11-19-2019, 11:10 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-19-2019, 11:40 PM by speculadora.)
1) Sit-Down with a Fan:
Interview with ValorX77
2) Sit-Down with a Star:
I interviewed @ValorX77
Obviously it was an unexpected loss in the Ultimus for Yellowknife. You initially mentioned retirement and/or demanding a trade. What was it that made you feel like you needed a new start?
Trades
I'm not sure if this is exactly in line with the rules of this task, but I wanted to re-examine the Sunnycursed trade that we made before the prior deadline. Obviously Sunnycursed re-signed with Baltimore and had a great season for them, helping the Hawks lock up the two-seed in the NSFC. On the flip-side of the deal, we received Baltimore's first round pick in the S18 draft, and were able to grab Korrin Abernathy in that spot. Hugely important there was actually the fact that we beat the Hawks in the Ultimus, as our pick swap with Austin slotted them just behind us. We knew Austin was after Abernathy, so that win and the trade secured a player for us who has obviously been huge, already working as my co-gm. He also became a steady presence for us at the cornerback position late in the season, giving our defense a little more flexibility. He's only going to continue to get better, too. So that deal really - thanks to a whole lot of luck - was absolutely massive for us. Somehow we found our way to an Ultimus win afterward, got a great player in the draft, and then he helped us to repeat this season. Couldn't be happier with how that played out.
Unsung Hero
Interview with ValorX77
2) Sit-Down with a Star:
I interviewed @ValorX77
Obviously it was an unexpected loss in the Ultimus for Yellowknife. You initially mentioned retirement and/or demanding a trade. What was it that made you feel like you needed a new start?
Quote:The reason I requested a trade from Yellowknife is that the team’s culture did not match my style, because I’m more of a conservative feel on the league, but I can’t seem to define the Wraiths as a liberal feel, because they seem to be a little passive, but in the end, I just was sick and tired of the playoff failure.Initially you had a pretty adverse reaction to being traded to Chicago. Why was that, and what changed your mind?
Quote:The reason I started the hold out was because I was confused on where I was, because I was shocked of the trade and I originally thought I was betrayed by my former team, my mind changed when I was hired as the co-gm of Chicago.What are you most excited about transitioning to Chicago?
Quote:I’m looking forward to the transformation of the locker room, it’s currently dead besides low quality memes and weeb stuff, in which is a bad look for us as a franchise and as a Co-gm.Do you feel like Chicago is facing something of a rebuild after failing to make the playoffs last season or do you believe you guys can right the ship this season?
Quote:The current state of Chicago is literally a crossroads, we have a base side of the roster we’re gonna use, but we need the activity of some of new people in this draft class or whoever we acquire by trades or in free agency to open up their ideas for a better experience, and make this more of a team effort and make the locker room great.
Trades
I'm not sure if this is exactly in line with the rules of this task, but I wanted to re-examine the Sunnycursed trade that we made before the prior deadline. Obviously Sunnycursed re-signed with Baltimore and had a great season for them, helping the Hawks lock up the two-seed in the NSFC. On the flip-side of the deal, we received Baltimore's first round pick in the S18 draft, and were able to grab Korrin Abernathy in that spot. Hugely important there was actually the fact that we beat the Hawks in the Ultimus, as our pick swap with Austin slotted them just behind us. We knew Austin was after Abernathy, so that win and the trade secured a player for us who has obviously been huge, already working as my co-gm. He also became a steady presence for us at the cornerback position late in the season, giving our defense a little more flexibility. He's only going to continue to get better, too. So that deal really - thanks to a whole lot of luck - was absolutely massive for us. Somehow we found our way to an Ultimus win afterward, got a great player in the draft, and then he helped us to repeat this season. Couldn't be happier with how that played out.
Unsung Hero