For the end of the Spring split 2018....
#1-TL
#2-TSM
#3-100T
#4-EF
#5-CLG
#6-C9
#7-CG
#8-GG
#9-FQ
#10-OG

TL I predict will do best during the split as they already have synergy as well as veteran experience. They should crush many other
teams right out of the gate while the other teams without too much history struggle to find their synergy and playstyle. The
only initial concern is how Olleh or DoubleLift will mesh together, with Olleh being a roamer, and DL focusing on crushing lane.

TSM will likely have a rough start. Working with a brand new bot lane will be hard as well as transitioning shot calling and getting
used to the calls to Mithy is going to take probably the first half of the season. Come play-off time, I think they'll have their shit
together and likely be first place. Mike Yeung is also going to have growing pains, and I'm unsure of why he is so hyped/overrated.

100T is a gamble pick because on paper and judging by some of their most recent preformances (Ryu, Meteos coming off of bad splits/
and not seeming motivated) it can be easily overlooked. But with a monster carry potential in top lane with Ssumday, with excellent
shot calling and a solid bot lane, they have the potential to shake up a lot of teams. This teams X-factor is their coach, Pr0lly.
He's won 3 coach of the split awards and is the only coach to have been able to coach a semi-finalist at worlds as a western coach.
He hand picked Ryu as his first import, first spot, and he knows exactly what Ryu needs to excell as a mid, and what a team needs.
This is a coach-made roster, by one of the best coaches in the world, who has reeled in some huge names as a new org. The org itself
also feels fresh, so much so that even Aphromoo ended his 5 year tenure in CLG. A lot will have to be proven, but I think this team will
be extremely fluid and have such high synergy based off the mentality of the players and the org that they will surge into 3rd.

EF will be fourth but only because they should get off to a strong start being able to feed resources into Huni to carry games while
the newer teams have to work a bit harder to find the synergy to make their team and win conditions work. If however, they do not do well
at the beginning of the split this team will tilt off the face of the earth into 7th~8th place. Dardoch was able to get Fenix on the
team which is the only mid laner he has worked well with, and Huni has the capacity to carry games even at worlds.

CLG is a team I think can do very well and end up in any of the other above places. However, they may struggle at the beginning as they
will have lost their leader and shotcaller in Aphromoo. The team also does not have a specific 'star power' player that is clearly above
any of the other competition. Their top laner is great, but outclassed by Ssumday and Huni, and their mid is solid, but outclassed by
Jensen/Bjerg. Their bot lane is also solid, but outclassed by other bot lanes such as C9, TSM, TL. This is a team that is going to have
to synergize well to be able to pull off a win through SHOTCALLING, which is something they will have to find again after having their
primary shot caller leave. Reignover can also be an amazing jungler, but is coming off one of his worst splits yet. This is a team I
imagine struggles in the beginning for a short while then finds their stride. They will more likely get wins off of other teams weaknesses
moreso than their own strengths because they have solid laners in each lane.

C9 is a team that essentially got a downgrade in the off-season. They were 5th/6th in summer split and got to the play offs in 3rd.
Although they were the best preforming NA team at worlds, taking a look at their roster you cannot argue that this is a downgrade or at
best a side-grade. I actually believe Svenskeren and Jensen will have amazing synergy and smash mid lane with the only team being
able to withstand the pressure being TSM. Nearly every other mid lane combo will crumble from the immense pressure and aggression of
Jensen and Sven. C9 fits Sven's playstyle so perfectly compared to TSM. You have Smoothie who is an incredible shotcaller, a very solid
bot lane, and the most aggressive and hungry mids in the game. If there was ever a time for Sven to shine, it is here. So with all this,
why rate them so low at 6th? I think C9 easily has the potential to break into the top 3, and this is why it's hard to place teams this
season as the talent in NA is just so incredible this year. But when you are looking at the other rosters in teams, overall they developed
massive upgrades while Licorice has huge shoes to fill as a solid Top laner. C9 is not going to focus resources into top, as their play-
style is predominantly mid, and with 4/5 of the roster, there should be no reason why they do not pour everything into Jensen. You then have
to really ask yourself if Licorice being a rookie is going to be able to hold his own versus some of the world's best, with Huni and
Ssumday ready to cram the lane down your throat with the jungler making your life a living hell. Licorice does not need to smash lane, he
just needs to not feed and to be able to hold his own against such an overwhelming talent of NA tops this season. It will be very unlikely
for him to be able to match the level of Impact at least holding his own against the other top half of the League with Ssumday, Huni,
Flame, Darshan, Hauntzer and Impact. With all this being said, if Licorice can hold his own, there is almost no team in the league that can
hold up to the pressure of a Jensen/Sven combo of aggression in the mid-lane. They should struggle a lot most of the split.

CG, OG, GG and FQ are assembled in the order but not nearly as many juicy details behind them. CG could be a team that could break into the
top half of the league, but face similar issues as C9 with their top and overall have a worse team, aside from LirA who has incredible
macro play and shot-calling, being rated as the #1 Jungler in the spring split even on a last-place team.

Feel free to place your input guys if you care.