Update: Valve has responded to requests to clarify the reasoning behind its new rules regarding coaching. From the post: [W]e intend the Majors and Minors to be events that can be won by any team of 5 players that demonstrate excellence in all skills of CS and this adjustment is intended to ensure that this remains true.Original story continues below.On Wednesday, Valve announced that coaches would no longer have communication with their teams inside the rounds and are now limited to calling during warm-up, halftime or pauses.?From Valves point of view, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is a 5-on-5 game, with no sixth man.Multiple teams, however, put resources into building around a coachs in-game leadership, thus freeing up a player on the server to increase performance. Valves announcement, reported by?HLTV.org, runs counter to that strategy.This change was neither needed nor wanted. From a fans perspective, the only thing we want to see is the best CS:GO possible. With a coach who can call in-game, the potential of the players inside the server is maximized. From a players perspective, teams can more easily discern what went wrong in a game or round with a coachs help.Perhaps the bigger question is, who stands to benefit from this?No one, except teams that have great in-game leaders who also double as competent players. Teams like Godsent, SK and Immortals. As for everyone else, it is a loss, with the biggest losers being Natus Vincere, Team Liquid, Ninjas in Pyjamas and Fnatic. It is even worse for teams that have contracted coaches for in-game leading with the assumption that it would be allowed going forward.And what about the fans?They lose out because they dont get to watch the best CS:GO possible. Teams like NaVi, Team Liquid and NiP have had their successes in large part due to the in-game leadership of their coaches. There has never been an outcry about coaches being an unfair advantage because any team could get a coach.And what about the players?Beyond just easing players responsibilities, coaches also had the role of scout, analyst and emotional control. The biggest example of this was Sergey starix Ishchuk, coach for NaVi, and widely considered the best CS:GO coach in the world. He led his team in the server and helped mentor young, emotional superstars like Egor flamie Vasilyev. With the addition of Oleksandr s1mple Kostyliev, starixs presence was a necessity for this team to work. With the new rule, this team could very well implode since it doesnt have a player on the roster who has taken up leadership before.The only beneficiary here is Valve. And what exactly does this change do again? It provides satisfaction to the developer by enforcing a vision of the game that players, casters, analysts, coaches, fans and the community dont agree with. In exchange, theyll ruin teams that have been built around coaches calling plays in-game. This change is so bad, it supersedes the implementation of the R8 revolver as the worst update in recent memory.Jordan Yamamoto Jersey . Louis Cardinals. Victorino is batting sixth and playing right field after missing two games because of back tightness. Brian Anderson Jersey . Goals from Jerome Boateng, Franck Ribery and Thomas Mueller extended Bayerns unbeaten run to a record 37 matches. "This record is incredible," Bayern coach Pep Guardiola said. https://www.cheapmarlinsjerseys.us/531r-donn-pall-jersey-marlins.html . The Browns coaching search remains incomplete. Rick Helling Jersey .Y. -- Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo had little trouble picking up his first shutout of the season against a Buffalo Sabres team thats having trouble scoring goals. Antonio Alfonseca Jersey . Here are his mid-season NBA awards. MVP: (KEVIN DURANT-Thunder) - Has been sensational this season and more importantly, the most consistent player in the league. Considering that his team has been without star guard Russell Westbrook and with the free agent departure of sharpshooter Kevin Martin, hes had to carry the majority of the load to not only keep his team afloat but more importantly, at an elite level.HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Rasheem Watts scored 19 points and Tim Rowe added another 17 off the bench as Southern Mississippi kept Alabama A&M winless through four games with a 63-55 win Monday night.Kevin Hollands jumper with 1:26 left gave the Golden Eagles an 11-point lead, 61-50. DeEdrick Petty got the Bulldogs within six, 61-55 in the final minute, but Southern Miss tacked on a pair of Rowe free throws for the final margin.Southern Miss held a 38-27 lead at intermission. Watts dunkeed 14 seconds into the second half to make it a 13-point lead, but the Golden Eagles did not score again until Watts layup with 16:03 left.dddddddddddd.Watts was 6 of 7 from the field and 7 of 8 from the line for Southern Miss. Rowe was 5 of 7 from the field and 6-for-6 from the line and grabbed nine rebounds.Petty finished with 10 points for Alabama A&M. ' ' '
