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[Unix]

Team NAMP: Mav HZ, linear-key, Ceiu, ipwn, neostar, Blocks, WhiskeyTango, 1d10t, Havoc_777

Team omni: Acer, sri, spidernl, enjoi?, CDB-Man, Adonibyte, Deathmonger, d1st0rt, Cheese!

Team Unix: Sprinkle, Rivel, Raw-Tard, BZAP, zamin, choprock, ArcticxWolf, Hatemail, Dago El Taco

Team Courage: Fireblind, Operation, 3vil, El Diablo, Dr. Snyder, glider, Zr, Wolf Dude, Beast

 

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Team Namp:

With the first overall pick, he went with a surprising route and decided to pick Mav HZ. Not sure if this was spur of the moment due to some duels he had with Mav HZ prior to the LIVE draft, but whatever the reason not a bad pick at all. Mav HZ recently came back from not playing Hyperspace at all and makes a big splash getting the #1 overall pick.

 

Next two team members were kind of a shocker too, one who isnt active all that much in Ceiu and one who doesnt like basing at all. ipwn was a rather early pick, there's a chance he might had gotten ipwn at a lower draft pick, but for a solid overall player not a bad position.

 

Potential Starting 4: Namp, Mav HZ, Linear-Key and Cerium

Overall: B+/B

 

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Team omni:

With the second overall pick, omni decided to go with his first pick from the last draft and decided to go with Acer. Definitely a solid pick and not a surprising one either. Has a strong WB and the ability to back it up. Acer is most deserving of the second overall pick, more than likely he and omni connected with one another in between the first draft and this LIVE draft, so we'll see how the chemistry goes!

 

With his next picks with sri and spidernl, these picks can be somewhat questionable. We have two players here who are quite active, but two really big questions are... Will they be able to make the times and do they have the ability to be deserving of the team's second and third pick? sri is a strong baser, but in regards to dueling I've seen very little experience. spidernl might have that ability, but will spidernl be able to make those matches? He doesnt have nl at the end of his name just only because the name spider was taken.

 

With all of omni's picks, omni went the route of whoever is active should be on the team, other than D1st0rt, all of his players a4re pretty active. Cant find fault in that logic, but will that be enough to win the draft league?

 

Potential Starting 4: omni, Acer, sri, and spidernl

Overall: B/B-

 

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Team Unix:

With the third overall pick, Unix decided to go with the silent killer, sprinkLe. Not many know of his dueling ability, but if his basing ability is any indication this is going to be a good pick at the #3 spot for Unix. Both active and potentially full of skill, Unix found a definite starter in sprinkLe who can help carry a team.

 

The next two picks were Rivel and Raw-Tard. Not sure if these were the wisest choices to make, mainly due to their potential activity in the game. Rivel has a hectic life outside of Hyperspace and generally isnt found playing a whole lot, but is becoming more of a mini Rareitanium in spec constantly overseeing everyone. Then Raw-Tard who has great potential might not be even able to make it to matches with his new found job at Hollister, (remember to laugh at him in game about that).

 

Hopefully though, his next three picks will help buffer Unix with any inactivity that Rivel or Raw-Tard might have. BZAP is definitely very active, but does he have the ability to match? Zamin and Choprock are solid pick ups that late in the draft, hopefully Unix didnt pick just because she was in a rush since she was at work!

 

Potential Starting 4: Unix, sprinkLe, Rivel, and Raw-Tard

Overall: B

 

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Team Courage:

With the fourth and fifth picks Courage decided to go with fireblind and Operation. Two extremely strong picks, especially at four and five. These two could had easily gone up higher, but for sure would not had lasted long in the draft pool. fireblind is considered a top jav pilot in Hyperspace. Operation might still be working out the kinks in his builds, but he is not far from perfecting it, and once he does, watch out!

 

3vil's being Courage's third pick, there really is only one question... Will he be active enough? We know he has the ability, but his activity is definitely something to be worried about... So we'll just have to wait and see what happens!

 

Potential Starting 4: Courage, fireblind, Operation, 3vil

Overall: B+

Edited December 13, 2009 by Unix

[Unix]

Team NAMP: Mav HZ, linear-key, Ceiu, ipwn, neostar, Blocks, WhiskeyTango, 1d10t, Havoc_777

Team omni: Acer, sri, spidernl, enjoi?, CDB-Man, Adonibyte, Deathmonger, d1st0rt, Cheese!

Team Unix: Sprinkle, Rivel, Raw-Tard, BZAP, zamin, choprock, ArcticxWolf, Hatemail, Dago El Taco

Team Courage: Fireblind, Operation, 3vil, El Diablo, Dr. Snyder, glider, Zr, Wolf Dude, Beast

 

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Alright, so this port of the topic will be in regard to the back end of the drafted players on each team, in other words the potential subs for the starters if and when they are needed.

 

Team Namp:

With his last four picks, Namp decided to go for a mix of active players. Blocks is active quite a bit, but does he have any viable ships for a league of this sort? Only time will tell, then again he can just make a ship, but that still doesnt answer if he has the ability to fight!

 

WhiskeyTango said he was in, then out, then back in the league, this bipolar player is the second highest ranked experience player in the entire zone that was in the draft the other night. He does have the ship, but his insecurity might be his downfall. Hopefully the wife lets him play league games at night!

 

Overall a pretty strong and potent lineup at the back end. The main concern is reaching that potential. We know that all of Namp's picks at the end are relatively active, other than maybe Havoc, so if they do need a super star substitute player, they probably have that there!

 

Overall Bench: B

 

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Team omni:

With omni's last four picks he pretty much followed suit with Namp and went with highly active players, other than D1st0rt who tends to be in Hockey Zone playing some kind of football thing, rather than in Hyperspace working on his ships. Adonibyte was a very late entry into the draft, but was picked in the middle of the draft. Does this mean that omni found a hidden gem? Possibly even more of a hidden gem is Cheese!. With this pick, Cheese! actually has even more experience than WhiskeyTango and has some super upside, considering this was the second to last pick in the entire pick, that is quite a shock to see a player with that much item potential found near the end, but will Cheese! be able to mesh well with the other team is the biggest question.

 

omni and Namp seem to be following the best way to go with their substitute players and went with highly active players with great upside, but between the two, which substitute group has not the potential, but the actual ships and ability to back it up?

 

Overall Bench: B+/B

 

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Team Unix:

Unix decided to be like Sarah Palin, not just a flashy dresser, but a MAVERICK(!!!) and went with players who werent extremely active, but had some very good upside if they actually show. BZAP, Zamin, and Choprock are the main three who highlight Unix's bench, and those three alone could possibly be huge difference makers if one or two players dont show to a match and they do, but its that second part that is kinda tricky, them showing! BZAP recently just became a lot more active, Zamin and Choprock havent been too active as of late, but hopefully for Unix that changes soon.

 

ArcticxWolf and Dago El Taco are similar too, they can be extremely active, but for some reason as of late they havent been, will these two be the downfall of Unix's team? Only time will tell. Currently though, the weakest link out of the entire bench is Hatemail, not too surprising that this player was picked second to last for Unix's team, but this player has some extreme potential, the real problem is making sure that Hatemail actually has a viable ship. I'm pretty sure that Hatemail has 5000 HSD and 0 exp.

 

Overall Bench: B-/C+

 

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Team Courage:

Instead of going for a bench that's extremely active or has extreme potential, Courage decided to go with a mix of the two. El Diablo, Dr. Snyder and Zr are the main three who are the most active for Team Courage with some good ability, maybe not the best, but in a 4v4 league setting, they can hold their own without a problem, but the one who might be the most potent for a substitute is gilder (not glider). He has some activity issues, not a whole lot compared to some of Unix's bench. Wolf Dude is pretty active, but will he be able to get trained by Courage and the others so that he has the ability to perform well?

 

I think its safe to say though that Beast was somewhat forced upon Team Courage, as the last pick in the draft this player has some upside in terms of ability, maybe not a whole lot, he tends to name trade quite a bit, but I do not think any of his names have anything more than 5000 HSD and 0 exp. Unless some kind of weird event happens where they have to depend on Beast, this team's bench should be more than capable in holding down a fort if any starters for whatever reason werent able to show up.

 

Overall Bench: B+

[Raw-Tard]

who is hatemale

[Unix]

who is hatemale

Top secret info, need to know only

[»D1st0rt]

I'm on a team with cheese? That should be interesting

[omni]

I dont think I really have a starting team and a sub team. I would put any of them in as starters. Edited December 13, 2009 by omni

[Emit]

d1 is picked!!

[Unix]

So yeah... My opinions are ABSOLUTE since everyone agrees with me, yay

[kid]

So yeah... My opinions are ABSOLUTE since everyone agrees with me, yay

The language seemed kind of circuitous, but I think your views are mostly accurate.

[»D1st0rt]

By your grading scale all of the teams are pretty much the same

[omni]

Obviously we'll win.

[Unix]

There are some minor differences, the big thing though is seeing how on the teams actually does show and utilizes their sixth person the best. If a team utilizes that sixth person well, they can basically get an extra three points and still have a strong line up. And if the other team cant even sub out and get their fifth player in the game, its six point margin.

 

So that bench grade might be even more important than the actual starting four grade.

 

Wait shoot... I gave myself lowest grade, omg!!

Edited December 14, 2009 by Unix

[»Blocks]

Can we rename Team Namp to Team Edward? I think it would better reflect our common interests.

[»D1st0rt]

typical blocks jokester

[Samapico]

This looks fun, I might regret not signing up this time

[Unix]

You can still sign up http://www.ssforum.net/index.php?showtopic=24114

[Cheese]

early disclaimer:

i suck

Edited December 15, 2009 by Cheese

[Evil Doom]

"3vil's being Courage's third pick, there really is only one question... Will he be active enough? We know he has the ability, but his activity is definitely something to be worried about... So we'll just have to wait and see what happens!"

 

To answer that question, Yes... i will try my best to be there for matches... and I've been popping in daily for an hour to mess around... but we'll see if i make a difference