DeKay CS:GO Major Playoff Mailbag, Part 1: Na\u2019Vi, Swole Patrol, and How my reports help players With there being a couple of days until the IEM Katowice Major Playoffs, there\u2019s a bit of time to breath and take a look at some of biggest questions from the community moving forward. While most eyes in the CS:GO community have been focused on the IEM Katowice Major, there are still plenty of lingering questions for many teams and players heading into the post-major shuffle. What\u2019s next for Swole Patrol? Why aren\u2019t the positions of sources named? What kind of moves are in the cards for Team Envy, Cloud9, and TSM? All that and more will be answered in this edition of DeKay\u2019s Mailbag. Are Fnatic making roster moves? Despite fnatic denying making roster moves, Have you heard of any moves in fnatic? \u2014 MpK :flag-se: (@MpK_CS) February 26, 2019 I have not heard anything about them. I believe they\u2019ll keep the same lineup for now. Most Swedish players have huge buyouts so I don\u2019t know who they could even get outside of a young up and comer. The future of Swole Patrol Any news on what’s left of Swole Patrol and their IEM Sydney and Pro League spots? \u2014 Dubs (@RDoubleCS) February 26, 2019 From what I had understood, eUnited now control the IEM Sydney slot. I will have to double check. As for EPL, it will be on Brax to field a lineup because Swole Patrol isn\u2019t an actual organization. He shouldn\u2019t have trouble finding players and they still have time to prepare. The season begins in six weeks. The ethics of dealing with sources in journalism When you write “”multiple sources told me\/confirmed \u2026”” in your roster move articles, who are these sources generally speaking? Those are not the team managers themselves right? Who exactly benefits from reaching out to you and telling you these thing? \u2014 AdmiralCrunch (@TobKar99) February 26, 2019 It would be unethical for me to identify who or even what type of individual I am receiving information from. Those filling me in can gain directly via information exchange or indirectly at a later date. Roster moves, for example, have many hidden benefits for the community. First, the community is not a tight knit, interconnected web. There is no transaction wire that all teams can see. Take this as an example: Team A benches Player B. I report this to be happening. This means that Team A now has to answer to any other Team inquiring on Player B. If I don\u2019t report it, Team A can selectively decide which other organizations they want to do business with first before word spreads. It levels the playing field and ensures Player B has all opportunities available to him. On the other end, it makes sure that all organizations have a chance to inquire with Team A to get Player B. Believe it or not though, most people and\/or organizations don\u2019t use myself or media in general to their advantage. There are plenty of situations where someone could come to me and I could help them get out of a jam. Hopefully that changes in the future. Could Na\u2019Vi be gearing up for a roster move? How likely do you think it is that Angel will replace Zeus on Navi? Also is chopper stepping down from Vega related at all? Cheers \u2014 Asa Jordan (@Asa__Jordan) February 26, 2019 If Na\u2019Vi didn\u2019t make it to the playoffs, I would have expected some sort of roster move. A key factor here is if Ange1 is even possible to rescue from HellRaisers. I\u2019m not aware of his contract details, I just know previous attempts to get him failed. I would say that he is the number one choice should they ever replace Zeus. s1mple likes him. Right now, I expect the roster to remain though. That\u2019s just how I feel, I don\u2019t have any real information to say one way or the other. What moves are Team Envy looking to make? If you know anything more about the Envy situation, is the team looking to make more changes than just adding karrigan to improve or are they just starting there and seeing where it goes? \u2014 Tony (@AnthonyMV01) February 26, 2019 As I understand it, there would be more than one move. I don\u2019t think anything has been decided for sure yet though. They have to lock him down first before they take that step. Doing that is no guarantee. What\u2019s next for Cloud9? Any news on the Cloud9 situation? Are they bringing Golden back and what’s the plan f\u00f6r the future, are they expected to stay with the European players? \u2014 Pontus Karlsson (@Kopengakickers) February 26, 2019 I\u2019m not sure if it has been decided just yet. That is something that I will know more about in the next couple weeks. It all hinges on his health and how they felt they performed at the Major. Where will smooya land? He hasn\u2019t decided yet as far as I know. I would put my money on TSM, though. How will tarik\u2019s move to NRG affect TSM? What will happen to TSM after tarik joining NRG, will they pick up Uruguay (scream,draken,ex6\u2026) if not are there any other orgs interested in picking up this team? \u2014 007 (@EyesOn007) February 26, 2019 Someone will pick that team up although I don\u2019t believe it is going to be TSM. From what it sounds like, they will get a similar mix of EU talent. What\u2019s new with mousesports? From what I\u2019ve been told, the Mousesports organization hasn\u2019t officially reached out to anyone just yet. They had been waiting for the New Legends Stage to end at least before making their next move. Have any spicy moves fallen through the cracks? Spicy roster changes from the last six months that didn’t happen? \u2014 Jonathan (@JK_Composer) February 26, 2019 The last six months have been mellow and pretty stable if I\u2019m honest. I can\u2019t think of anything crazy right now. Will kaze or BnTeT changes teams anytime soon? As far as I know neither of them will be moving. If they are, I haven\u2019t heard about it. Are FaZe gearing up for any post-Major roster moves? I have not, it\u2019s too early. They are still trying to do the best they can at the Major right now. Which Team Envy member is on the chopping block? Say you can retain any of the other players. If Envy is able to keep Karrigan, where is your next place to improve the Envy roster? Who are you replacing, and with whom? \u2014 Jake V. (@TheJakeVanO) February 26, 2019 I would make one change by replacing Cutler or Drone and getting whoever Karrigan felt was best (within reason). He should be the one deciding who they pick up if he ends up on the roster. Should FaZe try and pick up s1mple? What do you think About bringing karrigan back and get s1mple instead of Niko? We all Know Niko was the main reason karrigan was benched. \u2014 Jesper Steffensen (@agurkefar) February 26, 2019 That wouldn\u2019t be the worst thing in the world but I think NiKo is too good to cut from that roster. I\u2019m not convinced he should IGL, of course, but that would be risky. Probably too risky. Anything new on huNter? Do you have any news regarding huNter’s possible transfer ? And how about AmanEK, smooya or even swag’s situation as free agents ? Any targets ? \u2014 CSGO_DRAMA_QUEEN (@DramaCsgo) February 26, 2019 Nothing new on huNter at this time. It is still too early. I addressed Smooya earlier on. I haven\u2019t heard anything with Swag or Amanek just yet. What if Astralis lose the Major? If Astralis doesn’t win the Major and the tournament after that do you see a world in which they do the power move and try to buy Valde from North? \u2014 Foreign_gam3r (@ForeignGam3r) February 26, 2019 While I believe Valde has played tremendously well as of late, I don\u2019t think that\u2019s realistic. It would take a significant slide from their current form for them to consider that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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