CLG Black: "We had to rely on our individual skills more than anything else"
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CLG Black: "We had to rely on our individual skills more than anything else"
by Alan LaFleur June 24, 2012 @ 10:06pm
We were able to ask the team some questions after their great run in Pomona, California.
What did CLG Black do to prepare for GeSL?
Given the limited time that we had, we tried to focus on talking about level 1 strategies, looking at team compositions (our opponents), and theorycrafting our own compositions as well. In terms of raw practice, we were not able to do that all that much.
This was the first LAN for most of you, how did it feel to play in front of people during a live event?
For the most part, we were all okay with playing in front of people, but as expected, nerves played a bit of a factor. Overall, we were very excited and enjoyed the event. GeSL did a great job and catered to their players despite all of the technical difficulties.
It is a rare thing that we see such a new team make the finals of a LAN event. What do you attribute your fast success to?
Since we could not play together as much as a team, we had to rely on our individual skills more than anything else. As one of the members said in a different interview, we probably only practiced together for ten games or ever since the team formed. A lot of this is out of our control, but we performed as best as we could.
The finals of GeSL were really difficult to follow as a spectator. The game seemed to snowball in TSM's favor very early and the stats indicate that you were not able to get to Chaox on Graves. What should you have done differently in game 1?
We just needed to communicate a bit better. The game could have swung the other way into our favor had we communicated better at level 1.
Game 2 looked to be closer than game 1, you guys decided to go double AP again. Why did you choose to go with that team composition?
We did not aim for any specific team composition. Instead, we aimed to counterpick their lanes, which was working out for most of the game.
The bottom lane lost in every game you guys played against TSM at the GeSL. Can you shed some light onto why that happens? What do you need to change in order to win this lane in the future?
Bottom lane only lost one game at the GeSL, and that was due to that fact Graves started 2-0 with a blue buff. It's not always the bottom lane's fault if they fall a bit behind; the presence of the mid laner and jungler also has a lot to do with it. You cannot do much but split farm and eventually give up your tower if the enemy jungler/mid is constantly roaming bottom and applying pressure while your own jungle/mid are very behind.
We just need to practice more as a team to improve every lane. As far as our bottom lane is rated in individual skill - they are one of the best in the game.
We just need to practice more as a team to improve every lane. As far as our bottom lane is rated in individual skill - they are one of the best in the game.
In the round robin section of the tournament against Team Green Forest, you went double AD carry with LiNk115 on
Ezreal and Hoodstomp on 
Graves. The game went very Well with the two AD carries snowballing out of the control of TGF. Do you see this as a viable strategy or is it something you were doing to show how much better CLG Black is than TGF?
We went double AD in the round robin to show that you don't have to follow the meta to win games. Anything is viable. We also went double AD to show our team's versatility. We never look down on an opponent; this is simply not an attitude that any team should develop if they want to improve.
What are the strengths of CLG Black?
Individual strength. Every player on our team has a large champion pool pertaining to their own roles, as well as great mechanical skills. These attributes make our players individually strong and also allows us to try out more team compositions.
What are the weaknesses?
Our biggest weakness is the lack of practice. We know that it's bad, but in the weeks leading up to GeSL, random events kept coming up and interfered with the schedules of several of our teammates.
Any shoutouts to your fans and sponsors?
Shoutouts to Peolo Bear, the best manager ever! Shoutouts to Hoodstomp's wife, Sanns, Nella, to lady magnet, Robert Del Papa, to MonkeyvsMonkey, and to Daniel Lee and Youri Park out in Berkeley. Thanks to all of the fans out there! Even though we are a new team, we are aware that there are some fans out there and we appreciate each and every one of you. We are going to continue to do our best to entertain and make you guys proud. Lastly, we'd like to give shoutouts to our awesome sponsors, Own3d.tv, Razer, XMG, and ELOBUFF. Without you guys, none of this would be possible.
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