Vorbometer Predictions For IML Round 5
Filed under: Premier League
After a round break from predicting I returned last week and went 3-1. The game I called wrong was Nightwatch comfortably handling a Striker team whose problems look to be a little deeper than just bad subs. In the other games Liquid Inc. finally showed four to a game and were even competitive for a while (they were 2-3 down after 15 minutes) before CRV put their foot down and won 12-5. The match of the week turned out to be a bit of a damp squib as ReDS were all over Secret and won 12-4 and in the final game llamas took out FnD 6-2
The round MVP goes to bushes. He hasn’t shown much this season, in fact this might be his first regular season start (without full MR stats it’s hard to tell and I’m too lazy to check back on Mauler’s site). On Sunday he took all but two of llamas’ kills going 4-1 with 1 KO and three forced reps. With him and Exactman (who grabbed llamas other two kills in the game) llamas might actually get 12 kills in a single match.
The LVP of the round was an easy choice. When Whirl subbed in for Trash-killer at the 26 minute mark Secret were 5-2 down to ReDS, but not out of contention. 4 minutes later after going 0-2 with 1 wasted rep Whirl was out, Secret were 9-3 down and the game was over. Ouch.
So here’s my Intermediate predictions for round 5, which this week are brought to you by Jessica Biel’s ass:
CR Virgins (4-0) vs Nightwatch (2-2)
The Nightwatch cock is erect and proud and the IML community is sucking upon it mightily. Well excuse me if I don’t join the ‘Wow, NW are back and haven’t they all got cute asses!’ brigade. I watched almost all of their game against Striker and I wasn’t impressed. That was a game Striker threw away rather than NW taking hold of it and winning it. I still say NW look stale and will not be a threat to the top four in IML. Once I get hold of something I refuse to let it go, I don’t care if NW don’t lose another game all season.
CRV are currently on top of the top four right now, although that has more to do with ReDS week 1 upset and the SFE/Prospect game being postponed. CRV have the teamwork, they have the depth, they have the ability to strafe tall buildings in a single bound and their trash talk is coming along quite nicely too. Another thing they have this season is Steve_Zissou’s weasel. I’ve known Stevie for longer than I care to remember over a fair few number of squads and the thing you have to bare in mind is that to get the best out of him the rest of the starters really have to adjust to his playing style rather than him adjusting to the rest of the squad. When you do that Steve will give you an ungodly amount of kills in a game (plus a couple of stupid deaths, but you just have to live with that) and as that’s exactly what happened last week (6-2 over LI) it looks like CRV have worked out how to play with him. Expect a lot more Stevekills to come.
Talking of weasels, whatever happened to Covert Agent? I remember the first few seasons of IML Covert’s weasel was fun to spec. He would run perm X and anti, go afk for periods as he was capping the squad as well as starting every game and he just wouldn’t die while guaranteeing you at least three kills per game. At that time he was the best weasel in Premier League. Now look at him. Pretty much what happened to the rest of NW. You should of gone to Pro.
Vorbometer: 12-5 CR Virgins
Key players: Steve_Zissou (CRV), Covert Agent (NW)
Watch out for: me managing to go through a whole CRV prediction without mentioning Peen once. Oh shit =(
Fly-NDeath (1-2) vs Liquid Inc. (0-4)
So LI finally show 4 to a game for the first time all season. If more majorum starts to show up they might actually win a game before the season ends. Not here though.
Vorbometer: 12-5 Fly-NDeath
Key players: Noobie (FnD), Predictor (LI)
Watch out for: LI making a sub!1!!1!ONEHUNDREDANDELEVENTY
FutureCrew (0-3) vs IMLamasery (1-2)
$$$ Game of the Week $$$
My main interest in this game is seeing how the new look FutureCrew (FutureFutureCrew?) will play together for the first time coming out of their bye week. For those of you who missed my Premier transactions post FC have been the most busy squad between the locks. In addition to roark they’ve also picked up coast and Grinder, along with winning the JackMove lottery. If you don’t know the story JackMove (Belt) started the season in AML with SkyRakers. It was then found out that he didn’t have an AML ranking and was kicked out of the league. As the staff saw this as a mistake rather than any deliberate move to cheat he was allowed to join an IML or Pro squad this season. I have it on good authority that a bitter AML bencher for life who is also on the AML rankings panel ratted him out. Don’t know their name though.
This season’s llamas of IML have something very few llama squads have had in the past. Teeth. I didn’t see much of their game last week, but I was impressed by the copious use of the forwardarrow by bushes. Maybe he’s been spurred on by the fact he wasn’t added to the llamas of Pro. I know I’d be pissed if someone thought Mortok was a better player than me.
FutureCrew now have a very solid looking starting four with their late recruits added to the seven year itch, but I don’t think they’re quite ready to take on the tight teamwork from llamas of IML. They could turn into a real spoiler squad down the stretch though.
Vorbometer: 9-5 IMLlamasery
Key players: JackMove (FC), bushes (llamas)
Watch out for: Teeth!
Prospect (2-0) vs Striker (2-1)
So Speed has been mutinized and is no longer cap’n, and while he takes his rowing boat back to Belguim Mr. Serrate is in charge of all things Striker. But after watching their last game I no longer think bad capping is the source of all their problems. Although they did make one bad sub (Maytag for crazyman when majeure was available) they just don’t seem to have any teamwork going for them at all, which is surprising when the backbone of this squad has played together for years on Bad and Blasphemy. Maybe it’s a clash of egos (Pretender could piss off his own reflection) or maybe it’s down to inactivity, but Striker just can’t seem to gel as a team and against a squad with the skill and depth of Prospect that means wipeout.
Vorbometer: 12-2 Prospect
Key players: Mitsubishi (Pros), Serrate (Stkr)
Watch out for: DeathKnight, BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ReDS vs StarFire Elite
Most people will have this down as the game of the week, but I think SFE take this easily for a couple of reasons. First of all if you read my AML predictions you know I think ReDS are playing as many people in each game as they can knowing that they’ll make the playoffs anyway. Yes, they will make the playoffs – they’re just that good – but they’re not going to beat teams like SFE on the way unless they use their best four.
Secondly is the CRV factor. The talk on the IML forums recently has all been about the current leaders in the standings. Coming off the Prospect postponement I think SFE will want to make a statement to CRV, Prospect and the rest of IML. That statement is ‘We’re mad as hell and we’re not going to take it anymore’, or maybe it’s ‘Get these motherfucking snakes of this motherfucking plane’. Whatever it is it means that ReDS are going to get SHReDDeD.
Vorbometer: 12-5 StarFire Elite
Key players: P-Mav (ReDS), Garcon (SFE)
Watch out for: Snakes on a Plane.
After a round break from predicting I returned last week and went 3-1. The game I called wrong was Nightwatch comfortably handling a Striker team whose problems look to be a little deeper than just bad subs. In the other games Liquid Inc. finally showed four to a game and were even competitive for a while (they were 2-3 down after 15 minutes) before CRV put their foot down and won 12-5. The match of the week turned out to be a bit of a damp squib as ReDS were all over Secret and won 12-4 and in the final game llamas took out FnD 6-2
The round MVP goes to bushes. He hasn’t shown much this season, in fact this might be his first regular season start (without full MR stats it’s hard to tell and I’m too lazy to check back on Mauler’s site). On Sunday he took all but two of llamas’ kills going 4-1 with 1 KO and three forced reps. With him and Exactman (who grabbed llamas other two kills in the game) llamas might actually get 12 kills in a single match.
The LVP of the round was an easy choice. When Whirl subbed in for Trash-killer at the 26 minute mark Secret were 5-2 down to ReDS, but not out of contention. 4 minutes later after going 0-2 with 1 wasted rep Whirl was out, Secret were 9-3 down and the game was over. Ouch.
So here’s my Intermediate predictions for round 5, which this week are brought to you by Jessica Biel’s ass:
The Nightwatch cock is erect and proud and the IML community is sucking upon it mightily. Well excuse me if I don’t join the ‘Wow, NW are back and haven’t they all got cute asses!’ brigade. I watched almost all of their game against Striker and I wasn’t impressed. That was a game Striker threw away rather than NW taking hold of it and winning it. I still say NW look stale and will not be a threat to the top four in IML. Once I get hold of something I refuse to let it go, I don’t care if NW don’t lose another game all season.
CRV are currently on top of the top four right now, although that has more to do with ReDS week 1 upset and the SFE/Prospect game being postponed. CRV have the teamwork, they have the depth, they have the ability to strafe tall buildings in a single bound and their trash talk is coming along quite nicely too. Another thing they have this season is Steve_Zissou’s weasel. I’ve known Stevie for longer than I care to remember over a fair few number of squads and the thing you have to bare in mind is that to get the best out of him the rest of the starters really have to adjust to his playing style rather than him adjusting to the rest of the squad. When you do that Steve will give you an ungodly amount of kills in a game (plus a couple of stupid deaths, but you just have to live with that) and as that’s exactly what happened last week (6-2 over LI) it looks like CRV have worked out how to play with him. Expect a lot more Stevekills to come.
Talking of weasels, whatever happened to Covert Agent? I remember the first few seasons of IML Covert’s weasel was fun to spec. He would run perm X and anti, go afk for periods as he was capping the squad as well as starting every game and he just wouldn’t die while guaranteeing you at least three kills per game. At that time he was the best weasel in Premier League. Now look at him. Pretty much what happened to the rest of NW. You should of gone to Pro.
Vorbometer: 12-5 CR Virgins
Key players: Steve_Zissou (CRV), Covert Agent (NW)
Watch out for: me managing to go through a whole CRV prediction without mentioning Peen once. Oh shit =(
So LI finally show 4 to a game for the first time all season. If more majorum starts to show up they might actually win a game before the season ends. Not here though.
Vorbometer: 12-5 Fly-NDeath
Key players: Noobie (FnD), Predictor (LI)
Watch out for: LI making a sub!1!!1!ONEHUNDREDANDELEVENTY
$$$ Game of the Week $$$
My main interest in this game is seeing how the new look FutureCrew (FutureFutureCrew?) will play together for the first time coming out of their bye week. For those of you who missed my Premier transactions post FC have been the most busy squad between the locks. In addition to roark they’ve also picked up coast and Grinder, along with winning the JackMove lottery. If you don’t know the story JackMove (Belt) started the season in AML with SkyRakers. It was then found out that he didn’t have an AML ranking and was kicked out of the league. As the staff saw this as a mistake rather than any deliberate move to cheat he was allowed to join an IML or Pro squad this season. I have it on good authority that a bitter AML bencher for life who is also on the AML rankings panel ratted him out. Don’t know their name though.
This season’s llamas of IML have something very few llama squads have had in the past. Teeth. I didn’t see much of their game last week, but I was impressed by the copious use of the forwardarrow by bushes. Maybe he’s been spurred on by the fact he wasn’t added to the llamas of Pro. I know I’d be pissed if someone thought Mortok was a better player than me.
FutureCrew now have a very solid looking starting four with their late recruits added to the seven year itch, but I don’t think they’re quite ready to take on the tight teamwork from llamas of IML. They could turn into a real spoiler squad down the stretch though.
Vorbometer: 9-5 IMLlamasery
Key players: JackMove (FC), bushes (llamas)
Watch out for: Teeth!
So Speed has been mutinized and is no longer cap’n, and while he takes his rowing boat back to Belguim Mr. Serrate is in charge of all things Striker. But after watching their last game I no longer think bad capping is the source of all their problems. Although they did make one bad sub (Maytag for crazyman when majeure was available) they just don’t seem to have any teamwork going for them at all, which is surprising when the backbone of this squad has played together for years on Bad and Blasphemy. Maybe it’s a clash of egos (Pretender could piss off his own reflection) or maybe it’s down to inactivity, but Striker just can’t seem to gel as a team and against a squad with the skill and depth of Prospect that means wipeout.
Vorbometer: 12-2 Prospect
Key players: Mitsubishi (Pros), Serrate (Stkr)
Watch out for: DeathKnight, BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Most people will have this down as the game of the week, but I think SFE take this easily for a couple of reasons. First of all if you read my AML predictions you know I think ReDS are playing as many people in each game as they can knowing that they’ll make the playoffs anyway. Yes, they will make the playoffs – they’re just that good – but they’re not going to beat teams like SFE on the way unless they use their best four.
Secondly is the CRV factor. The talk on the IML forums recently has all been about the current leaders in the standings. Coming off the Prospect postponement I think SFE will want to make a statement to CRV, Prospect and the rest of IML. That statement is ‘We’re mad as hell and we’re not going to take it anymore’, or maybe it’s ‘Get these motherfucking snakes of this motherfucking plane’. Whatever it is it means that ReDS are going to get SHReDDeD.
Vorbometer: 12-5 StarFire Elite
Key players: P-Mav (ReDS), Garcon (SFE)
Watch out for: Snakes on a Plane.
Oh sorry, you said LVP not MCP. OK I agree then, I was pretty useless :)
Whurl
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