Week two is in the books, and everyone is starting to get a pretty good picture as to which teams are Da Bomb.Com. Like I said before, the first three weeks of the split are the most important as a fantasy owner.

Also! Ive updated the chart in respect of heading into week 3!

So with that being said, lets get into it, shall we?

A couple of points:

  1. This really shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone, but TSM and FNC both have very promising week 3 schedules. TSM recovered from their slip-up in week 1, and FNC has looked very solid over the past two weeks. However, both of their week 3 schedules are very light and action packed, they should both be putting up some major points this week in particular.

  2. Week 1, Elements raised a lot more questions rather than answers. They had one very explosive game and looked like they were going to pull a FNC from the Spring Split, but then their 2nd game went south to say the least. No one knew for sure which EL team was going to show up for week 2, so they were a team to watch out for. However, (SPOILERS), they went 0-2 last week and really looked uncoordinated. We got to remember that they are a brand new team and will need some time to adjust and get used to one another. This will be a very key week for elements in fantasy. Due to the nature of their opponents, (FNC and CW), EL should be able to score some points this week due to their aggressive nature, but I worry about the EL getting stomped here. Moral of the story: Be cautious about starting an EL player until we start seeing further improvement.

  3. Oh no C9. Oh nonononononono... It really is saddening to watch what was once such a dominant team in the NA region hurting this badly. It is no mystery as to how I feel about starting C9 players, but this split thus far in particular is raising a big red flag. Week 2 made something very clear to us about C9 as a team, That Hai's Shot calling was incredible. Think back to all of the previous splits, When C9 had a lead, they kept that lead. Their objective control was incredible, and they always got the better end of a trade. Since Hai has left, C9 look really dis-oriented. Not only are they not team-fighting and getting fantasy points, they are also losing that objective dominance that C9 is known for. In this previous TIP game, C9 had a lead but failed to keep it, which is extremely uncharacteristic of them. C9 is in trouble, and should not be making any appearances on your roster until we see them swing back in action.

  4. Lets talk about CLG for a sec. Before I do that, Let me say that below is a VERY ABBREVIATED SUMMARY of what I want to tell you guys. If you want to hear my full reasoning behind it, (Because there is a lot of analysis behind this), I HIGHLY recommend you tune in tomorrow to my fantasy show, where Im going to go very in depth about CLG. (See more details about it below!) But basically in a nutshell, Dont be shocked as to when CLG's numbers start to fall from here on out. Im not going to say its gonna be drastic, but I think that this recent loss to TSM is going to get inside the heads of CLG, more than a lot of people realize. I think that they will be a solid team, but they will start to lose their explosive side to them.

SO! Who are my biggest sleepers heading into week 2?

  1. CW. YES. THEIR WEEK 2 SUCKED. OH GOD DID IT SUCK. However! Thats behind us now. And its week three, where they are facing a really sad GMB and a uncoordinated EL. And as we all know by now, CW explodes when facing these weaker teams. Literally thats all there is to it. Expect them to go off this week, Especially freeze and Soren in particular.

  2. GV. Gravity looked good this past week. Like REALLY good. Both of their games were very clean and VERY decisive. Move really stepped up his game from week 1. Move made some very questionable decisions week 1, but he looked incredible week 2, and it really allowed GV to shine. The fact that they were able to have two clean victories, back to back is very promising, and they are looking like a top tier team heading into week 3. Their schedule is not necessarily the easiest, but if they continue to play like they did in week 2, they should have zero problem coming out with another 2-0 this week.

  3. Giants!...Again!. Guys. Giants is 3-1. Not to mention that each of their players are in the top 4 of their respected positions in Fantasy scoring. Let that sink in for a moment. They have had two very explosive weeks back to back, and now are facing a ROC team who cant finish and a aggressive FNC team. I dont think they will win against FNC so to speak, but Giants is a team that can score a lot of points even in a loss. Giants has my blessing!

A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

Starting tomorrow, TUESDAY, JUNE 9TH at 5:00 PM Central Time, I will be hosting the first inaugural Fantasy LCS show! Every tuesday during the LCS season, I will host a fantasy show breaking down last week's games and applying that to who you should start in the upcoming week of games. This will provide me the means to really give you guys much more analysis, And on top of that, I will answer a couple of questions live right their from chat regarding anything Fantasy LCS! Below is the link to my channel, feel free to tune in and watch!

http://www.twitch.tv/nurai900/profile

Nural

132 Comments

TheYungSensei6/8/2015, 7:35:34 PM1 votes

Hi guys! I need some help with my team. Any feedback is appreciated. Thank you.

My team:

Top: sOAZ Jung: Amazing Mid: Froggen ADC: WildTurtle Supp: YellOwStaR Flex: mithy Team: OG

Alt:

Impact Xmithie Hjarnan

My opponent:

Top: Odoamne Jung: Reignover Mid: FeniX ADC: Piglet Supp: Hylissang Flex: Niels Team: TL

Alt:

Dyrus IWDominate XiaoWeiXiao

Free Agents (In order of points scored in Week 2):

Top: Werlyb, Gamsu, Steve, Vizicsacsi, Flaresz, CaliTrlolz8, Jwaow, fredy122, YoungBuck Jung: Jankos, Fr3deric, Azingy, Move, Loulex, kez, Trashy, Dexter, Diamondprox, Airwaks Mid: PepiiNeRO, Shiphtur, Ryu, Nukeduck, Innox, Fox, Slooshi8, Soren, Ninja ADC: Adryh, CoreJJ, Vardags, Woolite, CandyPanda, Otter, Nien, Emperor Supp: KiWiKiD, G0DFRED, VandeR, Smoothie, Bodydrop, Dodo8, LemonNation, nRated, Gosu Pepper, Unlimited Team: DIG, GIA, H2K, GV, UOL, CLG, ROC, NME, TDK, GMB, SK, T8, CW, EL

What I need help with:

I'm looking to replace someone in the free agency with Impact. He's a great top laner, but I feel like there are better players in the market at the moment. Is this a good move? If so, who should I replace him with?

Froggen is definitely going to be cut from the team. I'm considering taking PepiiNeRO, Ryu, or Soren. Who should I pick up?

Should I start both YellOwStaR and mithy, or just one of them? If I should just start one of them, who should go in the support position, and who should go in the flex position?

Xmithie did well in week 1, but kind of dropped off in week 2. Should I replace him? If so, who should it be?

Adryh is looking very tempting right now, but I'm kind of scared about the FNC matchup. Should I still pick him up? If so, who should I drop?

Also, should I consider picking up any of the DIG members? They just went 2-0 last week and seem to be playing quite well.


Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

-TheYungSensei
argue456/9/2015, 1:41:19 AM1 votes

Hi Guys. not too sure about who to start this week. any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Top: Odoamne Jng: Santorin Mid: Powerofevil Sup: Adrian ADC: Doublelift Flex: Niels Team: CLG

Bench Bunny Fufuu Hauntzer UOL

Super G6/9/2015, 2:55:56 AM1 votes

Dude. I'm so frickin hyped for this new system you're doing. I've got finals this week, so I'm super glad I can follow your advice and just get it all out of the way. I'm pretty confident going into this week (one could see why in the picture). Once again, Nural, you do such an amazing job with what you do.

Though I'm currently 0-2 in my fantasy, I'm learning so much all thanks to you. I made some trades (Doublelift in exchange for Febiven, Huni + IWD in exchange for Santorin) that I'm quite sure went into my favor (I have Soaz also, so I'm giving away the worse top laner of the two). Hopefully I go 8-2 and win fantasy, but who knows. All I know is that I'm learning a lot thanks to you and I really really appreciate it! I'm looking forward to listening to your series!!!

Note: You have Bunny FuFuu twice on the chart ^_^

FreakChaos6/9/2015, 7:45:19 AM1 votes

hi NURAl, it's me again, is it the time to trade Forgiven with Adryh? below is my roster screen shot

Randomonium6/9/2015, 7:25:54 PM1 votes

Unfortunately I will not be able to watch the stream live. Will you be uploading it to YouTube?

Changes I made after week 2: Dropped Incarnation and picked up Adryh Dropped Cabochard and picked up Hauntzer Dropped Fenix and picked up Keane

My Team: Top: Quas Jung: Santorin Mid: Bjergsen ADC: Doublelift Sup: Mithy Flex: Adryh Team: Team Liquid Bench: Hauntzer, Keane, IWDominate

Opposing Team: Top: Soaz Jung: Dexter (Note: Move, Frederick and Airwalks are available so he might pick one of those up.) Mid: Xaioweixaio ADC: Rekkles Sup: Yellowstar Flex: Pepiinero Team: Unicorns of Love (Note: CLG, Dignitas and Gravity are available for teams so he might pick one of those up.)

I believe that with that with lineup I have an advantage in three positions (Jungle, Mid, and Team), am even in three positions (Top, Support and Flex), and at a disadvantage only at one position (ADC).

The crucial decision in my mind is who is going to win the CLG vs Gravity game. I am leaning towards CLG which is why I am starting Doublelift. The other option is to move Adryh to ADC and Keane to flex (though I feel this is a riskier lineup.)

Top lane for me is a no contest between Quas and Hauntzer. TL has an easy week 3 and even though TL went 1-1 in week 2 Quas only had 5 points less than Hauntzer.

Jungle is a tough decision for me. Santorin is extremely consistent but IWDominate has the potential to get more points than Santorin, especially in an easy week 3. However, TSM is extremely hot right now and I feel like Santorin is a guaranteed 40+ points this week.

Bepis di Bussy6/12/2015, 4:22:07 AM1 votes

Opinions on Rush vs Move and CLG vs Gravity

Morbidmoronjell6/10/2015, 7:56:55 AM1 votes

@nural or anyone who wants to answer

My line up:

Top: Huni Jungle: Amazing Mid: Febiven ADC: Freeze Support: Mithy Flex: ??? Team: OG

Soaz, Pobelter, Pepi, or Altec for flex?

I'm reluctant to start a CLG because of the TSM matchup even though Pobelter has high stats and has been delivering. Soaz has been an absolute beast in points but he's a top laner and you can't depend on that every week, or can you..? Pepi is an awesome choice but i'd have to get rid of Pobelter and pick up the (yes, kind of crazy) open pepi. Altec seems good, but it's hard to tell how good with this new looking Gravity, and even so, Keane gets all the fantasy points from the team sometimes.

Zheratov6/10/2015, 2:06:22 PM1 votes

I need some advice on a few things. Between Odoamne/Hauntzer/Steve, which of them to keep? My team is like this: Top: Odoamne(Hauntzer for this week?) Jungler: Reignover Mid: Soren Adc: Piglet( Adryh?) Support: Yellowstar Flex : Pepiinero Team: Fnatic

Reserves: Adryh, Rush, Odoamne/Hauntzer/Steve(still available)

I feel like I need a better mid and a better top,

PhoenixGlory6/10/2015, 11:50:45 PM1 votes

Any news on Pobelter? I talked to you last night on the stream.

Udonian6/12/2015, 2:01:04 AM1 votes

Just need some help with picking my flex for this week (only role not locked in yet, as NA starters aren't locked yet).

Top: Huni Jung: Reignover Mid: Febiven ADC: Niels Supp: Mithy Flex: Move or Keane Team: H2K

ScaryPotato6/10/2015, 3:43:07 AM

Hi guys, I'm new to the fantasy lcs and any guidance as to my picks this week would be much appreciated.

Team: Top: Huni Jung: Santorin Mid: Bjergsen ADC: Piglet Support: Hylissang Flex: Adryh Team: CLG

Bench: PowerOfEvil Zion Spartan IWDominate

Opposing team: Top: Soaz Jung: Amazing Mid: Xpeke ADC: Niels Support: Mithy Flex: Wildturtle Team: Origen

Bench: Incarnation Rush Yellowstar

Its only a league of 4 so there are quite a few players still available. Any suggestions as to who to play/who to bench, or who I should be looking to pick up (regardless of if they are available or not) would be great. I have also heard a lot about CLG possibly having a worse score this week and was wondering if I should be switching my team. I also see that some supports have better scores than Hylissang so I'm curious as to whether or not there is a better choice. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks.