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| On Saturday, Feb.19, Cloud9 lost to Counter Logic Gaming mere hours after finding out that head coach Nick "LS" De Cesare had been released. An understandably shaken C9 took the stage and wwere unable to prevent CLG from getting their first win of the 2022 LCS Spring Split. Since that loss to CLG, Cloud9 have gone 6-0 with Max Waldo as the head coach and look even more dominant than their short stint with LS at the helm. At 9-2, C9 are currently tied for 1st place with Team Liquid. Let’s take a look at how and why Cloud9 have been able to improve and look even more impressive following the release of LS. Apostasy LS’ release was met with overwhelmingly negative feedback from members of the community, which leveled criticism primarily towards the abrupt nature of the announcement and the lack of clarity on the details of why LS was let go. From the outside, skepticism was understandable. C9’s roster almost looks as if LS hand-picked the talent, and his unorthodox approach to the meta with mid lane picks like Ivern and Soraka became the highlight of each broadcast early on in the Spring Split. Since Max Waldo has taken over as head coach, Cloud9 안전놀이터 have drafted in far more standard fashion. Enchanter mid laners have been traded for more traditional AP champions similar to what Ibrahim “Fudge” Allami was playing in the 2022 LCS Lock In. After losing to CLG, C9 almost lost to TSM with a Karthus/Senna bot lane combo for AD carry Kim “Berserker” Min-cheol and support Kim "Winsome" Dong-keon, but it’s entirely possible that those were only picks they practiced that week under the leadership of LS. Since then, C9’s bot lane has stuck to the meta with performances punctuated by Berserker’s league-best Aphelios, and the jungle meta shifting towards picks like Hecarim has sent Robert “Blaber” Huang’s performance into the stratosphere. C9 haven’t just stabilized under Max Waldo, they’ve continued to improve and dash any doubts of their status as a top LCS team. In a post-match interview after Cloud9’s first win of last week’s superweek against Dignitas, Fudge spoke about how things had changed for C9 after LS’ release and subtly referenced the fact that his Soraka mid lane game earlier in the split was something he had never practiced before picking it at LS’ suggestion, something Fudge had confirmed in a previous interview. |
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