Why the LA Thieves Huke gamble failed | CDL Reverse Sweep Review Show Dexerto Stage 4 of the Call of Duty League is now underway as the OpTic Chicago Home Series kicked things off with a bang for week one. Our Reverse Sweep crew of Ian \u2018Enable\u2019 Wyatt, Jonathan \u2018Pacman\u2019 Tucker, and Katie Bedford are here to break down all the biggest moments. From Atlanta FaZe demolishing OpTic to LA Thieves nail-biting win over Seattle Surge, there was no lack of excitement through the CDL\u2019s return in Stage 4. Just a few weeks remain before the return of LAN events and it\u2019s safe to say things are only heating up. With the Chicago Home Series all wrapped up and week two fast approaching, join the Reverse Sweep team as they run through the biggest storylines. Did Vivid\u2019s debut go according to plan for Dallas Empire? After a brief stretch with FeLo in Huke\u2019s place, Empire finally settled on Vivid to round out the starting lineup. Their first week together didn\u2019t quite blow the roof off, however. A narrow 3-2 win over London and a 0-3 showing against Ultra has Enable and Pacman hesitant they\u2019ll be a top team towards the end of the season. \u201cIt\u2019s so hard because we\u2019re at a point where you don\u2019t have time,\u201d Enable stressed. \u201c[Vivid] could be a bit rusty but it goes to show the issues at Dallas in general. I think the team just isn\u2019t there.\u201d Pacman agreed, arguing while Vivid is a \u201csolid pickup,\u201d Empire itself \u201cjust doesn\u2019t look fantastic. This doesn\u2019t look like a team that\u2019s going to be competing for championships.\u201d Atlanta FaZe dominates OpTic Chicago Huge plays from @SimpXO & @Cellium during today’s sweep \ud83d\udd25 Can anyone beat FaZe when they’re in this kind of form? pic.twitter.com\/x3znn2VBfR \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) May 31, 2021 With a 3-0 blowout over OpTic, FaZe proved once again that they\u2019re simply ahead of the curve. All three maps were fairly lopsided and FaZe even closed things out with a sweep in the Control map to boot. Ultimately, this same result might continue through the rest of the year, according to Pacman. \u201c[FaZe is] probably the only team that has better individual gun skill than OpTic. So when their teamwork is also getting shown up, and they\u2019re losing individual [fights], you can see the difference. It\u2019s like running into a brick wall.\u201d Read More: What OpTic need to become CDL\u2019s top team – \u201cRole for role, FaZe just beats them,\u201d Enable added. After their first loss to FaZe earlier in the year, he argues that OpTic \u201cgot in their own heads.\u201d With this mental barrier in place, they\u2019re still a \u201ctop team\u201d but \u201cthey\u2019re not anywhere near FaZe.\u201d Will LA Thieves stick with TJHaLy for the rest of the year? \u201cJust watching the game, it looked way more difficult on all the players.”” LA Thieves management say Huke \u201cwasn\u2019t a good fit\u201d for the team. pic.twitter.com\/ygD2o9T2Qa \u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) May 31, 2021 Another roster that has mixed players in and out of the starting four a great deal, could LA Thieves finally be set in stone? After a week with Huke, TJHaLy returned to the starting lineup for the Chicago Home Series, helping to secure a 3-2 win over Seattle. \u201cThey definitely look better with TJHaLy in the lineup,\u201d fellow 100 Thieves member Enable said. \u201cHe didn\u2019t play the best but giving them a couple more games will help determine if they didn\u2019t lose a step.\u201d With one more week of practice, Pacman believes they could get right \u201cback where they were\u201d prior to testing out Huke. If they struggle to do so, \u201cthere might be another change before Champs,\u201d according to Enable. Best moments of the OpTic Chicago Home Series As for the standout moments in week one, Pacman went with Florida\u2019s game five clutch against Toronto. In their first match of the week, they took the former champs all the way to Miami for a final S&D showcase. Ultimately, Florida was able to \u201cclutch up when they needed to.\u201d Similarly, Enable looked to another clutch for his moment of the week. Instead of Florida, he went with his boys in the LA Thieves who came away with the map five win over Seattle. \u201cStarting with a win and getting that confidence with TJHaLy\u201d will be vital moving forward. Read More: CDL OpTic Chicago Home Series top 10 plays – \u201cI just want to give praise to Bance,\u201d Katie added. Despite toying with the idea of retirement earlier in the year, the Ultra star has turned things around in a big way. \u201cI was worried he wouldn\u2019t be able to keep up the momentum but he\u2019s done just that.\u201d MVPs of the OpTic Chicago Home Series “”Those guys are DISGUSTING”” \ud83d\udd25 @Subliners duo @GstaAsim & @HyDrAnml have impressed @aBeZy. #CDL2021 pic.twitter.com\/5tzVhcSBta\u2014 Dexerto Esports (@DexertoEsports) May 30, 2021 While there were plenty of sweeps this week, some players stood out in the closer matchups. For Enable, his MVP of the week went to Havok who helped \u201cpush Florida into that contender-tier. He got a lot of flak when he first came back to the team but he\u2019s looked good.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m gonna go with Asim,\u201d Pacman said. While NYSL only had one series this week, it was yet another win to solidify their spot towards the top of the standings. \u201cEvery time I see NYSL play, I\u2019m left with the impression that Asim is their most consistent player,\u201d he explained. \u201cIt sounds like he\u2019s the perfect teammate.\u201d Least Valuable Players of the Chicago Home Series To round things out, the Reverse Sweep crew rattled off the least impactful players of the week. After a historically poor performance against FaZe, Enable gave his LVP pick to FormaL: \u201c[OpTic] got absolutely bodied by FaZe.\u201d \u201cOne of the reasons was how much better Arciy\u2019s played than FormaL. I believe he set the CDL record for lowest K\/D in a series. Maybe he\u2019s past his prime.\u201d For Pacman, he went with the entire Paris lineup once again. While he highlighted Skrapz in particular, it was more of a team effort that led to this LVP award. \u201cMaps are just over before they start,\u201d he said. \u201cThat team is almost getting to the point where it\u2019s depressing to watch.\u201d Read More: $2m CoD Mobile World Championship announced – Last but not least, Katie settled on iLLeY instead. Despite lifting Empire to a championship in 2020, \u201cwe haven\u2019t really seen a hint\u201d of that earlier form in 2021. Another fairly lackluster week has him at the bottom of Katie\u2019s list. For all Reverse Sweep CDL news, head over to our dedicated page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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