In an effort to spice up the Fantasy League, here's my analysis which is meant to help spur discussion & trash talking. Maybe this becomes a weekly thing, time permitting of course.
These are my Power Rankings after Week 1.
Disclaimer: Lots of roster moves have already occurred which this analysis doesn't account for.
8:TSM Greenmoon (Sebur), 175.95:
With the least amount of points in week 1, it seems reasonable to be placed at the bottom in these rankings. And even though this team scored the least, the roster was bolstered by UOL having an easy schedule. I expect this team to have much worse weeks unless some changes are made.
UOL put up great numbers in week 1 but they also had the easiest schedule (SPY/GIANTS). I can't see them doing this every week. H2K look to be a very strong team so RYU is a good pickup and should keep this team afloat. OG did poorly this week but if they get their act together we should see ZVEN getting tons of points too.
Big questions surround TSM and Smoothie. TSM notoriously gets their shit together, so I expect Svenskeren and Team TSM to help out here, but Jungle/Team are the least scoring positions in Fantasy, so without help elsewhere, this team could flounder. TSM have Immortals week 2 which might mean more low scores.
Smoothie was subbed out in Game 2 for Liquid. All Liquid players are a huge risk. It would be wise to pickup a new Support that is expected to play both games every week.
Conclusion: Very little star power outside Ryu and Zven. If UOL can keep performing this team might be able to rise.
7:Frown Town (Dejekt), 208.59:
Scored the 3rd highest points in week 1, so putting him 7th might seem like a shock. Frown Town's roster looks balanced but there are questions. Fenix and Forg1vengre are the clear carries for this team.
Most of the other players scored under 15 points each. Team Immortals scored 37 points which is largely from that lopsided victory over TIP, but they might be able to keep it going. Most Team points are scored from Turrets (+1 each) and Immortals destroyed 21 turrets in 2 games. If they keep winning, this could be a consistent stat. Longer games also contribute to higher scores as it means more points from Dragons and Barons. It's probably safe to assume Immortals will score 30+ a week.
Having Liquid players is a huge risk as they sport a 10 man roster and you might be stuck with a 0 if you play someone at the wrong time. Fenix and IWD are probably very safe to keep playing, but they are still a very volatile team. Soaz is a strong player but he never puts up huge numbers historically. He's a support top in most cases. The real standout this week is KonKwon who scored 37 points as Support. This is the 2nd highest of all Supports in Week 1. It's safe to assume this won't be maintained. NRG benefited from a weaker schedule (DIG/REN). Overall NRG seem very solid but a Support player just can't maintain 30+ every week.
Conclusion: If Fenix & Forg1vengre don't put up huge numbers every week, this team will fail to get wins.
6:LiftLift's Trash (Enzie5), 184.99:
This team under performed week 1 but the potential is there. With the 7th most points scored, ranking this team 6th might be a slightly better than they deserve.
The obvious star players here are Huni and Altec. G2 looks like a very strong team, so Perkz/Team G2 could be a huge pickup here. Jungle & Support are about average. If we can get some big performances out of these 2 positions then this team should see a lot of wins.
The biggest weakness on this team is Sencux from team Splyce, and having players from a lot of new teams. It will take time for these teams to gel.
Conclusion: G2 is a big question mark and with one really weak slot I expect this team to be very volatile. With some small adjustments this team could easily get to the top of the standings.
5
iana's Lunar Rebels (Ravishing), 195.78:
With the 5th most points scored, this team is currently sitting in the middle lane. This team has many huge stars, but very few are on front-runner teams, which is the biggest weakness. Team UOL bolstered week 1 points by scoring 41, the most of any LCS team in week 1. Without that performance we're looking at a bottom of the barrel point total. In addition, Mithy under performed by a large margin.
To get wins this team is hoping for FOX and OG to put up some nice performances. Keith & Froggen are the carries for FOX, so as long as they can hold their own, we should see some consistent point tallies from those players. OG is a great team that just didn't perform week 1. If they can do what is expected then POE and Mithy should contribute handsomely. Outside of that, Hauntzer and Rush are each the top of their class for their positions, so there should be consistency there as well.
Team UOL is likely the main weakness here, as well as Rush if C9 falls into a slump similar to last season. Overall this roster is full of top-tier players, but are on teams that have struggled week 1.
Conclusion: Could easily be a top 3 Fantasy team due to star power alone..
4:ZTEAM (Infurio), 208.04:
Fourth most points scored this week puts ZTEAM right in the middle, but there are some huge question marks here. With only 3 teams representing, there will be a ton of volatility. Two Players from CLG, Three from Fnatic, Two from C9. Each of these teams can go from great to terrible at any given week. CLG beat TSM but then lost to DIG. Fnatic beat Origen then lost to Vitality, and C9 just can't compete without Hai.
However, of the 3 representing teams, ZTEAM does seem to have stand out players from each. Darshan should consistently dominate the Top Lane. Spirit, Febiven and Rekkles will keep Fnatic afloat and Sneaky is always consistent. The biggest weakness would be Team Cloud9 which might score less than average if Hai doesn't stay on as Support.
Conclusion: Tons of carry potential at every position, even if someone fails, another player should do well enough to help pull out wins.
3:Gilg Picks Eurasians (Graiban), 189.64:
With the 6th most points scored, I'm taking a big risk here placing this team 3rd. I just don't see these players under performing too often. Starting with the weakest slot: Team Origen. Only scored 7 points week 1. It's gotta be a fluke unless they turn out to really be that bad after swapping their mid laner. If Team Origen scored the average 20 points, this team would be sitting at 4th in points for week 1.
Moon was the next weakest slot, which is concerning since NRG is only one of two teams in NA to go undefeated. It's worrying if your jungler only nets 14 points with 2 wins, but it's only week 1, so might not want to jump the gun yet. Still, I would consider looking for alternate junglers just in case it becomes a trend.
Outside Jungler/Team, this is a stacked team that should rake in points. Jensen/GBM/DLift/Gamsu are all tops for their positions who can consistently score big. This week 1 loss is a huge upset and Frown Town should be happy to get away with this. There were 4 available Teams that would have given Gilg's team the win: NRG/G2/CLG/Roccat, and they would have also put this team in the top 3 for points scored.
Conclusion: Origen's performance is hopefully a fluke, but if not, correcting the issue here will be very easy. See how Week 2 goes, or make the change now, it probably won't matter either way as this team is full of carries that can't help but accrue tons of points.
2:Sid's Spectaculars (Sidian), 232.49:
This team had the 2nd most points scored which earns him this spot in the rankings, for now. There are some weaknesses for sure but with Bjergsen and Piglet, the carry potential is here.
Even with 2 losses, Piglet still managed to rake in nearly 59 points. Even if Piglet only scored 20 points, which would be woefully below average for an ADC, this team would STILL be #2 in points accrued for week 1. So even though there's a huge number here, it didn't make much of a difference.
H2K has consistently been a strong EU team and I see a lot of strength there, and with Adrian being on possibly the best team in NA, he should consistently provide above average tallies every week.
The primary weaknesses here will be Jungler and Flex. Currently held by Airwaks and Nukeduck. These players might have great weeks but it shouldn't be counted on. Even with these weaknesses, there's a ton of star power and carry potential from every other position.
Conclusion: Losses will come easy if H2K performs poorly, and it'll probably be worth looking for a different Jungler/Flex, but as long as H2K does well, this team should never lose.
1:Bandwagoneers (Mario Speedwagon), 242.10:
And in first place for Week 1 would be the team that scored the most points, the Bandwagoneers. This team is disgusting. Immortals are insane and Yellowstar is the best in his class. Some weakness here at Flex/Team/Top but it's not much of a weakness.
Balls is solid but might prove less desirable on a struggling C9 team. Vitality is unproven as of yet, but did well enough to stick with them. Steelback (Flex) had an easy schedule being on UOL and might not see the same success in future weeks, but too early to ditch him just yet.
Even with those concerns, Immortals is likely to place top 1 or 2 in NA and should carry this team week after week. The biggest weakness will be relying on Immortals to do well. This team will see easy losses if they start to struggle. Until we see signs of cracking, I'll continue to place this team at the top.
Conclusion: This team lives or dies with Immortals. If they win the split, this team should also win.
