Nadeshot, Jkap & Muddawg explain why LA Thieves benched Huke LA ThievesLA Thieves\u2019 acquisition of Cuyler \u2018Huke\u2019 Garland \u2014 and subsequently benching him after just a couple of weeks \u2014 was one of the biggest stories of the 2021 CDL season. Now, the coaches and top management have explained what went down. While Matthew \u2018Nadeshot\u2019 Haag doesn\u2019t have much control over the day-to-day running of LA Thieves as CEO, as a legend of Call of Duty himself he\u2019s clearly very invested in the scene. Instead, the decision-makers in the team are Eric \u2018Muddawg\u2019 Sanderson and two-time CoD world champion Jordan \u2018Jkap\u2019 Kaplan. They integrated Huke into the team, replacing Thomas \u2018TJHaly\u2019 Haly on the starting roster, and at the end of Stage 3, he was quickly shifted back out of the team. Obviously, many fans were perplexed. Bringing Huke over from Dallas Empire can\u2019t have been a cheap venture and, given how much the team hyped him up, they were expected to try and make him work no matter what. So, ahead of their opening match of Stage 4, the team appeared on the LA Thieves Pre-Show and explained the decision. \u201cThe short story here is it just wasn\u2019t a good fit,\u201d Jkap explained. \u201cJust watching the game, it looked way more difficult on all the players. His playstyle is very individual-based, and I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a conscious decision on his end, but it\u2019s something we had an issue with and it wasn\u2019t really getting better.\u201d Timestamp 4:34 Muddawg also explained his thoughts on the matter, saying that Jkap\u2019s thoughts made it \u201csound a little worse than it was.\u201d He said: \u201cTo change a playstyle can be a difficult thing to do, but when someone\u2019s instinct is to play the game a certain way, it can be tough to change\u2026 I think there was just a lack of cohesiveness in the playstyles the two groups had.\u201d Nade agreed, adding that Huke is a generational talent but typically he believes if something isn\u2019t working in the first week or two, it\u2019s never going to work. They don\u2019t rule out the possibility of Huke coming back in the future, Nadeshot saying that Muddawg and Jkap will continue working with him, but what it means for his role within the team looks a little bleak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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