wasn’t there one year where the chargers had the #1 offense and #1 defense in the league, but went 8-8 and missed the playoffs or am I just imagining things
I think my personal hope is that they go 3-2 with a win over Dallas to help secure the division. The stretch seems tough but I think BUF and SEA are insanely beatable teams right now and SF has fallen down to earth a bit as well
I think my favorite part about worlds in this instant is that of the seven teams remaining, I feel like each and every team has a legitimate shot to actually win worlds.
T1 has maybe the most talented roster individually, and they look incredibly in form
JDG isn’t much behind in talent, and have won all 3 events they’ve been in so far
GENG, also not far behind in talent, and has looked great throughout worlds and LCK playoffs
LNG bringing JDG, perhaps the best team in the world, to the brink in every series they play, with imo the best player in the world rn in scout
KT going 17-1, winning pre playoffs LCK summer split
BLG going 15-1, winning pre playoffs LPL split
Weibo, though arguably way lower than all 6 other teams, with some incredible talent, including three previous international tournament winners, many of them often carrying their teams in those tournaments.
Like the absolute absurd amount of talent remaining in the tournament is just chefs kiss
I mean this is how pro players tend to play. A lot of “hook predictions” aren’t based on movement or split second decisions, but rather studying constant game film, looking at how a certain player does things like trade in lane or farm under tower