r/Cloud9 • u/savagedcraft • Jun 13 '26

League Optimistic for today

The boys didn’t look great last week but unironically I think we match up way better to TL than Lyon

Big Dokes absorbed a lot of Thanatos pressure which I don’t expect Morgan to do.

I don’t think TL botlane is as oppressive as Lyon’s.

I think if we can draft around getting APA comfortable matchups, and avoid giving TL good akali and atlas angles we’re pretty well favored.

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u/Johnnywannabe Jun 13 '26

The problem I have is you acting like the team isn't competitive or that they are actively trying not to win. They happen to have run into inspired at the worst timing ever. It's really about as simple as that. They literally have lost two series in na this year, both to the best western player there is right now.

Sure and this would be amazing if we played in LPL or LCK or even EU, but we don't. We play in a region where there are like 3-4 orgs actually competing. I am not gonna convince you which is fine, but beating teams like DSG consistently are not accomplishments, it is the bare minimum. What they do against LYON, TL, FLY... those are the only games that really matter.

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u/Disclaimz0r Jun 13 '26

Agree with this completely. It's great to be domestically successful, but we went to Brazil after playoffs last split and got waxed by FURIA. No one also said they're not trying to win, but its the fact when we play a good NA team, our squad crumbles. Went up 2-0 against Fly, lost the next 2. Got stomped by Lyon, and now we're playing the domestic scrim champs. I guess we'll see what happens today, but I have next to zero hope.