Ep. 20 – DIG Coach Jimmy Harrison: "I think Dardoch is really misunderstood"

Jimmy Harrison, the division coach for Dignitas, shares about the
Dignitas roster and goals, Dardoch's champion pool, and
developing the team's young talent.


Follow Jimmy at twitter.com/jimmyharrison
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Show Notes


0:00 Intro

0:20 Jimmy's role and background

3:30 How was the Dignitas roster built?

9:10 Did COVID influence the team's budget partway through
the offseason?

10:15 What are the goals and identity of the Dignitas roster?

13:20 What are FakeGod's strength and play style?

17:30 What stood about Soligo compared to other Academy Mids?

21:30 Why did DIG choose to promote Neo instead of finding
someone else on the market?

29:00 How does the DIG coaching staff help the players deal
with losses?

31:10 How does Jimmy balance mistake identification and
positive reinforcement?

33:40 What is DIG's competitive ceiling in 2021?

36:35 Selling players for profit and making DIG a place
players want to play

42:35 What is the role of Academy for the DIG org?

44:40 IamnottheNSA: "How is the coaching staff managing
Dardoch's unique pick every game?"

48:20 Why should fans cheer for DIG?

49:45 Outro