Team SoloMid vs. Apex Gaming / NA LCS 2016 Summer - Week 2 / Post-Match Discussion

are you implying that all the other NA teams dont look nearly as good as TSM does? because if so I would agree with you. Im not to worried yet though because I still have hope for the other NA teams to improve.

C9 has a great roster and I expect once they figure out the shotcalling for mid and late game they will be really good.

IMT is still good, only a little bit worse then last split right now. Once IMT lose to TSM tomorrow I expect that to light a fire under their ass and for them to improve faster.

CLG are slumping right now from their high from last split. They just came back from MSI and doing so well over their I expected them to take it easy once they get back and get their ass kicked. I also expect this to slap them in the face and now that they realize the other teams are this much better then them if they dont practice they will get in the groove again and start doing better, but it might not be until the end of the split until we see a similar CLG from last split again. I also dont expect them be as successful as they were last split because the talented rosters like TSM and maybe C9 will finally be gelled and this will make CLG look worse.

TL might have a really hard time this split with this meta because of the top lane focus but its hard to say overall, we did see lourlo play a carry top and win vs darshan but right after he goes right back to losing on tanks. Maybe if lourlo is found out to be some kind of hidden beast in the top lane as a carry and fenix gets out of this slump of his TL might make a come back run to get into playoffs but I would say this isnt the likely scenario.

NV seem to have a lot of natural synergy which is why they are starting off so well this split. They are currently playing vs a lot of teams that are still gelling and these early wins might be misleading for the rest of the split if the other teams improve. I do think seraph is probably a top 4 top laner right now and is also a good shotcaller, and Procxin is also a pretty good jungler, but the rest of the lineup is looking a bit lacking overall and you might just see them start dropping off later in the split.

Apex look like a middle of the pack team. They have a one dimensional style of gank top and get him snowballed and Ray is really good at abusing a lead and growing it. The problem with this strat is that better teams like TSM are able to shut down this strat with good wave control and the jungler going top for pressure when needed. I think good teams will be able to abuse this but the lower teams might leave gaps for ray to get in the game most of the time even if they are expecting it.

I dont have high hopes for the rest of the teams like Echo Fox, NRG or P1. I think these teams with improvements would still struggle for a top 6 finish.

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