The True Sight Podcast by Oracle's Elixir

The True Sight Podcast by Oracle's Elixir

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  • Ep. 3 - Mac, MAD Lions Head Coach, on 2020, roster-building, and talent development

    MAD Lions Head Coach James "Mac" MacCormack talks us through his rookie team's 2020 accomplishments, his coaching philosophies, and his approach to talent scouting and player development.

    Follow Mac at twitter.com/MacCLoL

    Follow Tim at twitter.com/TimSevenhuysen

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    Show Notes

    • 0:00 Introduction
    • 2:48 Perspective on MAD Lions' overall achievements in 2020
      • 4:58 - Relating Structure and Environment/Experience to success of the year
      • 6:20 - Messaging to give your team in difficult situations
      • 9:00 - Coaching isn’t just about the game; messaging at worlds when losing
      • 11:10 - Looking back on good moments
      • 12:35 - Using negative feelings and losing as motivators
      • 13:30 Mac's background for getting into coaching LoL
      • 14:10 - Working with Intz, doing analysis/scouting
      • 17:24 - Skillsets, improvement, and development as a coach along career
      • 21:50 Building out the MAD Lions roster
      • 25:25 - Scouting and free agency during the regular season
      • 26:50 - Other players that MAD Lions was scouting in 2020?
      • 28:15 - Talent in Europe
      • 29:55 - Skills vs. underlying qualities for development (nature/nurture)
      • 33:09 - Prioritizing individual skill vs. team fit
      • 35:49 - How much can play style and champion pool be taught?
      • 39:30 - Can certain play styles be taught/learned more easily?
      • 42:38 Expected growth vs. overachievement for MAD Lions
      • 43:54 - How explicitly does Mac set expectations for his players?
      • 46:20 - Goal setting and targets for 2021
      • 49:20 Mac's predictions for World Championships Finals
      • 50:30 - JDG's play style
      • 52:50 Questions from Patreon
      • Joshua Gutman: How did MAD Lions come together so quickly as a cohesive unit? When did you start to believe it was something real instead of just potential?
      • 55:11 Outro
        • 57 min
      • Ep. 2 - Robert "Dagda" Price, LPL colour caster, on LPL teams at the 2020 World Championships

        LPL colour caster Dagda joins the show to discuss LGD's performance in Play-Ins, the level of tournament favourites Top Esports and JD Gaming, and the play style and potential of 3rd seed Suning.

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        Show Notes

        • 0:00 Introduction
        • 1:43 LGD’s performance in Play-Ins
        • 4:33 - Thoughts on Peanut
        • 6:50 - Peanut’s level 3 plays
        • 8:13 - Langx playing selflessly
        • 10:18 - LGD’s Herald control
        • 12:28 - Play-ins dragon meta
        • 13:23 - LGD’s poor Herald usage
        • 15:08 - LGD team fight reliance and mid-game issues
        • 16:23 - LGD’s strategy and potential weaknesses for Group Stage
        • 19:54 Top Esports, JDG, and Damwon
        • 24:01 - Take on Damwon
        • 25:30 - Weaknesses of TES and JDG
        • 28:00 - TES’s drafting
        • 29:46 - Karsa’s jungling style
        • 34:30 - JDG and Kanavi’s jungling style
        • 36:58 - Yagao’s play style in the mid lane
        • 38:53 - Yagao vs. Showmaker
        • 40:14 Group A talk and Suning
        • 41:21 - Bot lane meta playing out for Suning
        • 46:13 - Suning’s early-game metrics
        • 48:48 Dagda fixes Tim’s Pick ‘Ems
        • 49:44 - Dagda’s take on Group A; why Suning is on top
        • 53:54 - Broxah’s limited champ pool
        • 54:50 - Dagda’s take on Group B
        • 57:30 - Dagda’s take on Group C
        • 59:55 - TSM’s potential approach to winning groups
        • 1:01:30 - Dagda’s take on Group D
        • 1:07:58 Questions from Patreon
        • 1:07:23 - Joshua Gutman: What data/visuals might improve the viewing experience?
        • 1:10:48 - Gus Lockhart: How much iG, FPX, or V5 have fared at Worlds?
        • 1:16:26 Outro
          • 1 hr 18 min
        • Ep. 1 - Gabriel "Invert" Zoltan-Johan on NA's chances at the 2020 World Championships

          Welcome to the new True Sight Podcast!

          Have feedback or guest/topic suggestions, or want to discuss the show with other listeners? Head to the Oracle's Elixir Discord server!

          Show Notes

          • 1:15 Invert's approach to working the offseason and free agency in an LCS team
          • 6:35 Overall expectations for the LCS teams at Worlds
          • 8:10 NA's slow play style and overprioritization of dragons
          • Episode of Run It that we reference
          • 9:55 TSM talk
          • 18:15 Is Spica the next great LCS Jungler?
          • 23:10 TSM's chances of reaching the Quarterfinals
          • 33:25 FlyQuest talk
          • 37:45 How can FLY reach Quarterfinals?
          • 42:30 Is FLY using Solo to his full capacity?
          • 47:45 Team Liquid talk
          • 49:45 Should we be worried about Team Liquid making it through the Play-In stage?
          • 52:15 How good is Tactical?
          • 56:50 Player development - how important is opportunity and coaching vs. a player's pre-existing ability?
          • 1:04:50 Q&A via Patreon
            • The FantasyKing: Will we see more top lane split push champions in the Worlds meta?
            Joshua Gutman: Why doesn't the LCS use more "cheese" plays or strategies?
            1 hr 16 min

          About The True Sight Podcast by Oracle's Elixir

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          In-depth analytical coverage of professional League of Legends and the rest of the esports world, from Tim "Magic" Sevenhuysen, founder of OraclesElixir.com.