Tha Monday Poll: Who is YOUR team of tha Year?
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plenty of voting, but no comments 
i still think dynasty.
the record speaks for itself, still the most successful team around and theyve brushed off the jibes about the Smart Parts move in the best way, by winning.
I'd love to vote for the Legion, as they have come on so much this year, but without playing NPPL they are still to conquer the 7 man game, whereas Dynasty have been able to kick butt in 5 and 7 man
We'll have to wait and see what this season has in store.
i still think dynasty.
the record speaks for itself, still the most successful team around and theyve brushed off the jibes about the Smart Parts move in the best way, by winning.
I'd love to vote for the Legion, as they have come on so much this year, but without playing NPPL they are still to conquer the 7 man game, whereas Dynasty have been able to kick butt in 5 and 7 man
We'll have to wait and see what this season has in store.
Maybe so McD, but.........
......... XSV started from nowhere and look what they did this season! I don't think team of the season necessarily means the team that won most. For me, it's the team that made the biggest strides; the team that improved most.
That's gotta be between XSV and Russian Legion, but I plump for XSV because I feel their resources have been much less than RL.
However, every team on the list is a real contender - no doubtr about it.
Dougal
......... XSV started from nowhere and look what they did this season! I don't think team of the season necessarily means the team that won most. For me, it's the team that made the biggest strides; the team that improved most.
That's gotta be between XSV and Russian Legion, but I plump for XSV because I feel their resources have been much less than RL.
However, every team on the list is a real contender - no doubtr about it.
Dougal
My vote goes for the Legion, for much the same reason as dougal.
They are the most improved team. They realised that this is a sport and should be approached as a sport, not a game. I accept that they most probably where able to strive more due to the amazing financial backing. But is that good enough reason to say they maybe shouldn't deserve it? They just did it on a bigger scale than Doc's Raider's I guess? (only going from info in PGI)
They are the most improved team. They realised that this is a sport and should be approached as a sport, not a game. I accept that they most probably where able to strive more due to the amazing financial backing. But is that good enough reason to say they maybe shouldn't deserve it? They just did it on a bigger scale than Doc's Raider's I guess? (only going from info in PGI)
Maybe so McD, but.........
And they came out for a few beers on sun nite in malaga,were friendly and approachable as well as top p.ballers,there,s nowt worse than some of these so called 'pro' teams who act a little less than proffesional and are as approachable as a rabid pit bull!.some of the lesser p.ballers look up to these guys and would aspire to become like them if they were a bit friendlier,know its a bit off thread but thats why XSV get my vote,its the whole package,top team,friendly and next year they,l be even betta!...sorry 4 moaning...Frenchie...Originally posted by Dougal
......... XSV started from nowhere and look what they did this season! I don't think team of the season necessarily means the team that won most. For me, it's the team that made the biggest strides; the team that improved most.
That's gotta be between XSV and Russian Legion, but I plump for XSV because I feel their resources have been much less than RL.
However, every team on the list is a real contender - no doubtr about it.
Dougal
How predictable... Russian Legion does well when Europeans are polled. It is like the "great white hope". RL is a great team, but my vote goes to the team that broke down the barriers between the NXL and everyone else: Infamous.
The big problem in professional paintball for 2003 and the first half of this year was that no one could credibly say that they were beating the top team out and standing on top of the pile. The split between NXL and NPPL left the majority of pros playing one another, with no audience and no video coverage. The few top pros who played in the NPPL were playing to enormous audiences and had full video coverage, but they lacked the competition to make their wins mean as much.
Infamous broke down those barriers, imposed by the NXL, which kept the competition between all the top teams from being part of everyone else's world. They did it without assurance that they wouldn't jeopardize their team or their chances for TV exposure. They had faith in their ability to succeed on the merits of their play, and they were proven right. They opened the way for NXL teams to compete in the Super 7 events, and the chance they took required moral courage. Maybe they wouldn't see it that way, but that is my take.
The Russian Legion is impressive, shows the future, I hope, but is mostly due to one man's vision and money. This poll is about team of the year, not solitary revolutionary of the year. Sergei might well deserve that title, though money got it as much as genius.*
* Any goofy phrasing is due to an evening celebrating a friend's birthday out on the town, but should not detract from the conviction I hold that Infamous is team of the year.
The big problem in professional paintball for 2003 and the first half of this year was that no one could credibly say that they were beating the top team out and standing on top of the pile. The split between NXL and NPPL left the majority of pros playing one another, with no audience and no video coverage. The few top pros who played in the NPPL were playing to enormous audiences and had full video coverage, but they lacked the competition to make their wins mean as much.
Infamous broke down those barriers, imposed by the NXL, which kept the competition between all the top teams from being part of everyone else's world. They did it without assurance that they wouldn't jeopardize their team or their chances for TV exposure. They had faith in their ability to succeed on the merits of their play, and they were proven right. They opened the way for NXL teams to compete in the Super 7 events, and the chance they took required moral courage. Maybe they wouldn't see it that way, but that is my take.
The Russian Legion is impressive, shows the future, I hope, but is mostly due to one man's vision and money. This poll is about team of the year, not solitary revolutionary of the year. Sergei might well deserve that title, though money got it as much as genius.*
* Any goofy phrasing is due to an evening celebrating a friend's birthday out on the town, but should not detract from the conviction I hold that Infamous is team of the year.