dephh says new-look Sentinels have a different approach Colin Young-Wolff\/Riot GamesIn an interview with Tarik \u2018tarik\u2019 Celik about his arrival at Sentinels, Rory \u2018dephh\u2019 Jackson talked about his connection to his new, and old, teammates, the coaching staff, and the new approach the organization is taking for the 2023 season. Sentinels signed the former XSET IGL on October 18 and introduced the new player to its fans a day later through an interview with Valorant streamer tarik. The two talked about how dephh got into esports, his expectations for the roster, and how things will change in 2023. dephh specifically went into how the organization has changed its stance on how much the players are involved in the roster and decision-making at a high level. \u201cI think Sentinels learned their lesson last year,\u201d dephh told tarik. \u201cPlayer-run rosters and [big] personalities, sometimes they clash, and I think they realized from last year that the structure that me and [head coach] Don brought and even [strategic coach] kaplan having success on a team like Ghost Gaming. I think they just realized, \u2018Hey we\u2019re going to have a new approach this year,\u2019 and I think that\u2019s why I\u2019m so excited to play for Sentinels.\u201d tarik, who has criticized Sentinels in the past over their lack of a coaching structure, said he agreed with dephh and that he is looking forward to seeing what the new team can do in a more structured environment. dephh on the new-look Sentinels dephh is one of the four players signed by Sentinels for VCT 2023, along with Zachary \u2018zekken\u2019 Patrone, Gustavo \u2018Sacy\u2019 Rossi, and Bryan \u2018pANcada\u2019 Luna. Tyson \u2018TenZ\u2019 Ngo is the only player from Sentinels\u2019 2022 roster that remains in the starting lineup, with Hunter \u2018SicK\u2019 Mims filling the role of backup member. The British IGL described how the new team will work under the coaching staff. dephh explained that as the leader of the team, he has meetings with the coaches to talk through new strategies before introducing them to the group as a whole. He and tarik also talked about zekken and how he will contribute to the team. dephh praised the teenage star, whom he knows from their time together on XSET, saying that he is not just a top-tier aimer but also a hard-working player. \u201cHe\u2019s a really good kid,\u201d dephh said. \u201cHis work ethic, the way that he applies himself, the way that he thinks about the game, the way that he is involved in strategy, that\u2019s the reason he is going to be a top player. It\u2019s not just because of his aim.\u201d Sentinels fans will be able to see the new roster at the VCT Kickoff tournament in Brazil in February.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
dephh says new-look Sentinels have a different approach Colin Young-Wolff\/Riot GamesIn an interview with Tarik \u2018tarik\u2019 Celik about his arrival at Sentinels, Rory \u2018dephh\u2019 Jackson talked about his connection to his new, and old, teammates, the coaching staff, and the new approach the organization is taking for the 2023 season. Sentinels signed the former XSET […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66421"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66421\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}