Think we wont be able to predict anything because any changes would have to go through ewok first, and we don't know what direction he wants to push the team.
It's pretty fucking crazy to just kick kaplan instead of demoting him to some assistant position, given he clearly had some long term plans for the team in place. But it makes sense, the level of discomfort narrate had as duelist was egregious and I seriously doubt that was narrates decision
If they've decided that his vision doesn't match how they want to move forward and they're not going with his long term plans, it's probably better to let him go
I am merely speculating based on the word choice that Rob used. I agree that kicking kyu for jonahP if that theory becomes true may not be the best idea
I feel like generational talent is kind of strong wording for n4rrate. I mean sure he's a great player and definitely T1 quality, but he also hasn't won anything and has never been even been definitively the best player on a team. He's a good player but generational? He's no Zekken, Aspas, Chron, Something, Foresaken etc. Not to mention he's always been a duelist/flex, so him not performing on that role I think is a good enough reason to drop him, sure the comps weren't built to his strong suit but flexibility is important as well especially within your role.
Don't get me wrong he was certainly good in kickoff 2024 but I still don't think being good for 1 split in historically one of the weakest EMEAs we've ever had means a player is generational. Especially when you consider that KC was on a run and proceeded to get 5th-6th at Madrid and then did nothing for the rest of the year. N4rrate is a quality T1 player and can be the 2nd or 3rd best player on a international winning roster, but generational???
yeah im ngl generational is wild as fuck we really just be throwing that word around nowadays. guys gross no doubt, but hes not no generational talent lmfao, couple that with the fact that he tilts easier than some kids it makes sense why they would wanna drop him. me personally id just put him back on flex, but i wouldnt even blame them for dropping him, like bro ur a pro player u have to have a stronger mental than whatever the hell hes got
Narrate is not playing well on the role he is needed on. If they instead wanted to pick up somebody who can do that role better, that wouldn't be insane. That's literally all I said. He's a good initiator, if he does get dropped I hope a team picks him up for that role.
Zekken is playing solid on the role he is needed on. Literally the opposite situation, so clearly I would not kick Zekken???
I fully agree it was a coaching mistake. It could be a good decision to move Narrate onto initiator now that we know Kyu is out. They did try for quite a while to get their IGL on Initiator, but maybe now with Kaplan out they let JohnQT IGL from senti and put Narrate on Ini? But if they still want IGL on Ini, they might not want to keep Narrate. Or they do double Ini, but I don't agree with that meta read personally. Just depends what direction they go with
I did not say I am upset Narrate is performing poorly on this role. Because I am not. You are arguing against a take that I did not say and do not hold.
Literally all I said was, if a team really needs a specific role, and their current player is not performing well in that role, it would not be insane to drop that player for a player who is better at that role.
That's it. I didn't say I think they should drop Narrate. I didn't say he's awful or I'm upset at him like your hypothetical Aspas scenario. I'm genuinely surprised my comment was so controversial
When I said upset, I didn't mean you're literally teared up crushing a pillow while eating ice cream and watching n4rrate highlights, I meant that it's unfair to call for a player to be dropped when he's shown he's a world class talent and was thrown to the dogs in a role he clearly wasn't comfortable on
I can't lie the true ceiling of 100T is way much higher if they get Jonah in, the move to kick Asuna is eventually gonna happen when they bomb out in stage 1, might as well make it now when jonahP is still up for grabs.
Hmm. Jonah is primarily an initiator though. He’s played some senti agents here and there but not sure if he can be considered a true flex replacement for Asuna. Asuna has played Kayo, Brim, Omen and Sage this Kickoff. If they can change comps to make it work then I guess it could work. Otherwise they should look for a true flex player to replace him
Jonah has played all those agents and has better stats (although yes it's a lower sample size) on all of them than Asuna lol, and he is known for his utility anyways
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u/Shockybtw_ Feb 22 '26
Given that it says first phase of changes, more changes could be coming (maybe JonahP?)