The Golden Guardians are undergoing a complete overhaul and rebuild with a focus on new talent. General Manager Danan Flander and Assistant GM Jonathon McDaniel joined the show to explain what a rebuild means
Discussion with Jon about NA Academy/amateur format changes
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Show Notes
- 0:00 Intro
- 0:50 What is a "rebuild" and why are the Golden Guardians rebuilding?
- 6:40 Were GG pursuing Licorice, and were they planning to upgrade at Support?
- 9:05 Why did GG fully reset instead of retaining at least 1 or 2 of their existing players?
- 11:00 How is a rebuilding different in LCS compared to traditional sports?
- 13:50 What does a rebuild achieve?
- 15:30 What's the relative value of retaining players vs. selling them for a profit?
- 18:00 How long will the GG rebuild take?
- 20:20 Niles and Iconic
- 26:20 Newbie
- 30:05 Ablazeolive
- 33:55 Stixxay
- 40:25 Academy roster (Tally, RoseThorn, Yunbee, Prismal, Chime)
- 44:15 How important is it for an Academy team to win?
- 46:50 Did the Academy/amateur format changes affect the way GG built their Academy team?
- 48:35 Discussing GG's coaching staff, specifically Academy Head Coach Kubz
- 56:15 What would "success" look like for GG in 2021?
- 59:05 Closing words
- 1:01:45 Telling Ablazeolive on his birthday that he was going to be the LCS starter
- 1:02:50 Outro
