It&#039;s been a fun season, despite all the problems that are debated. <br /><br />I&#039;m kinda surprised by the lack of rookies this year. The only ones currently on rosters (correct me if I&#039;m wrong) are Null7, Armour, Catastrophe, and majik. Additionally, none of those players had THAT much of an impact this season, so I will forgo the ROY nomination. <br /><br />[b]Captain of the year[/b]<br />There are two captains that jump out at me for this award (I&#039;m not nominating myself because that is dumb).<br /><br />1.&nbsp; Ralphis:<br /> Ralph has proved that he can maintain a winning record, even without the incredible teams that he has seen in the past. SUC is probably the winning-est team in the history of the IDL, and a huge reason is because of Ralph&#039;s superb coaching techniques.<br /><br />2. Hatred:<br /> Criticize me at will, but Hate has been there pretty much every night to get his team to practice. He may have one of the most over powered teams in IDL history, but he still gets Blood and Stall on multiple times a week to practice. Not only do they have the skill to win the MB, they have the drive. Hate has made sure that all of his members are determined to win the MB. His leadership skills make him one of the candidates for Captain of the Year.<br /><br /><br />Ralph was determined to prove Fast wrong from the start of the season, even though his team was not full of tier 1 players. That is why I give Captain of the Year to him.<br /><br /><br />[b]Comback/Breakout Player of the Year[/b]<br /><br />There are two candidates for this award IMO. They include:<br /><br />1.Legion<br /> Legion has drastically improved this season. He has proved that he can be a consistent third in the lineup, and has disproved all the people who criticized Strangle for taking him round 2. Surprisingly, he now has the ability to frag, so he doesnt have to zombie run anymore, and can play mid (where he is better IMO).<br /><br />2.OurHero<br /> I picked up hero as a FA to replace Soulsucka when he quit the IDL. At the time (the end of week 4), I never thought I would win the WDC without gyross, and I just took hero because he was the only Canadian player left in the free agency (lol jk). He has proved to be a competent replacement for gyross, and is actually a competent runner. He is always around, so he can practice at almost any time. Just think about it, an undrafted FA helped BBC win the WDC....<br /><br />This is tough, but I&#039;ll give it to OurHero (talk about HERO PICKS from the FA :p). <br /><br />[b]Most Valuable Player[/b]<br /><br />Before I name candidates, I will point out what it means to be an MVP. An MVP is a player on a team that has propelled his team to excellence. That player has consistently been amazing, and has made an otherwise not so great team, well, great. <br /><br />IMO there are two candidates for this award. They are:<br /><br />1.Mantis-X<br /> I know it seems like I&#039;m just praising my own team mates, but Mantis seriously needs to be considered. He is constantly criticized for not being that good (I can find quotes but I&#039;d rather not), and yet he has played some admirable CTF. He has played every position this season, and has stuck with the team, even though situations seemed grim at certain points. With the loss of Gyross (arguably our best player at the time), he stepped it up and won us multiple games. He entered the season as a one-purpose player: a runner, but due to our situation, he had to play at other places that he did not want to. He proved that he can frag it up, score flags, and keep the base safe, and most importantly he proved almost the entire league wrong. He CAN play and compete at a high level. <br /><br />2.Ralphis <br /> Ralph is definitely one of the greatest players in IDL history for many reasons. I am nominating him for MVP because he has done with his team what no other cap (at least IMO) could&#039;ve done with the same team. Like Mantis, he proved his naysayers wrong: he not only propelled his team to a playoff spot, but with a winning record too. Another thing to note is that he played around his team. What I mean be this is, whatever his team couldn&#039;t play well, he did. Ralph has the ability to play every position extremely well on almost any map. Even though SUC did not practice THAT much this season, Ralph was still able to go on rampage mode in games and win his way into a playoff spot.<br /><br />This one could EASILY go either way. I cannot decide who to give it to so Ralph and Mantis can split it.<br /><br />All in all, this season has been great, despite all the mishaps. I hope that IDL continues to run, as losing such an entertaining and competitive league will be such a disappointment. I&#039;m sure we can work out all the issues soon enough and continue making IDL history well into the future.