Originally posted by duffistuta
2. Again, I am unsure of that - Legacy, Miami Effect, NYX? Are they worthy of a place in the NPPL 18? Now it looks like Strange's squad is likely to be split between Strange and Doc's, would both those squads make the cut? And what if the Russians and Trauma, for argument's sake, buy a slot in The 18? Who has the best league then?
3. But that wasn't a choice between 7-Man and XBall was it? Also, there was a degree of emperor's new clothes there, and as the Euros found out wanting to play XBall does not equate to affording to play XBall.
6. I think that is true to a degree, but field design can mitigate that. One could also argue that XBall creates robots and that true ballers want the ability to freestyle and to use their brains and that 7-Man facilitates that to a greater degree.
A--I am not pro one format or ther other, or one league or the other, my concern is what is best for Paintball as a whole, because what is best for Paintball as a whole is what is best for PGi. Reunification would have suited me perfectly, but given that's not happening next year any attempt at strong-arming the NPPL out of existence is a very bad thing for Paintball in my opinion.
B--I am looking forward to seeing the website and the nature of the commmittees. I notice there is a media one...Cow, you may have to nominate me so I can get on the inside.
C--And I agree totally - all I was suggesting is that it might be on a 3,7 rather than a pair of kings.
2--The critical factor here is that the NXL and Open don't split the Pro ranks anymore. For every so-called marginal team NXL team there are equally ill-thought of teams in The 18. What is relevant is that the NPPL and The 18 have had things all their way until now (promotion, publicity, media, etc.) so we have yet to see what the general response will be but, biased as I likely am, I expect Xball to step up big particularly as the vids hit the street and all the PSP conversation centers around one league, one competition with the majority of the acknowledged best teams in Pball playing even if some of the rest aren't.
3--yes, it was because 7-man was on offer. Just in the other league. Lots of team made a choice.
6--but interestingly enough 7-man has, for the last two or three years, been making a conscience effort to accelerate the game and force style of play based on field design and yet it was still possible for Miami Pro to turn into a camp-fest. Meanwhile, Xball design creativity has been virtually non-existent with some layouts "actively" slowing the game pace down yet for the most part the game remains fast and furious. Design aside the different natures of the formats will always influence how they are played as does what constitutes winning.
If you read Bob's interview in 201 (?) he claimed to be the only coach actively directing his players on the field--and that is fairly accurate. The claim of being nothing but robots is over-stated. Every skill that applies to one applies to the other but they are sometimes realized differently.
A--Duffmeister, are you essentially saying that one league that includes the PP side of the equation is superior in your estimation to one that doesn't? 'Cus otherwise the result would be the same, wouldn't it? One league. (Which, after a fashion, is what Pete seems to be arguing--that he'll take one unified league any way he can get it.) And why exactly is one league, of whatever make-up, better for Paintball than 2 or 3? And if the NPPL ends up in the APF and continues to promote 7-man is that a bad thing?
B--It's a bit chilly here in Florida but no reports yet of dipping temps in hell.
C--perhaps but if you don't risk the chips you don't get to find out and the price has just gone up. Which, you may have noticed, was my point all along.
