Hey what are yalls favorite pro teams

[Korrosion]

Originally posted by Gunga
My favorite pro team is the Chicago Bears! Even though they suck.

Ups for the bears. They rule in a sucky kinda way...

[WARPED1]

Philly Americans, XBall 2003 Champs!

[SyntaxError]

Originally posted by krafty


Trust me, I don't fear change. I do know when change is good and when it is bad, and I think most "pro" paintball these days is bad for the sport on the whole. It's just my opinion.

Because I play paintball I HAVE to follow what happens on the tourney circuit? Don't think so.

I laugh back.
I'll call "professional" paintball professional when there's an independent refereeing body, leagues seperate from sponsors, standard rules and just a little more professionalism on the field. Until then, I'll spend my time playing the GAME of paintball with my friends, teammates and people for whom winning is secondary to having fun.

Very true.

Professional paintball is anything but, and as a tournament player myself (NPPL/GPL Registered) I totally agree. Professionalism is completely absent from the tournament scene, and the illusion that professional paintball is some illustrious goal, only attainable by a few is so totally wrong.

Considering that there are Rookie teams beating "Professional" teams, I think the first step towards calling a team pro is having some kind of guideline as to how good you have to be to play pro, rather than just who's got the cash. There are so many teams sandbagging, and others who are playing too high, the whole thing is totally off.

Squid- there are no set paychecks for NXL teams yet. From Mitch Karn's mouth, "I hope Detroit Thunder will be the first to pay our players".

I declined offers to play "professionally" after this past season. I decided that all I want is to succeed in one of the other divisions, and considering they're no real mark as to the skill level of your team, it doesnt really matter which one I play. As of now, the NPPL or PSP professional divisions are not what I want to be playing.

Until this sport is able to make playing professionally worthwhile to its players, I don't consider it to be truly a profession, as the word implies.

[sps16]

Re: Hey what are yalls favorite pro teams

Originally posted by Gideon1331
I personally like the russian legions playing style

ditto

[bryceeden]

Bad Company, if they can do as well as they do with Spyders think how good they would be with the average $1000+ marker. The Naughty Dogs are a close second though.

[LittlePaintballBoy]

I have to say my favorite team is The SC Ironmen, even though they aren't THE BEST, they are really cool guys

[demonguy8]

Originally posted by bryceeden
Bad Company, if they can do as well as they do with Spyders think how good they would be with the average $1000+ marker. The Naughty Dogs are a close second though.

Bad company's "spyders" have about as much in common with kingmans spyders as intimidators do.. that is to say nothing save a body.

[jtoothman25]

I like the Mariners on the west coast, and the Red Sox on the east coast.

[bryceeden]

Originally posted by demonguy8



Bad company's "spyders" have about as much in common with kingmans spyders as intimidators do.. that is to say nothing save a body.

They haven't changed much at all actually. All they have is a few small changes like trigger work, and of coarse barrels, but for the most part those are stock Spyders. Why does every one think that they must be super upgraded to compeat in tourneys? Spyders work fairly well with a good barrel and hopper.

[Bolter]

[WARPED1]

BC just dumped thier Kingman guns, they will be shooting something new in 2004.
The Spyder is a good choice for the rec player but the tolerences just aren't good enough to stand up to the rigors of tournament play.

[bryceeden]

I hadn't heard that, anyone what they will be shooting next year?

[WARPED1]

I guess they're still looking around. I place bets it'll be some type of cocker..........

[BlackVCG]

All the IronKids (Dynasty) were once beginners that probably didn't know the difference between an Automag and an Autococker (yes, they all started playing in that generation). They've worked hard to get where they are and now they're in a situation where people want to PAY them to play. Welcome to the world of sponsorship.

Sure, I most of the time shoot AGD stuff and I'd prefer to, but I guarantee you I'd shoot a different gun if I'm going to get paid to do so.

Dynasty was pretty well setup with WDP, but there were other issues going on that influenced their move to SP. I'm willing to bet that 98% of you guys, given the same situation would switch sponsors if it was a better deal overall regardless of your opinion of that company.

[nastymag]

its all about

RAGE and Dynasty