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    TWLD Week 2 Preview

    There were no real surprises in Week 1, as evidenced by my 6-0 predictions last week (or maybe I am just that good, we’ll see). This week, there are a few interesting matchups, and a few more throw-away games, but I’m sure a few exciting games will pop-up unexpectedly. There weren’t any upsets last week, so it’s likely there will be one or two this week (and Warpath will have a hand in one of them if I have anything to say about it). This week also marks the last week before the soft-lock, so I’ll monitor any changes/ineligibles as best as I can before the weekend. Enough introduction, on with the picks:

    (Disclaimer: Predicted lines are my best guess of who will start, not who I think should start).


    Mad vs. dicE

    This would have been a lock for the Game of the Week 2 weeks ago, but unfortunately dicE seems like a shell of its former self. Conversely, Mad looked very impressive last week while defeating Quicksand, and should be even more impressive with a few new recruits eligible this week. Their depth was ridiculous last week and it should be even more so this week; it’s pretty much impossible to pick a 4th or 5th starter from the choices. Mad should be able to put away dicE fairly easily.

    dicE’s line- Caos, paska, megaman89, Jamal, Domi
    dicE’s subs- Mess, Jack, FieryFire, Smurf, Shayde
    Ineligible- Draft

    Mad’s line- Vys, Apok, Skepsis, Scoop, Unabled
    Mad’s subs- Tohn, Stylez, Blood, Deez Nuts, Weaver, Royce
    Ineligible- Last Standing

    The pick: Mad 50 – 40 Dice


    Rapid vs. Thunder
    Game of the Week

    Two teams with high playoff seed aspirations coming off of decent wins in Week 1 makes this matchup the Game of the Week. Rapid prevailed against dicE’s motley crew of spiders and javs who happen to play warbird occasionally, but they needed a few clutch subs to do it. They need their starters to play better if they want to have any chance against Thunder. I didn’t see much of Thunder’s play last week, but it seems like they took care of business against Sage. However, they did not dominate them like they should be able to. They’ll need to bring more than their C game to beat Rapid, however. Thunder and Rapid play similar styles, but I think Thunder has the better warbirds, so they should win this one.

    Rapid’s line- Creature, Mega Newbie, Sphinktor, Saetep, Vain
    Rapid’s subs- Ns, Props, herbalist yangyun, Poseidon, Tanzu
    Ineligible- Displaced, Doodieman

    Thunder’s line- Ease, Burnt, B4sERmaN94_X, Reaver, Chuckle
    Thunder’s subs- Yakuza, Vitja, Misled, CrimsonX, Obi

    The pick: Thunder 50 - 42 Rapid


    Sage vs. Shinobi

    Shinobi finally showed me something last week for the first time since qualifying began, beating Wolf easily. They also get Guero eligible this week, which should give them a further boost. Sage didn’t get blown out by Thunder, which is an encouraging sign for their future games. They already have good teaming, stemming from their basing team-first squad roots. They’ll need it if Hercules plays as well as he did last week in WB again this week. I see Shinobi beating Sage by about the same margin that Thunder did.

    Sage’s line- Marnix, Kawrae, Zizu, hermit, Slaughter
    Sage’s subs- Ground Zero, Spikey, Raha, NL>Trigger, Vergilius

    Shinobi’s line- Hercules, Quartz, beam, Aerin
    Shinobi’s subs- Psychic, Azazel, Cap, Demonic, Refer, Nikolai, igor
    Ineligible- Phillie

    The pick: Shinobi 50 – 38 Sage


    Wolf vs. Fatal

    This is the first game of the week that features two squads who lost last week. Wolf did not look good in the loss to Shinobi, who I thought would finish around the same place as Wolf in the pre-season. I see Flew getting the start this week based on his quality sub last week in place of golden duck (Now available!). They’ll need Scottish to show up if they want to have any chance against Fatal. Including the pre-season, Fatal has now lost two straight games to derail any momentum they had from a high qualifying ladder finish. They’ll need less lag from Riverside and Lockdown, since they don’t have much depth, if they want to win this week. In the end, Fatal just has more talent than Wolf, and usually talent prevails.

    Wolf’s line- Paky Dude, Rasaq, Cres, Rekall, Flew
    Wolf’s subs- Raazi, Scottish, excaliburx20, Ariana, Bubonic, Product
    Ineligible- Mucus

    Fatal’s line- Riverside, Terian, Jones, DecK, Foreign
    Fatal’s subs- Lockdown, Spaceship, Epinephrine, Junka, Medic

    The pick: Fatal 50 – 40 Wolf


    Epidemic vs. Warpath

    This is a match of two winners from last week with slightly different expectations for the season. Warpath barely qualified thanks to a generous number of invitations given out, and now we’ve won two games in a row (including the pre-season). Besides this game, we have a fairly easy opening schedule, so we could go on a tear and challenge for a playoff spot if we win this one. However, there are a bunch of talented vets on the opposing squad who came to play last week against Fatal. If they don’t look past us they will probably win, but as I stated in my pre-season predictions post, I think Warpath will surprise some teams this year and this could be one of them. From a marginally reliable source I have learned that Pascone will not be available this weekend, so Money will start in his stead.

    Epidemic’s line- Delectable, Deluge, Mythril, War, Money
    Epidemic’s subs- 8, Skittl, Sirius, Ison, Sunny D, death row
    Ineligible- Method, mod, Guero

    Warpath’s line- Something like last weeks'.

    The pick: Abstain (But will definitely be harder for Warpath this week)


    Quicksand vs. Serenity

    The last game of the week pits two more losing squads against each other. Serenity lost badly to Warpath (and subsequently a few players left or were kicked). Quicksand couldn’t hang with Mad last week, but seeing Serenity next should right a few wrongs. They also get a2m eligible to play this week. This is actually a rematch from the pre-season already, where Quicksand easily took care of business without even playing a few of their best players. This game shouldn’t be any different.

    Quicksand’s line- Racka, Izor, Strong, kthx, a2m
    Quicksand’s subs- Kyou, Kid Kaos, Exalt, SwimKid, Regen
    Ineligible- PureOwnage

    Serenity’s line- Burg, Jaa, Oops, Amneisa, cipher burn
    Subs-Elowind, Wage, Global, 1969 Camaro RS/SS, Lord Wam
    Ineligible- FireFlash2k

    The pick: Quicksand 50 – 35 Serenity
    Last edited by Black Mage; 10-03-2009, 12:47 PM. Reason: Ineligibles
    When I stab you, you stay stabbed.

    T0MA> play like a man

  • #2
    .?find scottish gg

    raazi will step up
    1:Rasaq> i scrub really hard with toilet paper so little pieces of it get stuck to my anus hair and then later on when im watching tv i like to pull them out slowly because it feels pretty good

    1:Mutalisk> heard that n1111ga okyo got some DSLs

    Paradise> No names but there's actually a black man in the arena right now.

    Jones> MAAAAN1111GA UCHIHA

    Paradise> NO NAMES. NOT A SINGLE NAME.....but 3/6 of the players on Force are of a certain descent. I will not go any further.

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    • #3
      Raazi is next on the depth chart? Really?
      When I stab you, you stay stabbed.

      T0MA> play like a man

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Black Mage View Post
        Raazi is next on the depth chart? Really?
        yep, which makes me wonder why u keep mentioning scottish lol...b/c of his warpath experience? hmm :turned:

        "(Disclaimer: Predicted lines are my best guess of who will start, not who I think should start)."
        1:Rasaq> i scrub really hard with toilet paper so little pieces of it get stuck to my anus hair and then later on when im watching tv i like to pull them out slowly because it feels pretty good

        1:Mutalisk> heard that n1111ga okyo got some DSLs

        Paradise> No names but there's actually a black man in the arena right now.

        Jones> MAAAAN1111GA UCHIHA

        Paradise> NO NAMES. NOT A SINGLE NAME.....but 3/6 of the players on Force are of a certain descent. I will not go any further.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Crescent Seal View Post
          yep, which makes me wonder why u keep mentioning scottish lol...b/c of his warpath experience? hmm :turned:

          "(Disclaimer: Predicted lines are my best guess of who will start, not who I think should start)."
          Probably because I know he is better than you or Raazi
          When I stab you, you stay stabbed.

          T0MA> play like a man

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Black Mage View Post
            Probably because I know he is better than you or Raazi
            he probably is, but the point is that your bias and that this means nothing b/c u know he wont start

            "Disclaimer: Predicted lines are my best guess of who will start, not who I think should start)."
            1:Rasaq> i scrub really hard with toilet paper so little pieces of it get stuck to my anus hair and then later on when im watching tv i like to pull them out slowly because it feels pretty good

            1:Mutalisk> heard that n1111ga okyo got some DSLs

            Paradise> No names but there's actually a black man in the arena right now.

            Jones> MAAAAN1111GA UCHIHA

            Paradise> NO NAMES. NOT A SINGLE NAME.....but 3/6 of the players on Force are of a certain descent. I will not go any further.

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            • #7
              Slaughter and Dumbrit! arent on our twl roster so remove them from your line already <_<
              Major Crisis

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              • #8
                Originally posted by KneX View Post
                Slaughter and Dumbrit! arent on our twl roster so remove them from your line already <_<
                Hmm well they are both on your TWD roster.. full roster or what?
                Last edited by Black Mage; 10-01-2009, 04:32 PM.
                When I stab you, you stay stabbed.

                T0MA> play like a man

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Black Mage View Post
                  Hmm well they are both on your TWD roster.. full roster or what?
                  Slau will be in TWL roster, no worries! Good predictions. I hope someone would make as good predictions for LJ and LB also
                  -Kawrae

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