Between the first post of this thread and Nicknyte's LA Finder + Tier list...its pretty clear theres alot of cleaning and updating that could be done.
maybe nobody really cares and i'm just bored, but i'd be up for making a new LA thread since i know i would always be up for keeping it up and organized with events and stuff on the 1st post/page.
i mean..i did sorta start the LA smash scene, and probably have the best overall knowledge on the smash-active cities anyway, plus i'm on here all the time, so i'd gladly keep tournies, tiers, etc fresh...and hopefully in good taste.
as far as an updated LA tier list goes though...i'm up for just 3 simple tiers...
1 Lee
2 Cyphus, John, Taylor
3 Ricky, Kyle, Ray, Eet
Tier 1
Lee cares the most about winning and thats what makes him the best. If something doesn't work, he doesn't try to get around it, he'll learn a better character or counterpick. He plays the most high tier characters decently (fox, falco, sheik, marth, capt) and tends to win the most tournies- so thats that.
Tier 2
We're all pro, w/ me and john carrying a fairly equal history for 2nd place in tournies we attend, and Taylor leading the BR scene. Pretty much all the friendlies between us are very close and losses against Tier 3 are more occasional than not.
Tier 3
Kyle is only pro with 1 character but he's very smart on the stage...he just sucks at edgeguarding, but he seems the most determined to become better. Ray abuses his wierd playstyle to the point where its almost self-destructive. Ricky doesn't really have any real weakness except theres nothing phenomenal about anything he does. Eet isn't bent on really becoming better or anything, but he's just pro for being awesome anyway. Tier 3 is vulnerable to the players just not mentioned, but can keep their distance with how well they do against the tiers above, comparatively to the players below. Just because you win against player X, doesn't neccessarily mean you're better, capiche'?
You could call the remaining "potentials" like some other state smash lists do, but w/e...everyone and their mother is a potential, no?
personally..i'm most impressed with Sars and Sudai, but thats just me.