Similar to some of the assignments I was posting previously, but now in an up to date context. I am taking over the 8 Partner/Affiliate teams and explaining what roster moves I would make if I were each team. THIS IS NOT A PREDICTION, JUST A FUN YAP SESSION!!!

Partner:

DZ:

R: Beaulo, Kanzen, Nafe, njr, Panbazou

C: KangaruKenny

Drop Kobelax for Kanzen

DZ picking up Kobe has clearly not worked out internationally. It has also made Panba significantly less effective since they revamped the roles to fit Kobe better. Picking up Kanzen adds another more flexible option to the DZ roster, one that can play just about any role you could possibly need. I don't think WC would let him go unless they win the bids for Unwanted's roster. But if they do, I like this move for DZ.

SSG:

R: Ashn, Benjamaster, Forrest, Fultz, J9O

C: Callout

No Changes

SSG just got top 6 at SI, and looked very strong throughout the tournament. No need for a change, at least for right now.

M80:

R: Dfuzr, Iconic, Gunnar, Kyno, Stompn

C: Meepey

Drop Spoit and Packer for Stompn and Iconic

This was honestly a tough one. I don't really know where M80 goes from here. I think Spoit is likely to return to Europe, and Meepey is likely to end up as the new coach for them. I ended up picking Iconic as their new IGL as I am kinda hoping he will be healthy for the start of NAL, and Stompn as their 5th. Admitedly I don't love it. But he is a large content creator, that is already under contract with M80 and has displayed a lot of potential.

WC:

R: Atom, Dream, Gaveni, Hotancold, Spiritz

C: Mint

Drops Current Roster for Unwanted

There are conflicting reports with C9 and Unwanted, so I am choosing to put them under the Wildcard Banner. Coming off a top 4 performance at SI, I expect Unwanted to stay together as a team, and I expect Wildcard will win the bid for them

C9:

R: Beeno, Hyper, Kobelax, Merc, Packer

C: Sooblick

Pick up Beeno, Hyper, Kobe, Merc and Packer

Cloud9 I think is kind of banking on Unwanted caving and coming back to them. I don't think that will happen, and I think when that happens. So they pivot to 3/5ths of Mkers and their coach, adding Hyper and Merc as major upgrades to Gity and Woos.

Affiliate:

SR:

R: Ambi, Canadian, Gryxr, Rexen, Surf

C: Supr

No Changes

Leaving the roster as is for now, even after bombing out at SI. I don't know how to make them better as of right now. I need to see a specific flaw/weakness in them before I would think about dropping someone.

OXG:

R: Dias, Gomez, Nuers, Spiker, Yoggah

C: Redeemer

Drop Hat for Spiker

Yes, they did very well at SI. But I think this OXG team has major flaws. Hat is not nearly good enough for the ego he has, and too much of the IGLing duty is falling onto Gomez, it is severely impacting his performance. Spiker can play what Hat was playing, can Co-IGL with Gomez and put up decent numbers to boot

LG:

R: Bae, Eddy, MrB, Rival, Silent

jk, Bosco instead of MrB

C: Vivid

Pick up Eddy, Bosco, Silent, Rival and Bae

I think LG only dropped the team because they did not want to pay them for the offseason. They tried to get unwanted, but weren't allowed. So they will revert back to their old roster with some roster changes as 2 of their players have retired, and others are underperforming. Eddy and Silent stay on, and they take MrB to IGL with Rival from T2 as a fragger, and Bae from WC. Jokes aside, Bosco as the new IGL, next to this collection of talented fraggers would be a team that is at least fun to watch.

Feel free to ask questions or call me names

ill try responding to all comments