Talking Counter: Episode 71

The glorious return of SPUNJ as he joins the boys in Talking Counter
00:00 Intro, CHADS BACK
12:00 What's been happening? bo5's, event schedules, online vs lan
30:00 legacy orgs strugglin
37:40 heroic saga
50:22 dexter out. aussie cs
55:50 g2 & niko & jks
1:03:44 CLOUD9 AND BOOMBL4 AND SHIRO OH MY
1:08:00 looking at the rest of the year
1:16:30 ZYWOO HAS AN EGO
1:33:00 GLAIVE JOINS ENCE

[@OldMayt]

what they did to jks is criminal. how can you just ghost him when he asks questions, just be outright and like spunj said tell them that G2 are possibly replacing him

[@hurrdurr78]

Fault of the management do, not the players :(. Still fucked up

[@polsefanten]

g2 just seems to be such a trashy org when it comes to player management. if what spunj is saying about them ghosting jks for weeks is true then that's absolutely pathetic; it's like how a clique in middleschool would do it when they want to get rid of one of the group. unbelieveable that grown adults with high paying jobs can act like that.

[@furious5508]

@@polsefanten 😢

[@laserlord_]

For the ones looking for Spunj exposing G2: 58:40

[@oleageoun1798]

Exposing lmao. Can't even make transfers anymore this days without a fanboy caster coming after you. He isn't getting into any top team now either, bye bye Justin 'Mid' Savage

[@V0ldie]

@@oleageoun1798 So you think it is ok for an team manager to be ghosting one of the players when he is trying to figure out when he will back to train with the team. It's not about the transfer but having ZERO respect to someone who played in the team for well over a year and not telling him about him being benched

[@TheHalfGlassFullGuy]

@@V0ldie Don't even bother responding to people like that, they live a hollow life.

[@Kain3r]

I missed spunj ranting about people on twitter 20 minutes in and calling them c*nts so bad haha

[@iamgroot3615]

-JKS +Nexa is one of the worst roster decisions I’ve seen in quite a while. What G2 did to JKS is so unprofessional and just pathetic honestly. Also seems obvious that Hooxi is on his way out as well. It’s just the Niko effect.

[@kil1337]

G2 does balkan connection team

[@Frogesh]

even if it's the GREATEST roster move of all time like they bring in zywoo or ropz its still a HORRIBLE thing to do to such a player. disgusting organization

[@maw9153]

Finally Chad Baggington is back, we've missed you SPUNJ

[@usrname1y]

You know he's become Mr Baggington when he can have a vacation without an end in sight 😂

[@thanglongsongnganhchungkhoan]

Karma will come soon #rightforjks

[@CoreRedRS]

chaddy B back right when hes needed

[@nadesun7075]

Spunj goat

[@carstenown]

14:40 Why not run the Womens (Impact league) final on sunday on the mainstage instead of the showmatch

[@tech4172]

Jks needs to toss that manager in the trash and not give scrubs like that a 2nd chance

[@jadenjaden1151]

HEYYY

[@NhanTran-gh9dk]

It mean, G2 never want jks and hooxi in the first place, they just a replacement but unfortunately they really good

[@patricklloyd1261]

this episodwe is wild bro lmao💀💀chad leaking a bunch of could have been rosters, ynk calling people bitchy cunts right left and centre and boy am i here for it

[@mathewclancey62]

49:00 at least when you start at the bottom there’s only one way to go

[@8roma8]

U could make another official match to dispute 3rd place

[@Kyrrua_]

With MR12 all finals shiyod be bo5. May not be the best but easiest solution so far

[@maw9153]

I don't entirely agree, I think majors and katowice/cologne should be bo5 finals, but not all the terrible blast "finals" and such.

[@DocYAYAYA]

Nexa abandoned ship the first time and now they want to bring him back 😂 JKS is a much better player than Nexa

[@Ozymandatory]

It's unbelievable that Astralis is picking Staehr (who played poorly in star positions) over Buzz (who had a few lights out performances in the anchor positions Staehr will be moving to)

[@space9693]

also amazing to see after staehr attitude with clip of him crumpling his notes in frustration

[@thedippaeffect]

shoutout to the finasteride squad in chat

[@bob2000and10]

Reminder that if Finasteride stops working as effectively theres a more powerful version called Dutasteride you can switch to.

[@thedippaeffect]

@@bob2000and10 also good if you never want to sleep again 😂

[@bob2000and10]

@@thedippaeffect better than being bald.

[@heathaen]

You guys want some new graphics? I can make you some for free I love the podcast c: !

[@44r0n-9]

Having an ego would not make him a better player, but it would make him a less likable player. I never understood this, he doesn't have to be like s1mple.

[@mariushager9983]

Sometimes its in the hands of the star player to pull the team forward. Having an ego doesnt mean being a cunt. S1mple is just toxic

[@caesarsco]

People aren't wanting him to develop an ego in terms of toxicity, or thinking he's the dog's bollocks. People want ZywOo to develop an ego in the sense of demanding more from his teammates. Increasing his own confidence to take aggressive duels, because he IS the best, and he needs to learn to KNOW he's the best. Develop that type of "fuck this, I'm winning this round" ego. Being dropped that Hero AK, being dropped the Hero AWP, etc. He can still do all that WHILE being the loveable, happy, smiley ZywOo that we appreciate him for.

[@Lucid34]

@@caesarsco Exactly it’s not an ego as in ‘full of himself’ it’s an ego as in ‘knowing what he’s worth.’ Like when simple was at his peak in 2018, 2021 or whatever even though he was full of himself he could get away with it, but when he was like that in like 2016 or now currently he is not good enough to get away with it, so he’s just a cunt

[@AstroSully]

Having an Ego is good when it's not overwhelming. ZywOo should ask more from his teammates. He should think and believe that he's the best player on the server. That doesn't mean he's be toxic and act like he's the only reason they win. It's showing passion and saying to his team "I can't do this without you guys and I need more from you guys" when they're slacking. Also demanding more from himself when he isn't delivering.

[@mariushager9983]

@@AstroSully if you believe that he doesnt think he is the best youre delusional.

[@tech4172]

Whats up with this audio only crap? You said alot more vid casts yet you guys have only done like 3 since then and that was atleast 6 months ago

[@Spetsnazty]

Sorry I was there to film and simple poured gyro sauce into my film cassettes.

[@TalkingCounter]

We've done 17 video episodes in the past 6 months. Video episodes we do when we are in person, with players and guests. We are working on ways to add a video element to these audio only episodes that doesn't involve three talking heads in webcam boxes.

[@michaelkieburtz3847]

So rude jfc

[@stefancristian6128]

we love seeing your heads talk tho

[@fen0m]

Man if I was a creator and read this type of entitled shit I would feel pretty deflated.

[@oleageoun1798]

Spunj is such a huge jks bootlicker. I get it he's the only decent AU player but you don't have to badmouth other people to prop up your boy. He was a 1.05 rated player, he's not fit for a championship winning team, get that through your fanboy head

[@phucs1002]

first "he was a 1.05 rated player" +He was given all the difficult positions to play in game (solo defend 1 side) , they let him do hard stuff so that 1.05 is not that bad stat. Second "he's not fit for a championship winning" +When jks and hooxi joined G2, they won blast premier world final. But before their joining, the highest place G2 could reach is just 2nd in PGL Stockholm(when nexa still in team) and IEM Katowice. The contribution of jks in G2 is undoubtable, but G2 is just an ungrateful team.

[@ekaterina_sergeeva]

Spunj literally said that he was fine with g2 benching jks and even criticized him for not taking enough initiative. The only thing he was furious about is the attitude towards Justin. Ghosting a player is just wild and absolutely unprofessional.

[@ChadBurchillSPUNJ]

Tell me you didn't listen to the episode without telling me you didn't listen to the episode. What the fuck is wrong with your parrots?!

[@brocksinclair66]

yeah 1.05 rating playing the worst position imagined able while hunter sits on 1.08 on easy street

[@NizziNine]

"he's not fit for a championship winning team" didn't G2 win Blast World Finals, IEM Katowice and IEM Cologne with jks in the lineup? If I remember correctly he was the DHL MVP in Katowice as well