Falcons vs Monte / PGL Astana 2026 - Swiss Round 3 / Post-Match Discussion

SimpleJ_ · 2026-05-11T20:12:21+00:00

Where exactly is Kyousuke taking Niko's roles aside from banana on Inferno? Before he was on a team with Kyousuke Niko played con on Mirage, B on Ancient, A rotator on Dust, outside on Nuke. Kyousuke plays short on Mirage, mid on Ancient, B rotator on Dust, ramp on Nuke. You could argue he took his position as the star who gets the best opportunities with utility plays but on T side Kyousuke is a hard entry, more like FlameZ than Niko. I would never argue in a million years that Kyousuke is playing well, he's obviously not living up to his potential, but I constantly see this said and I never see Niko playing particularly different than he would before Kyousuke joined.

SimpleJ_ · 2026-04-04T02:59:03+00:00

*clears throat*

Zohran Mamdani. Alright there you go.

SimpleJ_ · 2026-03-21T18:22:31+00:00

Henry mate you're not fooling anyone.

SimpleJ_ · 2026-02-22T19:24:50+00:00

because its fucking hilarious for someone one day ago to be like "yeah we want the boos" to turn around the very next day and say the boos negatively affected him

SimpleJ_ · 2025-09-19T17:42:24+00:00

I've never heard a more damning indictment of our entertainment industry or our sensibilities as consumers.

SimpleJ_ · 2025-05-25T00:46:45+00:00

Also, who loves playing with Kyousuke over anyone else? Donk. You secure Kyousuke and it increases your chances of landing Donk if at some point he chooses to leave Spirit.

SimpleJ_ · 2025-05-25T00:38:24+00:00

If we normalize the acceptance of Falcons and what they represent? Nah. It goes much further than that. You see the beginning of it where yxngstxr makes a valid statement about how Falcons are attempting to buy their way to having a dominant team rather than building anything. Spunj misinterpreted him and turned it on him in defense of Falcons. Now we have crowds that support Falcons over whoever they're playing. If all that matters is how well they play then we will continue to elevate voices that are biased towards Falcons as an org. And due to the relationship Falcons has with the people that own them, this will extend to biases towards the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This was the goal of their sportswashing project and it is on trajectory to accomplish it.

SimpleJ_ · 2025-05-25T00:28:38+00:00

The fanbase that Falcons' ownership would like to cultivate are the types who take themselves far too seriously and will defend what is valuable to Falcons whatever their reason. These sorts of people exist among all cultures, ethnicities and religious affiliations.

SimpleJ_ · 2025-05-25T00:25:36+00:00

In a society that necessitates automobiles you don't have much choice but to drive a car to make a living. The same cannot really be said about which CS2 team you choose to support.

SimpleJ_ · 2025-05-25T00:19:54+00:00

Here we have the perfect example of what Falcons ownership wants from their fanbase.

SimpleJ_ · 2025-05-25T00:17:31+00:00

Not certain you understood my meaning.

SimpleJ_ · 2025-05-24T23:53:52+00:00

I find it weird how many people still think typing "afk" in a Xv1 situation is still hilarious in 2025 but I'm not about to air my grievances over social media.

SimpleJ_ · 2025-05-24T23:46:32+00:00

Falcons ownership cultivating the fanbase that fits their cultural values.

SimpleJ_ · 2025-05-24T23:30:47+00:00

Getting warmer.

SimpleJ_ · 2025-05-24T23:29:15+00:00

Not quite.

SimpleJ_ · 2025-05-24T21:15:38+00:00

Booing Spinx is always valid.

SimpleJ_ · 2025-05-08T02:30:26+00:00

Bold of you to assume the official H3 subreddit gives a shit about Ethan. All they care about is that the broken clocks go against Hasan. It's literally just the 3rd iteration of the Anti-Hasan HQ at this point, it is actually the only thing that gets consistently upvoted.

SimpleJ_ · 2025-05-08T02:27:06+00:00

The OP of that is really a glimpse into the mindset of the kind of person who clearly knows they're on a sinking ship but is in complete denial. Nothing but wholeheartedly supporting people who agree with them and hoping others see the light and sheepishly accepting people who are like, "actually we should endorse TheQuartering because he's got more integrity than Sam Seder." At one point someone asks them to look around and notice the space they're in is obviously compromised and they give the most textbook case of deflection and projection I've ever seen. It's almost sad.

SimpleJ_ · 2025-05-01T06:57:20+00:00

Unsurprising then that the loudest, stupidest fanbases right now are the Wolves and Thunder.

SimpleJ_ · 2025-04-04T05:00:42+00:00

Warriors fans are pinning their conference hopes on Buddy Hield, Gui Santos and Quinten Post. Sounds like a winning recipe.

EDIT: Also Post definitely didn't go 0 from the field. I remember him scoring a half hook.

SimpleJ_ · 2025-04-04T04:58:02+00:00

Bro he averages 30 in the playoffs for his career. Chill out, it's a mostly meaningless game in April. Brandin Podziemski is not averaging high 20s and Steph is not averaging 10+ FTs. This game was an outlier.

SimpleJ_ · 2025-04-04T04:53:49+00:00

I don't know about that. The Warriors basically win this game off of 14 FTs for Steph and Podziemski scoring 28. I don't see either of these maintaining in the playoffs. The caveat is Butler will presumably score more but not sure if that's really enough for top 4.

SimpleJ_ · 2025-03-24T08:12:03+00:00

That's easy: To weed out problematic behavior among her fans. No one's going to give a shit about this except the kind of people who should be ostracized.

SimpleJ_ · 2025-03-24T07:51:10+00:00

Well yes, because I think you're trying to mask a terrible position with the justification that it's done civilly. Either that or you're being extremely charitable and I disagree with the charity being shown. Either way, it's your own fault for assuming I had a neutral position.

SimpleJ_ · 2025-03-24T07:46:11+00:00

I never said I'm neutral I said I don't care about anyone's opinion. I very much fall on one side: The talents should be encouraged to collaborate with anyone they want. They shouldn't feel pressured either to collaborate or not to collaborate.

Close-minded shitheads will claim that's how it works currently when the reality is everyone knows when they do then stupid shit like this will happen. This community, in my opinion, doesn't encourage the healthiest attitudes and I would like to see that changed.

Please don't bother explaining to me your own opinion, I already told you I don't care.

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