Will Felps be MIBR’s Fifth Player?
Rumors and reports have been circulating about the state of MIBR’s roster and their ongoing hunt for a fifth to replace tarik. Last week I wrote about some potential fifths I had seen floating around the internet (https://www.csgobetting.net/blog/what-does-the-taco-trade-mean-for-mibr/), although it seems none of those players are currently in the cards. There has been some news since my last piece, so I wanted to give an update about the state of their search.
KNG
It appears KNG was the number one target for MIBR but was vetoed by their CEO Noah Winston. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, seeing as how KNG torpedoed the previous Immortals team through his Twitter, by calling noted Counter Strike analyst Thorin a homosexual and threatening violence against FNS during Dreamhack Montreal.
I think that KNG would have been an interesting fit on this roster, and it’s a shame that he isn’t going to get a shot at tier one competition, but this isn’t terribly surprising.
kscerato
MIBR was interested in kscerato due to his playstyle being complimentary to the rest of their roster, as well as his lack of inexperience. It can be helpful to have a younger, hungrier player on a roster like MIBR’s, someone who can add a little fire to the rest of the team. Unfortunately, kscerato’s buyout was set at $200,000, which obviously makes this move a no-go.
Felps
It looks as though Felps is the most likely fifth for MIBR. In case you’ve forgotten, Felps played with this core for the majority of 2017, winning a fair few tournaments. Ultimately, he was removed from the roster and replaced with Boltz, due to the team’s underperformance at several tournaments, culminating at their 3rd-4th finish at the ELEAGUE Boston Major.
It appears the MIBR guys think Felps has evolved as a player. He has been IGLing for INTZ for the past couple months and has seemingly added new dimensions to his game. It almost feels as though he has been sent down to the minors for a couple months to develop further before being called back up to the big leagues, like in the MLB.
If Felps has really made big changes to his game, this version of MIBR might look very different from this same lineup last year. I can only guess as to what Felps’ role will be in MIBR, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it ends up being more passive than it was on the SK lineup. A change in dynamics might have been all that was needed to revitalize their 2017 lineup, and that may be what they are trying to do with this iteration.
Adding another playmaker is almost never a bad thing, if they can still fit within the roster. Having Felps as a tertiary playmaker would be a big deal for this MIBR lineup, especially if he can enable players like Cold and FalleN when he isn’t stepping up for big rounds. Felps could end up being MIBR’s Xyp9x or Magisk, which would help elevate this lineup even further.
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