How Would YOU Like to Play on a Pro Team with Manny???

[Paintballer86]

Im your man tom. cHOOSE ME! I think that that would be a great Idea!

[Dave]

ok, I haven't read anyone elses post in depth, but here is what I say. It would be tremendously fun, but at a cost. You mentioned yourself the AO team would probably come in dead last. Think about it for a minute. If you are going to be involved, and Manny, and all these AOers, probably 95% are going to be using mags, emags, rts, etc. Then, when the all mag team comes in dead last, people might say "There goes the loser mag team" Now I am not a pro, I have never played in a tournament, but my impression is that in the pro circut the mag has a bad name, and people slam it all the time. This would be one more thing for them to feed on. If it wasn't for that, if it wasn't for furthering the bad rap mags have, I would be 100% into it, even though I am a newbie. You would have to consider how valid a point this is, obviously because you are much closer to the pro circut than I am, but I would feel bad doing it, and coming in last then having everyone say to never buy a mag, cause all the mag users came in last.

-Dave

[snowman]

Tom, I'd love to play on a scratch team like this. I've been playing my buds for 10 years in scrub tourny's and would love to represent AGD in a pro series.

[Steven]

This would be something I could definatly get in to. Been playing since the day of the NelSpot (pre pump) have played hundreds of tournys. Although I can see some of the concern that other have already posted about the unbalance of teams abilities. Back then though it was all in the woods in camies. We typicaly placed some where in the top seeds but most important was our continual first place (voted by our peers) for best sportsmanship. This meant almost more then actualy winning. Our team was one of the first to go to England to play and chartered a sister team making us the first international team. We had numerous articles written about us as well.

Anyways will keep my eye posted on threads related to this.

BTW, the team I played on was known as T.A.C. aka Tactical Assault Command.

[manike]

Let's be honest guys who wouldn't want to get a chance to play for an AGD team.

My point is that we shouldn't be putting our own wants infront of wether or not this is a good idea.

Will this actually be good for AGD and the mag's image?

And I'm not talking about here on the board but out at the events and on the fields and in the general paintball world. Tom has already proven he can make people here jump through hoops...

That is the important question and the one you should be honestly answering, not wether or not Tom would get enough volunteers

I think it would be better for AGD if the team entered at the correct level and put in an honest hard effort than into pro.

manike

[markskee]

I have been waiting for this!

I would love to play on a team I have been playing for years trying to get a team to stay together so we could some day make it to a real tournament but the team always falls apart "Kids,Wife ya know the usual". And I don't care if we win or loose I just want to see what it's like to throw paint at a few of those over rated Fancy Pro players! that think they are all that and a bag of chips, I will die trying with a Mag in my hand. And I especially want to go after any pro's that say Cocker's are better than Mags as they try desperately to out shoot you. Where I live which is Los Angeles it makes me sick I deal with this all the time, the Mag seems to not exist anymore out here shops don't even sell it anymore or parts for it! I think the market and all the hype about cockers needs an attitude adjustment and a kick in the pants! Rock on MAG users!!!

[joeyjoe367]

Who's Manny? Seriously. I don't even know who he is.

...But if he can teach me to be a better player, I'd be all up for it. Although I'd have to convince my Parents to let me go all the way from Seattle to wherever the tourny would be.

That'd be cool.

Oh yeah, I don't have any stuff other than my 'gun. Would Packs and stuff be issued? Cuz I 'still wanna use my own 'mag.

[AGD]

You all have made some very good points, I am rethinking the idea.

AGD

[manike]

Originally posted by joeyjoe367
Who's Manny? Seriously. I don't even know who he is.

Manny is a front player on Aftershock... he uses a mag. Lately an SFL in black IIRC. You have heard of Aftershock I take it?

manike

[joeyjoe367]

Whaaa? Aftershock?

Wow.. I'm really out of this Pro-Paintball thing.

[Gambit1106]

Manike I agree with you on that note about sending a team to the proper level of play. It would be a bad idea to send a rookie or amateur team to play a pro team. I mean yeah I think it would be interesting to try it but after the fact of getting lit up in minutes I would be looked upon as a joke. I would want to walk in a tourney that I knew I was somewhere near the other player level of play. I haven't been playing tourney too long, feel I am nowhere near a great player let alone to attempt to play in a pro tourney. I would like to get on a team that would start out small and develop into something with practice not throw myself to the wolves for the slaughter.

Darren

[Bonx0007]

Tom, out here on the west coast we are trying to create a team that will be competitive in the 2003 LA Open. We are Team AO SOCAL. We started this 2 months ago. We want the chance to be a great team and this sounds like an awesome opportunity. Please consider us.

[irbodden]

Gambit- If you start up a "Team Ao, IL", I'd be happy to be a moving target for you guys at practice. Heh..

[Butterfingers]

There are a lot of people out there who think tourney wins are a good judgement of how good a gun is. Its all in marketing

I would love to play in an AGD team. Win or loose it would be a blast. But in the long run I don't think it would be a good thing for AGD's image. It may not be the right way to think but nobody likes a looser.

As alot of you have said perhaps you can assemble a team of a few good people and rate them on thier proper level of play so the team would have a winning chance sure it wont be pro but it will be fair. Put it together hold some "try outs" name the team "Buzz" and have some fun.

[Maghog]

Manike, be it an AO team or not, I just want to play. Let me know when you need an extra guy and I'll be there.
I think that being realistic about the chances of this kind of "scratch" team is fair to anyone who wants to get involved.
I've also played with people who have turned a fun day into a frustrating one, and I like to avoid getting into that situation as much as possible. The pitfalls you have described are a reality we all need to consider, especially Tom.
I don't aspire to be a pro, and aside from yelping in pain when I get shot in the love handles, I usually carry a smile on my face for the entire day.
It doesn't look like I'll be playing a heck of a lot in my first year here(mostly due to financial reasons) but I have every intention to attend as many millenium events as I can if only to meet some people.
If I get the chance to sit in a game or two with a bunch of jolly blokes from England, or a few beer guzzlers from Germany, I'll be more than happy.
In any case, I'll be there.
Oh yeah, is there a website, or calendar for the millenium that you could hook me up with?
I'd appreciate it.