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True Sight Podcast Ep. 21 – Spawn on building TL Academy, CoreJJ’s influence, and “importing” Oceanic talent

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Jake “Spawn” Tiberi shares about the 2021 Oceanic influx, building the Team Liquid Academy roster, TLA’s impressive 7-2 regular season, CoreJJ’s influence on the team, and whether top Academy teams could compete with bottom LCS teams.

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Show Notes

  • 0:00 Intro
  • 0:50 Spawn’s transition from the OPL to TLA
  • 4:40 How strong are the Oceanic players that came to NA for 2021?
  • 8:15 Why did TLA sign Eyla and Haeri?
  • 13:50 What convinced Spawn to keep Jenkins and Armao for TLA?
  • 18:20 How do you decide whether to give a player “another shot” or find a new rookie?
  • 23:00 Is Jenkins a top 3 Top laner in Academy?2
  • 5:30 How good is Yeon?
  • 32:25 Did Spawn expect TLA to be tied for first?
  • 35:55 How much has CoreJJ helped the Academy team improve?
  • 40:05 Listener questions
  • 40:20 IamnottheNSA: What do you think of the influx of OCE players in both LCS and Academy? Was this merit to the number of signings, or were they a knee-jerk response to their residency status, with teams looking to find the next FBI, K1ng, or Lost?
  • 46:00 MagicalQaz: What does Spawn think can be done for teams that perform well in Academy? Because 9 games and you’re done is a bit silly.
  • 49:25 PapaSmithy: How big is the gap between the top 3 Academy teams and the bottom 4 LCS teams?
  • 52:20 Edward Greene: What is your favorite international game you’ve casted and why is it C9 vs Vitality at 2018 Worlds?
  • 54:30 Outro