Enable & Pacman: Why LA Thieves\u2019 blockbuster trade with Mutineers could save CDL season Twitter, @LAThieves, @MutineersFollowing the Los Angeles Thieves\u2019 continued struggles in the Call of Duty League, the Reverse Sweep crew broke down why the Thieves need to consider blowing up the core trio in a blockbuster CDL trade. Since February 27, the LA Thieves are 2-6 with their only two wins coming against the bottom-dwelling Toronto Ultra. (And that second win against the Ultra was a difficult 3-2.) In that time span, the Thieves benched Donovan \u2018Temp\u2019 Laroda for Challengers call-up Carlos \u2018Venom\u2019 Hernandez, but that hasn\u2019t seemed to be enough of a change. As Reverse Sweep\u2019s Katie Bedford summarizes the situation, the \u201cThieves are a**.\u201d And the show\u2019s other hosts, Ian \u2018Enable\u2019 Wyatt and Jonathan \u2018Pacman\u2019 Tucker seem to be in agreement, saying it\u2019s time to take a hard look at the core trio. A highly exalted core, Austin \u2018SlasheR\u2019 Liddicoat, Kenny \u2018Kenny\u2019 Williams and Thomas \u2018TJHaLy\u2019 Haly, could be nearing its end. Refusing to blame Venom for failing to turn around a seemingly broken situation, Pacman addresses the issue directly: \u201cThey need to change the core. The core doesn\u2019t work.\u201d At this point, the issue isn\u2019t limited to just a rough stretch of play in March. As Enable explains, \u201cthey were a part of OpTic last year, that wasn\u2019t good. They were the core three and now it\u2019s happening again \u2026 it comes down on them.\u201d All renowned pro players with experience dating back to at least 2015, this core trio was expected to help a dynamic OpTic Gaming Los Angeles team in 2020. That team flopped to a 10-17 record, but expectations stayed high for the CDL\u2019s 2021 season following a 100 Thieves rebrand. Noting that all the excuses are out of the window now that the team is playing a 4v4 CoD and located in Texas, Pacman suggests that a trade might be the only thing left: \u201cYou need to figure out a way to \u2026 at least get rid of one of them, if it was me I would try to do more.\u201d Discussing that the stock of the Thieves core may be lower than it was before, the Reverse Sweep gang then dives into some interesting options for trades. The most captivating roster move? SlasheR for the Florida Mutineers\u2019 Joseph \u2018Owakening\u2019 Conley. While unsure that the Mutineers would even do that trade, despite SlasheR\u2019s championship pedigree, the crew agreed that it\u2019s the type of move that deserves an attempt. If the Thieves core trio can\u2019t turn things around fast, then maybe trading one of their core trio is the only way to salvage this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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