Kain vs. Shintear (4/22/14)

Vs. Shintear

Things I could've done better
-misjudged distance on airtech catches as well as jumpout attempts
-still plays with a full hand most of the time
-doesn't respect certain moves well enough, leading to taking freedamage
-poor spellcard usage, leading to wasted cards and free damage for the opponent
-lacks an answer to some common responses to my blockstrings (backdash, BE out, press buttons)

Things I did well
-well-executed mixups led to a lot of damage

Things my opponent could improve on
-sometimes does random d.623, and then has no answer for the inevitable mashfest, leading to him taking free damage
-needs better combos
-used a 3card reversal as a panic reaction and lost the round
-reacts poorly to Meiling's d.22C (safe on block with a long startup, great for baiting out button presses)
-needs more drill usage in pressure and neutral
-some habits seem to be carrying over from his previous Reimu play (using j.2A in neutral, for example)
-should use d.623 and 66C for punishing midscreen bullets
-flounders a bit when attempting to use a.214 boomerang (may be more a fault of the card mechanics than the player)
-midscreen 66B usage should be limited severely

Things my opponent did well
-punished me for doing stupid stuff
-cancelled 66B into stuff relatively safe on block when he hit with it
-BE'd out of my common mixup strings (5AAA...stuff, for example)
-was able to execute a basic BnB combo