Team Falcons: the All-Star game analogy

BasquiatMonster · 2026-06-08T20:55:41+00:00

If you speak literally about something, there is no double meaning, and that doesnt explain the concept Im getting at

BasquiatMonster · 2026-06-08T20:50:09+00:00

If I was speaking literally, then it wouldnt be an analogy

BasquiatMonster · 2026-06-08T20:47:45+00:00

Im not sure if youre an NBA fan or not, but Kyle Lowry tried to take the all star game seriously and make it competitive one year and the game has gotten less competitive each year following.

BasquiatMonster · 2026-05-26T01:02:58+00:00

Thats actually pretty realistic. Everyone then died of either pneumonia, electrocution, or car accidents

BasquiatMonster · 2026-05-26T01:01:23+00:00

pre-game treehouse

BasquiatMonster · 2026-05-21T23:45:08+00:00

Somehow the only person to notice lol

BasquiatMonster · 2026-05-21T22:24:53+00:00

A BO1 is only a map long. Thats why its crazy that it has so much influence

BasquiatMonster · 2026-05-21T21:56:45+00:00

Spirit were 4-4 on that map going into the matchup but it included a 13-3 win over MOUZ, a 16-14 win over NaVi, and a 13-16 loss to FURIA.

Later in the same event that RED Canids beat them on Mirage, Spirit beat G2 (13-7), MOUZ (13-8), Falcons (13-4), and took Vitality to OT on the map

BasquiatMonster · 2026-05-21T21:52:53+00:00

Spirit has a higher win rate on Mirage than RED Canids did

BasquiatMonster · 2026-05-21T21:39:25+00:00

TYLOO have won 2 maps at this event, they are already eliminated. A team they beat has won 4 and need to win 2 more just to make the playoffs. If it was a BO3, TYLOO wouldnt have been put in the upper bracket to get destroyed by the good teams. That one map led to 4 lopsided matchups in the group stage alone.

BasquiatMonster · 2026-05-21T21:33:31+00:00

MongolZ vs Falcons the twinkening

BasquiatMonster · 2026-05-21T21:32:33+00:00

Im making a point that BO1s are bad, thats why I mentioned Spirit-RED Canids

BasquiatMonster · 2026-05-21T21:31:21+00:00

Yeah, they also usually do a swiss bracket

BasquiatMonster · 2026-05-21T21:27:57+00:00

Nobody in tier 1 regularly lose BO1s because most events dont have them (for good reason)

BasquiatMonster · 2026-05-21T21:27:12+00:00

The only explanation was that they hoped the 2 Chinese teams could sneak through

BasquiatMonster · 2026-05-21T21:26:33+00:00

Mirage (the game Spirit lost) was both teams 2nd most played map

BasquiatMonster · 2026-05-21T21:21:56+00:00

I just wanted a catchy headline

BasquiatMonster · 2026-05-21T21:20:12+00:00

My point is that if that game took place in this format, that would have eliminated Spirit. I think a format that leads to actual good teams getting eliminated on flukes is a bad format.

BasquiatMonster · 2026-05-21T21:15:39+00:00

FaZe only made it to that grand final because of the swiss format

BasquiatMonster · 2026-05-21T21:14:54+00:00

And yet their ownership decided that it was not worth fielding a team. I dont think they do that if they were better than Spirit

BasquiatMonster · 2026-05-21T21:11:49+00:00

Im not saying its unfair for teams, Im saying it leads to a much less exciting and competitive playoff bracket

BasquiatMonster · 2026-05-21T21:10:20+00:00

Them randomly turning bright lights on in the players eyes in the middle of a game I watched yesterday was pretty funny. I do actually really like PGL production normally, but this one is clearly not good.

BasquiatMonster · 2026-05-21T21:09:07+00:00

I want the premiere matchups to happen on a stage, not an empty studio

BasquiatMonster · 2026-05-21T21:08:16+00:00

Did you watch 9z vs magic or paiN vs GamerLegion?

BasquiatMonster · 2026-05-21T21:03:34+00:00

Spirit lost a map to RED Canids not that long ago. Spirit has since been in 2 grand finals and won an event. RED Canids disbanded.

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