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How long would the online era have to last for us to consider BIG one of the greats?

Online CS always comes with an asterisk, even when we have no LAN events to cheer about. Still, there has to be a tipping point where BIG’s continuous wins and deep runs would warrant an undisputed number one designation. Maybe a thousand event wins in a row would suffice? Asking the BIG questionAnother tournament, another win for tabseN and co., a comfortable run through a bracket in an event with mostly lesser opposition. It’s a testament to their growth spurt that they no longer feel like a good fit for

Can moses surpass YNk as the premiere analyst-to-coach?

Team Liquid’s revamp of their flagging squad continues with a high-profile coaching replacement, bringing in Jason "⁠moses⁠" O'Toole as a replacement for adreN shortly after their decision to remove nitr0 from the lineup. Is he the right person to lead Team Liquid forward, and can he do better than fellow ex-analyst YNk in this new role? As it turns out, the answer to this question mostly depends on how you see the role of coaches in CS:GO in the current environment.OK, I’m the coach. What’s next?Perhaps with the exception of

North is going south: how to chart a different course

The North project is one of the more interesting in recent CS:GO history. For those who don’t know, the Danish team was originally formed and funded using VC from a number of European sources, with the majority of the funding provided by FC Copenhagen, one of the top teams in the Danish Superliga, and traditionally one of Denmark’s best football sides.This created a lot of headlines and excitement about the prospect of two world-class teams in the country, and fans latched on the angle of ‘professional sports team invests into