Tim of Oracle's Elixir joins in for off-season rumors and data-driven discussions | HLL 148

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00:00:00 Intro / Welcome, Tim! + Rumors overview 00:24:23 redfactor3's take: as a 100T fan, I would rather they not even try to compete for Perkz 00:38:09 Wafflefoot's take: the new LCS format will either kill the bottom 2 teams of the LCS, or force them to take big risks on new players 00:53:58 WH Pieman's take: There will always be a tenth place team in the LCS, but it is not healthy for the league for any org (CLG) to stay in tenth place consistently. 01:07:52 Mahmoud returns to say: C9 Perkz would allow C9 to regain dominance in NA and internationally. 01:26:07 bluefrost asks Tim: do you think preseason and the changes to itemization have driven the search for data/stats-driven people like LS, and do you think analysts will have a much higher premium this offseason? 01:33:40 Cistara's take: ESPN letting go their esports journalists is a huge loss for not only ESPN for also the esports scene in general 01:45:46 whitetigress's take: If Perkz goes to C9, the LCS will turn into a two-team region like LEC, but with TL & C9. 01:53:25 Cap Ahab's take: League of Legends statistics will never be prescriptive enough so they make weak arguments and can push way more harmful narratives than helpful ones 02:03:15 Outro