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| A must read for all 51 gaming divisions! | Posted by jame^s on 02/07/2010 |
When you have a small group of people on a team you'll always have:
A weak link (frag wise or smarts)
A lazy guy who never gets in the server
A guy with poor communication or a bad attitude
A guy with priorities that are more important to him than gaming (i.e. school, girl, job)
A guy who just wants to play for fun...none of this ultra serious stuff.
A guy who wont want to practice.
There is always going to be people to blame for losses. The reality of the situation is that there is no perfect team or teammate and the next guy you pick up to replace your "problem child" will just bring a new set of problems. If he doesn't then someone else will. The point is: SOMEONE WILL TAKE THE SPOT OF BEING THE TEAM DOUCHE BAG"
Oh leader of the gaming squad, you have TWO CHOICES:
1. play with your shitty frustrating friends who play this game for fun
or
2. Rotate new 3rd's, 4th's and 5th's into your lineup that might be better than your current guys but it is very stressful and it will take its toll on you. Those players will leave just as fast as you picked them up and you'll never keep a set five for more than a season. In the grand scheme of things I've played 8 years of competitive play and a season (3 months) used to seem like a long time but in reality it is just a blip on the radar.
Neither option looks great but the first one allows you to play with your friends. It won't be any less stressful out of game but if you can keep from doing ANY roster changes you will enjoy the game you play more than you could possibly imagine. WHY? Because you play your best when you don't have to think about what you're doing and that only happens when you've built chemistry with your team. The only problem is that you lose your pimp hand because you can't just cut someone when they don't show up or do what you want. You must learn a whole new set of leadership and motivational skills. Consider it practice for marriage because you'll have to apply the same give and take within your relationship.
I've pulled countless players from their clique's and tried to get them to play on our team for a long period of time but it rarely works. Team chemistry comes from being friends outside of the game you compete in.
Note to the douche bag of the team:
Chances are you don't visit the site because you're super cool. But, on the off chance that you read this, appreciate what you have and don't take your friends for granted.
A weak link (frag wise or smarts)
A lazy guy who never gets in the server
A guy with poor communication or a bad attitude
A guy with priorities that are more important to him than gaming (i.e. school, girl, job)
A guy who just wants to play for fun...none of this ultra serious stuff.
A guy who wont want to practice.
There is always going to be people to blame for losses. The reality of the situation is that there is no perfect team or teammate and the next guy you pick up to replace your "problem child" will just bring a new set of problems. If he doesn't then someone else will. The point is: SOMEONE WILL TAKE THE SPOT OF BEING THE TEAM DOUCHE BAG"
Oh leader of the gaming squad, you have TWO CHOICES:
1. play with your shitty frustrating friends who play this game for fun
or
2. Rotate new 3rd's, 4th's and 5th's into your lineup that might be better than your current guys but it is very stressful and it will take its toll on you. Those players will leave just as fast as you picked them up and you'll never keep a set five for more than a season. In the grand scheme of things I've played 8 years of competitive play and a season (3 months) used to seem like a long time but in reality it is just a blip on the radar.
Neither option looks great but the first one allows you to play with your friends. It won't be any less stressful out of game but if you can keep from doing ANY roster changes you will enjoy the game you play more than you could possibly imagine. WHY? Because you play your best when you don't have to think about what you're doing and that only happens when you've built chemistry with your team. The only problem is that you lose your pimp hand because you can't just cut someone when they don't show up or do what you want. You must learn a whole new set of leadership and motivational skills. Consider it practice for marriage because you'll have to apply the same give and take within your relationship.
I've pulled countless players from their clique's and tried to get them to play on our team for a long period of time but it rarely works. Team chemistry comes from being friends outside of the game you compete in.
Note to the douche bag of the team:
Chances are you don't visit the site because you're super cool. But, on the off chance that you read this, appreciate what you have and don't take your friends for granted.
