Ep. 10 – GG management on their 2021 rebuild

The Golden Guardians are undergoing a complete overhaul and
rebuild with a focus on new talent. General Manager Danan Flander
and Assistant GM Jonathon McDaniel joined the show to explain
what a rebuild means


Discussion with Jon about NA Academy/amateur format
changes


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Show Notes


0:00 Intro

0:50 What is a "rebuild" and why are the Golden Guardians
rebuilding?

6:40 Were GG pursuing Licorice, and were they planning to
upgrade at Support?

9:05 Why did GG fully reset instead of retaining at least 1
or 2 of their existing players?

11:00 How is a rebuilding different in LCS compared to
traditional sports?

13:50 What does a rebuild achieve?

15:30 What's the relative value of retaining players vs.
selling them for a profit?

18:00 How long will the GG rebuild take?

20:20 Niles and Iconic

26:20 Newbie

30:05 Ablazeolive

33:55 Stixxay

40:25 Academy roster (Tally, RoseThorn, Yunbee, Prismal,
Chime)

44:15 How important is it for an Academy team to win?

46:50 Did the Academy/amateur format changes affect the way
GG built their Academy team?

48:35 Discussing GG's coaching staff, specifically Academy
Head Coach Kubz

56:15 What would "success" look like for GG in 2021?

59:05 Closing words

1:01:45 Telling Ablazeolive on his birthday that he was going
to be the LCS starter

1:02:50 Outro