The True Sight Podcast by Oracle's Elixir

By Tim Sevenhuysen

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

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October 09, 2020Ep. 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.
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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
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57min
October 02, 2020Ep. 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
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1h 18min
September 22, 2020Ep. 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?
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1h 16min

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