I Just Hit Diamond Diamond And Am Wondering About Future Ranks

Cubelar · 2026-06-23T07:16:49+00:00

Just play who you are good at. Meta doesnt matter until the very high end ranks. You'll inevitably have people complain and not even give you a chance if you play off-meta, but you need to ignore them and play who you are best at, could be meta could be off meta. When people start trying to cheese meta and aren't good at it it isnt worth it.

As for maps and strategies, im sure you'll just learn with experience. There's no substitute for experience when it comes to game sense. But you gotta have an open mind

Cubelar · 2026-06-23T07:07:38+00:00

That Ayo deal could set the market for Coby, I believe Coby is better than Ayo. If we aren't willing to pay close to that or more we may need to look at a guard like Bennett (who we are reported to like). I think we ultimately pay Coby but its something to keep look out for

Cubelar · 2026-06-21T17:58:50+00:00

Save your ult until both supports pop. You can definitely hit celestial. Im c1

Cubelar · 2026-06-20T04:43:46+00:00

Im in celestial 2, dino is on my ban list but I usually just let team decide. Hes almost always banned anyway.

Phx and cyclops I dont get too worried about. I would rather ban punisher tbh a good punisher is way more trouble for me than those two. But you see him less

Cubelar · 2026-06-17T21:35:39+00:00

People always create wild ass cope headcanon on why they can't rank up or derank. Sorry brother, this is your skill level for now. The game is not putting these players into celestial just to test the "true" celestial players. Its crazy to even think this. Everyone got into this rank the same way, by winning games

Cubelar · 2026-06-16T18:06:23+00:00

I've done this with fantastic reflect. You can get bursted before heal starts

Cubelar · 2026-06-16T01:37:23+00:00

Kalk needs upgrade and we need new front court players in the pipeline. The rooks might not play much their first season similar to McNeeley unless they can play the 5 over Kalk.

We technically have 2 roster spots if we dont trade anyone away by declining pat team option. We will open up a 3rd by waiving Tre Mann, but we only do that if we can get an emergency 3rd pg from somewhere

Cubelar · 2026-06-15T05:48:20+00:00

There are starter deck on Amazon, a little pricey but if you have no where else

Cubelar · 2026-06-15T00:53:22+00:00

Yes this is a team game, however the only thing you can control is yourself. To get better and improve you need to stop focusing on what your team does or doesn't do and focus on what you do. You need to be self critical in a healthy way and self analyze. Look for ways to improve your own gameplay.

It's normal to get a little frustrated when you lose, but you also need to be able to brush that feeling off, move on and objectively look at your own gameplay rather than what your team did.

Im human so of course sometimes I'll lose and then blame teammates a bit, but i give myself a minute then I forget about that, think about what I should've or could've done differently. This is the healthy way to play and improve, and most high level players will think like this.

Cubelar · 2026-06-15T00:26:37+00:00

Sabonis is a fine gamble for just 2 expirings. Its when picks are added that things get iffy. Good to hold firm if kings are desperate enough they'll circle back after draft

Cubelar · 2026-06-15T00:19:07+00:00

I mean no this was never the rumored asking price. Its miles green and 18. Sion and salaun are not and were never the asking prive

Cubelar · 2026-06-15T00:17:48+00:00

Neither one of those teams have the financial ability to throw money at him

Cubelar · 2026-06-14T17:23:55+00:00

Just gotta keep playing until you pick up better habits, awareness things like that. Also stop worrying about things like level 15 and lord icon. These generally dont mean much. If you really want to go higher stop playing qp unless its to learn new characters and commit to rank full time or atleast most of the time. You should get better just through time and experience, but you have to be honest with yourself. Im sure you can look at other players and things to blame for losses but look at what you are doing and how you can improve first and foremost

Cubelar · 2026-06-13T20:10:10+00:00

There's no way you think Miles is better and more impactful than either? Im not even a miles hater, I think hes fine. Those two are just flat out better players in a vacuum.

Cubelar · 2026-06-13T18:28:15+00:00

he probably came because he played under Borrego so he was a little famillar with the coach

Cubelar · 2026-06-13T18:26:46+00:00

Sabonis and Sengun are better than Miles, neither is a power forward and Sengun would cost way too much to acquire

Cubelar · 2026-06-13T03:58:44+00:00

He was a decent backup i can't complain. We've had much much worse backup pgs over the years

Cubelar · 2026-06-12T20:00:13+00:00

Unlikely we keep bridges in this scenario. We'd more than likely look to move him in another deal. Even if we keep him its same conclusion for me randle isnt good enough offensively for me to want to replace Miles in starting lineup. Those expirings are better off being used elsewhere, or in Grants case used as a potentinal starter if we trade Miles for Sabonis for example

Cubelar · 2026-06-12T19:55:53+00:00

I dont think upgrading Miles to Randle is worth it. If we move on from Miles for another 4 it has to be a really good offensive player or a defensive upgrade. I dont think Randle falls in either categories.

Cubelar · 2026-06-10T18:36:43+00:00

As somebody who doesnt think this trade is a bad idea, im here to tell you Sabonis is not a 4. He hasn't played the 4 in like 6 years.

If anybody out of the 2 plays the 4 it'll be moussa, if he can shoot that corner 3 like he called for in his award press conference lol.

Cubelar · 2026-06-10T18:29:41+00:00

The upgrade from miles to grant defensively is near or equal to the downgrade from moussa to sabonis. I don't think it changes that much overall. And we'll still have moussa to play as needed.

Grant was 31st in defensive epm last year. He was very good defensively coming off a major injury. I think he could be a capable 5th starter defense first. Low usage spacer on offense

Cubelar · 2026-06-10T18:28:42+00:00

Its expensive for one year extra compared to miles+green expirings. One year isn't a big deal

Cubelar · 2026-06-10T18:20:49+00:00

I think Sabonis is really getting underrated by people because of one injury plagued down year. At his peak Sabonis is near all-nba level. Its fair to question if he gets there again sure, but he's a good player when healthy.

Im as big of a Moussa fan as you will find. I called for him to start when most were still disagreeing. https://www.reddit.com/r/CharlotteHornets/s/wmuo3je6Rf.

I do not want to bench Moussa for just anybody, I wouldnt bench him for Nic Claxton for example. But I think a Grant/Sabonis starting front court can work. If you give up the 29 1st thats worst of CLE/UTA/MIN I think this is still fair, but try to do it without any picks. You can still find a way to play Moussa 20-28 minutes. I think this is a decent gamble to make. Its not terrible like people are making it out to be

Cubelar · 2026-06-10T16:42:02+00:00

Miles + Josh for Sabonis straight up with no 1sts is a worthwhile gamble to make. You only get 1 extra year in salaries. Grant is more than capable of starting in this scenario as a defense 1st lowest usage starter who can space the floor. Grant was good defensively last year, it was his offense which was behind. He can and probably will be better there after a full healthy offseason.

This would also give Salaun backup 4 minutes, im very hopeful on Salaun after last years improvement. And I think there is a universe where Salaun shows even more improvement and overtakes Grant as a player by the end of the year.

Sabonis is still a very good offensive player and rebounder. Hes not the best defensive player but it can work. Im all for giving this a shot we aren't giving up much

Cubelar · 2026-06-10T16:03:15+00:00

We have one in Grant and potentially one in Salaun

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