The True Sight Podcast by Oracle's Elixir

Ep. 10 – GG management on their 2021 rebuild

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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
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