Shmooguy
Smash Champion
So I've always wondered what makes P so incredibly cocky. The various ranked players that he says are terrible and that he can easily beat, the noobs he's lost to that he says he'll 4 stock in tourney, the East Coast giants that have apparently named him the "best Fox in Socal," and many more people who have fallen victim to his words (but not necessarily his Sheik) can all attest to this supreme arrogance of his.
While, most people have already shrugged off his personality as nothing but pure pride and thought nothing more, I have researched further, based on the knowledge that there is always a reason to the madness. I have uncovered that mystery. And now, the explanation you've all been waiting for (which is by no means simple, nor was it easily obtainable):
Adam Madison analyzes every video ever uploaded, pours over pages of text on Smashboards, and travels around SoCal to train with the best of our region. While all this effort can be very effective (and quite admirable in some cases), this has warped his playstyle to reflect that type of mindset.
What I mean is, he does the best move in each situation and he recognizes each situation quite quickly and accurately, but the "best" move in each situation is not necessarily the smartest choice. This is pretty confusing, so let me explain further. P does not adapt based on his opponent's habits; he plays all his matches as if he was fighting that opponent for the first time.
For example, I am Falco and he is Marth.
He downthrows me, I tech towards him. He quickly downtilts in the spot where I teched and then turns around and grabs me again (a move most people would recognize from the M2K vs PC set at Evo East). After another downthrow, I tech back into him yet again (this is a friendly and I wanted to test my theory out). Again, he downtilts where I would have teched in place and regrabs me. The third time follows quite similarly, except this time I buffer a spot dodge with the C-stick after rolling back into him. Consequently, he misses the grab and I shine and follow into a combo.
Now, considering this match didn't mean very much, this might not seem very important. But if I had told you that during the entirety of the match I always teched towards him after a downthrow (and spotdodged to avoid getting grabbed again), you might wonder why he didn't WD > Fsmash Tip me knowing exactly where I'd end up? This is because he either doesn't think when he plays (not likely) or he thinks that doing the best move in each situation is actually better than using a move that has a lower success rate but a higher payout if successful. So while he could have skipped the downtilt and just regrabbed me five times in a row or positioned himself to Fsmash me (and kill me), he continuously did the exact same set of moves which would have normally covered the most options against a new opponent, but was ultimately the inferior choice considering the circumstances.
What does this mean? This means that P actually has more knowledge of the game than most of the good players in Socal (and quite possibly the nation... or the WORLD), which leads him to believe that he's better than those people. His moves make sense and make him look like he knows exactly what he's doing (and in certain ways he actually does). However, because he doesn't adapt and switch up depending on who he's fighting, he ends up losing to the "noobs" that he himself has named.
Just thought I'd share my findings ^^. Not that this excuses him from talking **** in any way; Neighborhood P is still quite the ***** online.
=P
While, most people have already shrugged off his personality as nothing but pure pride and thought nothing more, I have researched further, based on the knowledge that there is always a reason to the madness. I have uncovered that mystery. And now, the explanation you've all been waiting for (which is by no means simple, nor was it easily obtainable):
Adam Madison analyzes every video ever uploaded, pours over pages of text on Smashboards, and travels around SoCal to train with the best of our region. While all this effort can be very effective (and quite admirable in some cases), this has warped his playstyle to reflect that type of mindset.
What I mean is, he does the best move in each situation and he recognizes each situation quite quickly and accurately, but the "best" move in each situation is not necessarily the smartest choice. This is pretty confusing, so let me explain further. P does not adapt based on his opponent's habits; he plays all his matches as if he was fighting that opponent for the first time.
For example, I am Falco and he is Marth.
He downthrows me, I tech towards him. He quickly downtilts in the spot where I teched and then turns around and grabs me again (a move most people would recognize from the M2K vs PC set at Evo East). After another downthrow, I tech back into him yet again (this is a friendly and I wanted to test my theory out). Again, he downtilts where I would have teched in place and regrabs me. The third time follows quite similarly, except this time I buffer a spot dodge with the C-stick after rolling back into him. Consequently, he misses the grab and I shine and follow into a combo.
Now, considering this match didn't mean very much, this might not seem very important. But if I had told you that during the entirety of the match I always teched towards him after a downthrow (and spotdodged to avoid getting grabbed again), you might wonder why he didn't WD > Fsmash Tip me knowing exactly where I'd end up? This is because he either doesn't think when he plays (not likely) or he thinks that doing the best move in each situation is actually better than using a move that has a lower success rate but a higher payout if successful. So while he could have skipped the downtilt and just regrabbed me five times in a row or positioned himself to Fsmash me (and kill me), he continuously did the exact same set of moves which would have normally covered the most options against a new opponent, but was ultimately the inferior choice considering the circumstances.
What does this mean? This means that P actually has more knowledge of the game than most of the good players in Socal (and quite possibly the nation... or the WORLD), which leads him to believe that he's better than those people. His moves make sense and make him look like he knows exactly what he's doing (and in certain ways he actually does). However, because he doesn't adapt and switch up depending on who he's fighting, he ends up losing to the "noobs" that he himself has named.
Just thought I'd share my findings ^^. Not that this excuses him from talking **** in any way; Neighborhood P is still quite the ***** online.
=P
