Player salaries are so inflated that even if the player performs it’s probably not worth it, but some players have incredible agents which has lead to some insane signings.
Swordart to TSM for 6 mil still boggles my mind. No matter what angle you look at it, it makes no sense, except if someone was intentionally trying to sink the org.
TL Pyosik is another more recent one. Not nearly egregious but idk how there are people that get paid to make decisions like these.
I also wouldn’t be surprised if HLE’s owners don’t watch any League of Legends. They’re actually one of the richest orgs but year after year they put together the most frustrating rosters.
Ah yeah the famous clip where Doublelift questions the game knowledge of a player that had 10 times his success at the time.
TSM YellowStar didn’t work because he was not a laner (and DL wanted a laner), and nobody in the team trusted him and his calls. He was clearly burnt out, it’s true (and he said it at the end of 2016), but even Bjergsen said they just didn’t agree with how they wanted to play the game, so Yellow just ended up being a walking ward.
This signing could not work between a roaming support who liked to play fast-paced league, and a mid/AD duo which won a lot on local scene, but with very slow-paced game very lane-focused.