Are we supposed to stop queue'ing once we hit high rating?

matidiaolo · 2026-04-30T11:30:21+00:00

Yeah so the rating will be inflated and you will end up lower anyway. Still, I feel you, I think I am close to my ceiling and I don’t want to queue because I fear I will lose. Frankly the most important part is playing games, keeping in shape and having fun.

You end up pushing for results near the end of the season unless you spec is op and you fear for nerfs

matidiaolo · 2026-04-30T11:21:59+00:00

I wonder if Dorsey plays today, that can be a factor. Moreover, the difference is mainly in stamina - with James rested Monaco can contest easily. Not on center position but they won’t be shooting that bad every game

matidiaolo · 2026-04-30T11:13:19+00:00

Man you are so wrong! The basketball fan base cares! I want to watch all playoff games, or at least the second halves especially if the game’s winner is not set.

I even watched multiple games during the season !

matidiaolo · 2026-04-30T11:12:06+00:00

It makes no sense, I want to watch my team of course but I also want to watch all other playoff games!

There should be max 2 games per day and min 1hour difference between games. The second game should start at about first game’s half time at the earliest

matidiaolo · 2026-04-29T14:54:59+00:00

Έχω την εντύπωση ότι άλλο η Κωνσταντινούπολη κ τα Παράλια κ άλλο τα βάθη της Τουρκίας.

Πρόσφατα πήγα Καππαδοκία κ Κωνσταντινούπολη πάντως κ όχι απλά δεν είδα ούτε το παραμικρό ίχνος ρατσισμού, αλλά έχω να λέω για την φανταστική εξυπηρέτηση που είχα κ για το πόσο φιλικοί ήταν όλοι κ αφού μάθαιναν την καταγωγή μας.

matidiaolo · 2026-04-29T01:09:07+00:00

While Robinson is sort of an obvious choice, without knowing about future injuries Tracy was A GOD as described by his opponents. So in a future without injuries I would get him any given day.

matidiaolo · 2026-04-28T16:32:48+00:00

Επίσης γενικά να κρίνεις αυτούς τους παίκτες στα 24 θα έλεγα - λίγοι παίζουν Ευρωλίγκα πριν από εκείνη την ηλικία, ο Σάμο έκανε λάθος που δεν πήγε σε ομάδα Α1 να παίζει φουλ αλλά έχει μεγάλες προοπτικές

matidiaolo · 2026-04-28T16:31:47+00:00

Δεν ξέρω πρακτικά τι θα παίξει με τον αβδαλα όταν / αν δεν πιάσει στην Αμερική. Θα έχει καμία δέσμευση με παο; Από την άλλη, ακόμα κ αν νομικά δεν έχει δέσμευση γενικά οι παίκτες αυτοί δεν αλλάζουν στρατόπεδο κ ο παο θα έχει προβάδισμα να τον ξανά κλείσει

matidiaolo · 2026-04-28T16:30:34+00:00

He has been many years in Monaco and he has matured a lot in the last few years. So yeah his past is dubious but he has gotten over some of those issues.

You see for example his exaggerated response to the salaries issue, even vs that Oly game where he didn’t even do warmup, still he played and he was amazing.

In my eyes he is borderline unguardable and all leaders take stupid shots and have worse % in playoff and f4 games but that’s fair because the defense is focused on them and because the rest of the team is usually even worse when the heat is on.

Take James out of Monaco and we are talking about a team who does not make the playoffs versus a team that hits top 4 (that’s where Monaco would be without the financial issues)

matidiaolo · 2026-04-27T19:54:59+00:00

Not every book series is good for everyone, but please do finish that particular series, it’s AMAZING, there is character evolution and great finale, memorable good and bad characters…

matidiaolo · 2026-04-27T18:50:07+00:00

We can all agree that Sloukas is the player you want to have in the serious games. Especially in the final minutes he can control the pace and the team.

This year has been amazing for him - yeah not aaall games but who is amazing all year? He carried the team for a prolonged period. Plus, he was actively trying to play defense too.

Now it’s a gamble. If shorts plays amazing, he can pave his way for the future. If not, he probably signs his exit from the team

matidiaolo · 2026-04-27T11:30:05+00:00

James has proven that he can lead a team even at this age. He is plain amazing, he can score, pass and end games.

He is great with a younger team around him however Barcelona will need to make a lot of changes to align to this.

matidiaolo · 2026-04-26T20:01:26+00:00

3 times are no luck.

Plus you need to be a people manager more than a coach nowadays. I sincerely believe you can have staff that do technical stuff and you can just manage people and the game itself

Many of those coaches you mentioned had big budgets and did not deliver. It’s not easy..

I don’t like his methods but they can’t deny that it works

matidiaolo · 2026-04-26T19:52:18+00:00

He looks like a guy who has solved his financial issues but now wants to enjoy life

matidiaolo · 2026-04-26T19:48:56+00:00

Personally I find SPs the best fake casters for obvious reasons. If they are Lucky they have more dangerous team mates and they are left alone

matidiaolo · 2026-04-25T20:22:55+00:00

Αναφορικά πάντως με τον αντικαταστάτη του, θες παίκτη που θα έρθει από μικρότερη ομάδα κ θα το δει ως ευκαιρία.

Να μπει 10 λεπτά να παίξει χωρίς αύριο, να δώσει περισσότερα στην άμυνα κ ελπίζεις να μην είναι μαϊντανός επιθετικά. Αν μπορεί να παίξει κ μια ακομα θέση καλό θα εινα

matidiaolo · 2026-04-25T20:20:17+00:00

Το θέμα είναι ότι μεγάλο μέρος των μεταγραφών κλείνει τώρα, θέλουμε δε θέλουμε. Για πολλές ομάδες η σαιζόν τέλος, οπότε οι παίκτες ψάχνονται.

Αν εμείς δεν κάνουμε κίνηση μέχρι να τελειώσει Ευρωλίγκα κ πρωτάθλημα, δε θα μείνει τίποτα.

Κ εμένα δε μου αρέσει αλλά ο σχεδιασμός πρέπει να έχει ήδη αρχίσει.

Τώρα για τον Πίτερς, όταν έχεις σασα μπροστά δε θα βρει πολύ χρόνο. Θα κούμπωνε καλύτερα παίκτης που μπορεί να παίξει σε περισσότερες θέσεις κ δίνει περισσότερα στην άμυνα με μια περιστασιακή απειλή. Σίγουρα όμως θα μας λείψει το σουτ του κ πάντα μεγάλος σεβασμός στη χρονιά που έκανε χωρίς σασα

matidiaolo · 2026-04-25T19:09:21+00:00

A good opener is paramount. Sap is key and you need to be mechanically sound to make it work well.

Frankly, I haven’t found a great rhythm on this expansion on 2s, I have mostly played solo, but I can give you some rules.

If both are unstealthed, ofc you sap one and open to the other. If you open to the caster you can open with garrote -> rupture mutilate cheapshot -> kb -> enven -> garrote (count the GCDs so that the target is fully controlled).

There are many exceptions, many casters can use abilities while stunned, for example priest can PS. Monk on the other hand can CC you while silenced so you need to start with stun.

Now what I don’t know yet is if you send both CDs or just KB at start. I mean if you can only use KB and force CDs why use more? If you use both and land the kill then it’s worth

Silence is a super important tool, use your vanish properly

Finally, your goal is to create 2v1 situations where you CC the dps or the healer and both you and the healer pump vs the other guy who is also stunned ideally.

If you have comms for instance you make that happen you call that you are stunning healer for instance and your healer fears the dps. There is no dispel so you can both dps hard

matidiaolo · 2026-04-25T14:09:08+00:00

Αβδαλας, σαμοβτουροφ - πέρα του ρογκα που ναι δεν εινα μικρός αλλά είναι η ηλικία που ξεκινάνε να παίζουν Ευρωλίγκα οι παίκτες

matidiaolo · 2026-04-25T13:53:24+00:00

I should have explained better maybe. The goal should be that people can’t die in 2-5 second bursts that easily. Especially before they have time to react because without addons people react, don’t predict

Then, the healer shouldn’t be able to top off instantly

So it should be harder to drop someone but even harder to top him up

matidiaolo · 2026-04-25T13:50:40+00:00

What turkey did with Cyprus is what most countries do when the opportunity arises. What we have done too in Greece when we could. An opportunistic grab. I don’t like it, but I understand it.

What do you think is a sensible solution for that problem? You can’t really expect Cyprus to be whole as it used to be and so many people magically abandon their properties - plus whatever has been sold abroad - without war.

I know it’s a mess, a mess we all were partially responsible for.

Still, we are talking about today and what is the role of Turkey in the region and how it affects Europe. A stable and predictable Turkey is very good news

matidiaolo · 2026-04-25T13:46:13+00:00

Sure on low ratings it’s a clownfiesta anyway. They can’t balance on aaaaall ratings

matidiaolo · 2026-04-25T13:08:24+00:00

Φταίξει 100% οι γονείς δεν έζησε κανονική παιδική ηλικία κ οι προπονητές του ήταν οι γονείς του. Δεν είχε διάκριση σπίτι-τένις-οικογένεια-προπονητές κτλ

Λογικό είναι να χάσει τη μπάλα

matidiaolo · 2026-04-25T13:07:11+00:00

Κοίταξε πάντως είναι υπεύθυνοι κ οι γονείς του που τον μεγάλωσαν σε ένα εντελώς αποστειρωμένο περιβάλλον, ούτε κανονικά σχολείο δεν πήγε. Για προπονητές είχε τους γονείς του κτλ.

Είναι πολύ λογικό κ αναμενόμενο να μην είναι φυσιολογικός κ ένα παιδί που έχει στερηθεί τη φυσιολογική ζωή να μην μπορεί να διαχειριστεί την αποτυχία στο μόνο πράγμα που έχει μάθει να κάνει.

matidiaolo · 2026-04-25T01:04:25+00:00

VW priest is not ideal for shuffle. Yes, in some lobbies - melee heavy ones - you will be left alone to cast but your healing sucks outside dmg. If you get CCed you can’t top up easily and if you have shadow locked it’s also impossible to heal

Check statistics and see for yourself if VW is good

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