[quote author=Goatface link=topic=344.msg3029#msg3029 date=1292474921]<br />I traded Star and Dr_Noob to Russ for Saber and Mid.&nbsp; This has been controversial to say the least, but it&#039;s a good trade.&nbsp; Dr_Noob could have a breakout season and TKV could end up dominating, but I wanted the balance and stability of a good lineup instead of relying on just one player(Star) week to week.&nbsp; I wish TKV well and expect to be a top team this season.<br />[/quote]<br /><br />First I am just gonna reply to this reasoning because I think Goat fucked up.&nbsp; Even after the trade DMR could still be a good team but to be honest I think DMR is really in a much weaker position after the trade.&nbsp; They gave up one of the best, if not top defenders, and a really good rookie (IMO contender for rookie of the year) for Saber who is good all around and Mid who should really be kept playing D or mid.&nbsp; DMR O is slightly better now if Saber plays O but their D is worse.&nbsp; I hope Mid is active and plays practices and makes all his matches.&nbsp; In exchange TVK gains and should now have better D, mid and O.&nbsp; TVK is now a massive frag strong team much more so than before, with Turska as a wild card.<br /><br />[b]Doom Raiders Goatface Saber Mid Climhazzard[/b]<br /><br />Saber or Clim are going to have to run now.&nbsp; I expect Saber to O mainly with Clim also playing some O too, then Goat and Mid filling out D/mid.&nbsp; Clim I see to be the rotation guy with him bouncing around positions when needed.&nbsp; Goat could still run but I don&#039;t believe he can score enough to offset DMR&#039;s now weaker D with Nostar gone.<br /><br />[b]Prediction: DMR misses playoffs[/b]<br /><br />[b]Killing Browns Tai Whiteboy Goblin MadV[/b]<br /><br />Tai on D, and White being a brutal fraggy O will work well.&nbsp; Goblin or MadV will fill out mid and additional D to round out the team.&nbsp; I think a lot of KGB&#039;s success this season will rest on White being able to crack stronger defenses to get caps out.&nbsp; In the past he has had trouble playing O vs strong D, I see that as White&#039;s only weakness as a player.<br /><br />[b]Prediction: KGB makes playoffs[/b]<br /><br />[b]Spread Eagles Mantis-X Chaindude Mandolore ThatsJustPrime[/b]<br /><br />Very versatile team here, so it&#039;ll be interesting to see how SPE ends up.&nbsp; ThatsJustPrime is another rookie who should have a breakout season and be contending for rookie of the year.&nbsp; I actually think Mando might be benched the most even if he was picked a round before Prime.&nbsp; This team is so versatile I have a hard time predicting what positions people end up in, it could all come down to who they are playing vs and what map on.<br /><br />[b]Prediction: SPE makes playoffs[/b]<br /><br />[b]Flag Steelers Legion Bloodstrike Kov Beast[/b]<br /><br />I hate to say this but it seems like everyone&#039;s ragging on Legion came true.&nbsp; I see this as the weakest IDL team currently.&nbsp; We all know paper lineups mean nothing in the end and this could be a MasterBowl winning team but I don&#039;t see that happening.&nbsp; Bloodstrike is the core of this team and he has always had spotty attendence.&nbsp; The problem with this team is it just doesn&#039;t have any superstars and with Blood being a bit out of practice and not playing nearly as much as he used to I don&#039;t think he can pull FLS to victories.&nbsp; Kov, Beast and Legion can all play well but I don&#039;t believe they are good enough at any one position to really make a big impact on FLS.&nbsp; I&#039;d recommend Legion trade Bloodstrike to Tai or Cab as they value him a lot and can likely get more attendence out of him.<br /><br />[b]Prediction: FLS ends up being the worst team in the IDL and obviously misses playoffs[/b]<br /><br />[b]Sexual Panthers Humanbones Killingblair Dew MassVC[/b]<br /><br />Blair is a solid D but I wonder who will run?&nbsp; Dew can run but due to his ping some maps are problematic for him.&nbsp; Bones can also run and is stronger than Dew.&nbsp; If Bones plays O I see MassVC filling out additional D/mid with Dew warming the bench again.&nbsp; Overall a good team with a great combo of Bones/Blair but I think Dew was picked up a bit early on SXP.<br /><br />[b]Prediction: SXP makes playoffs[/b]<br /><br />[b]Demonic Colts Caboose Shakal X-Ray Aerial[/b]<br /><br />Cab on O and Shak on D is a fearsome combo.&nbsp; While often people talk about Nostar and Rus being great on D I think Shak is right up there with them.&nbsp; With X-Ray and Aerial to round out the team I don&#039;t see any glaring weaknesses.&nbsp; This team has lots of versatility as well but Cab should really stick to O all season and do what he does best.<br /><br />[b]Prediction: DCL makes playoffs[/b]<br /><br />[b]Fnordy Niners Strangle Mikehail Collision Dosu[/b]<br /><br />Hmm, I really want to like this team, but I fear attendence issues with Collision and Dosu.&nbsp; Both are around but it seems like they are not on IRC long so that makes me wonder how much they are going to show up to matches and practice.&nbsp; KNF has to play Mike on O which leaves Strangle as likely the primary D due to him being much more reliable than the rest of his team mates.&nbsp; Dosu and Coll are both great players but only when they are active.<br /><br />[b]Prediction: KNF barely misses playoffs[/b]<br /><br />[b]Techno Vikings RussianDumbass Nostar Dr_Noob Turska[/b]<br /><br />Nostar and Rus must be laughing it up, they pulled off a great trade which highly benefits their team.&nbsp; Both Rus and Nostar are top D in the league and both can also play mid or O if needed.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know much about Turska but I bet he is a great CTFer.&nbsp; I haven&#039;t seen Dr_Noob much in ZD but I know he can really frag like crazy in ST so I think he is another contender for rookie of the year.<br /><br />[b]Prediction: TVK makes playoffs[/b]<br /><br />[b]Super Chargers Ralphis Gilgamesh Joshsmith Reckless[/b]<br /><br />Ralphis and Gilga have already proven themselves as a winning combo and they will do so again.&nbsp; With a great third in Josh they will have no gaping holes in their armor.&nbsp; Reckless I know next to nothing about so I look forward to seeing him in action.&nbsp; I see Ralph playing O, Gilga D, and Josh mid/D.<br /><br />[b]Prediction: SUC makes playoffs[/b]<br /><br />[b]Brokeback Cowboys ItalianStallion LordBritish Xenaero OurHero[/b]<br /><br />This team is one of the few where it seems to match up the plays with their positions exactly.&nbsp; Xen D, Stall mid, LB O, and OurHero filling in when needed.&nbsp; I have a slightly bad feeling about this team because both Xen and LB are prone to drama and whining about their constant connection issues.&nbsp; I see this flaring up throughout the season, Stall might have his work cut out for him keeping them happy.<br /><br />[b]Prediction: BBC just barely makes playoffs[/b]<br /><br />[b]Electric Bills Hatred RustInPeace Metalhead Higgs[/b]<br /><br />I deep down really like this team but I think they have their work cut out for them.&nbsp; There are no IDL superstars on this team while some other IDL teams have two superstars.&nbsp; Hatred has the most IDL experience and is a great all around player but he can&#039;t play top D or O (yet anyways!).&nbsp; I don&#039;t know enough about Rust to comment but I think everyone was a bit shocked at him going in the first round.&nbsp; Metal is a great fragger and likely best on D.&nbsp; Higgs can grow tremendously as a rookie this season and might even be a rookie of the year contender but he&#039;ll need to put in lots of practice.&nbsp; I think this team will have solid D but right now they seem to be lacking a bit on O.<br /><br />[b]Prediction: EBL misses playoffs :-([/b]<br /><br />[b]Berserker Packers Jenova Devastation RottKing Dawsonation[/b]<br /><br />I like this team a lot and not only because I told Jen to get Dev and Rott moments before he actually did.&nbsp; This team also works great to it&#039;s strengths.&nbsp; Jen has been the best runner over the last two seasons, beating out Mike.&nbsp; This team will let him play O to his heart&#039;s content.&nbsp; Dev and Rott will form that brickwall of defense to secure his own flag while he works his magic.&nbsp; Who the fuck is Dawsonation?<br /><br />[b]Prediction: BSK makes playoffs[/b]