LCS ROOKIE of the YEAR, C9's FALL, Emily Rand's NL THEORY and more! feat. Raz | Hotline League 334

00:00:00 Intro 00:19:52 saki predicts: two western teams to quarterfinals 00:39:50 NZXT break! 00:44:50 Emily joins HLL to talk LPL teams and Worlds meta 01:06:00 PrizePicks break! 01:10:35 mehir's take: the way Impact and CoreJJ approach the game should be more common than it is 01:29:35 lazerfruit's take: MAD will lose to both PCS seeds and won't make Swiss 01:43:20 delfino's take: jojo deserves another chance 02:10:29 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:23:40 icebreaker asks Nukeduck about coaching Busio 00:33:55 KIA break! 00:37:09 bulbasaur’s take: FLY’s win and TL’s loss is good for NA going into Worlds 00:51:55 Aemulator asks Nukeduck and Damonte how being a player informed their coaching 01:06:52 NZXT break! 01:12:05 ppdoc’s take: Massu’s year is the most impressive Rookie year ever 01:25:45 nick thinks teams should keep rosters together for as long as possible 01:39:00 PrizePicks break! 01:43:20 Zemelci’s take: C9 should start the offseason by picking up NRG Thinkcard and other staff 01:54:44 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:23:25 mlewisno thinks the failure of C9 highlights an issue with esports learning from past mistakes 00:44:40 NZXT break! 00:47:35 dailybrew's take: 100T is the best 3rd seed team NA could have sent to Worlds this year 01:08:00 David predicts: 100T beats FLY on Saturday 01:26:00 PrizePicks break! 01:31:53 seanatonin notes: this is the most ex-Academy players ever sent to Worlds 01:48:10 yami's take: TL is being overhyped 02:01:10 KIA break! 02:03:17 Iceshredder's take: the narrative around KIA ROTY felt more like ROTSplit 02:14:30 Emily joins HLL to explain NL theory 02:22:58 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:11:57 DrAmer1can's take: Corejj or Impact should be next Hall of Legends candidates 00:32:00 NZXT break! Giveaway! 00:36:50 Emily Rand joins HLL to discuss Hall of Legends with Papasmithy 01:00:35 ShadowsLightly thinks the 2025 guest team will be the FLYC roster, bought by a creator YouTuber org 01:12:07 Tzvi's take: DIG vs NRG is the perfect example for why the LCS needs to die and be reborn anew next year. 01:42:40 Not Parkmom asks Papa for some positive LCS news 01:43:00 KIA break - Hotline LIVE announcement! 01:46:50 Ren's take: as LCS fans, we should root for 100T as the third team to Worlds 02:05:57 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:18:40 aggro's take: River and Quid are the best mid-jg in the LCS 00:29:10 NZXT break! 00:32:20 bug juice's take: this is the end of the road for at least 4 NRG players 00:47:00 spates' take: if sniper doesn't get rookie of the year then the award is a joke 00:58:00 KIA break! 01:02:48 ppdoc's take: this weekend will be APA and TL's biggest test of the split because of meta shift 01:18:40 icebreaker's take: LCS playoffs on a Friday sets a weird precedent 01:29:55 Travis rant 01:42:40 PrizePicks break! 01:45:56 dana's take: Bwipo is still one of the best top laners in the league 02:01:59 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:13:00 pacemaker's take: if CoreJJ wasn't on a team with APA and Impact, he'd be the clear MVP frontrunner 00:30:39 Shawn votes Impact, Inspired, APA, Yeon and Vulcan for All-Pro 00:45:40 PrizePicks break! 00:51:50 treethan's take: NRG will beat FLY handily 01:06:05 wafflefoot's victory lap for TL 01:14:40 KIA break! 01:18:05 SnapArmy j0ker asks Isles what it's like playing with Zven after his role swap back to adc 01:30:10 hungry hobo's take: IMT should stay in the LCS, SR and NRG should leave 01:55:15 Intimed's take: 100T has a decent chance to upset playoffs and secure 3rd 02:10:40 Outro

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00:00:00 Intro 00:13:20 Nick disagrees with Travis's take on the esports Olympics 00:45:45 Prize Picks break! 00:50:05 icebreaker's take: the LCS needs to reconsider the inconsistent schedule 01:09:36 Shalom's take: SR is going to make a playoffs run to top 3 01:20:37 NZXT break! 01:23:11 gyrojoestar's take: DIG is the worst team in the LCS 01:38:45 trespasser's take: Naz leaving is good for global LoL esports 01:55:05 KIA break! 01:58:40 god's take: LCS helped him as a new viewer get into competitive LoL esports 02:13:06 Outro

00:00:00 Intro 00:15:37 VL asks Palafox about the changes in his team 00:24:45 NZXT break! 00:27:34 Cy's take: the meta is in a good spot despite what people say about the heavy adc presence. 00:39:53 Zemelci still believes in NRG to make Worlds 01:04:15 MR FlSH's take: Riot should be more lenient with third party events 01:22:48 icebreaker asks the Palafox and Massu for their opinions on ARAMs as practice 01:31:49 ppdoc's take: DIG would be a top 3 team with River as their jg 01:42:00 Zoomer definitions with Massu 01:43:05 KIA break! 01:46:40 longbow's take: Bo3s really are a scam 02:04:05 delfino's take: Bo3s have made LCS so much more entertaining to watch 02:08:50 Outro