Chicago Phoenix Press Conference

[jacobaa19 191]

On 9/5/2020 at 10:19 PM, TXC said:

1. How did you like the tournament to determine the odds of the draft.

2. Who do you want us to draft at #2?

3. Whats a good book.

4. Whats your favourite Adam Sandler movie?

5. What time do you sleep and wake?

6. Whats the best weather?

1. I like it gives players who didn’t make playoffs something to do during playoffs.

2. No clue

3. don’t read

4. grown ups

5. 12-9/10

6. Sweater weather

[solas 1,951]

1. How did you like the tournament to determine the odds of the draft.

We played badly so I hated it.

 

2. Who do you want us to draft at #2?

I think that Christian Mingle guy would be a good pick  

 

3. Whats a good book.

Since the Dune trailer has been released I'd say Dune: Messiah.  Of course it's a sequel so you can't read it on its own but I kinda prefer it to the first one since it really brings home a lot of the major themes/ideas set up in the first book about deconstructing the whole "hero's journey" narrative.

 

4. Whats your favourite Adam Sandler movie?

Haven't watched many to be honest.  So I don't know.  I think Waterboy is the only one I can think of?  I should've watched Uncut Gems though.

 

5. What time do you sleep and wake?

Depends on my schedule/plans.  Nowadays with COVID and being unemployed I'm usually going to bed around midnight-1 and waking up around 10 AM.  

 

6. Whats the best weather?

I like the early fall weather around 60-70° F, slight breeze, right when the leaves are turning.  Summer weather is great too of course as long as it's not too hot.

[Hogan 1,423]

1. Welcome to our new players, how do you feel about our new season?

2. What are your hopes for this season?

3. How does it feel to be coached by players with 4 combined cups?

4. Who's gonna be the top player of S74.

5. Who will win the cup?

6. If your player played any other sport what would it be?

[fishy 1,757]

40 minutes ago, TXC said:

1. Welcome to our new players, how do you feel about our new season?

2. What are your hopes for this season?

3. How does it feel to be coached by players with 4 combined cups?

4. Who's gonna be the top player of S74.

5. Who will win the cup?

6. If your player played any other sport what would it be?

1. Our team is small but mighty and I am confident!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2. My hopes? I wanna win it all. My goals, though, are to perform well on an individual level. That's all I can control right now

3. Good, I guess. I think you just wanted to flex with this question?? Congratulations smh

4. I don't know I just said in the LR that I copy other people's predictions. I do not think, I just copy.

5. RE: question 4

6. Synchronized swimming

[Bobo 514]

1 hour ago, TXC said:

1. Welcome to our new players, how do you feel about our new season?

I won't be playing in the VHL straight away, but I do believe that we will be rebuilding. Which means it will be a slow start. 

2. What are your hopes for this season?

I hope to be able to continue building my player to be VHL eligible. 

3. How does it feel to be coached by players with 4 combined cups?

I feel that will bring championship experience to Chicago, which will help our team make the postseason soon. Hopefully.

4. Who's gonna be the top player of S74.

From the new players, Aloe Dear seems to be my top candidate for top player.

5. Who will win the cup?

I'm not sure, I haven't been following the VHL recently, but I would say Seattle. 

6. If your player played any other sport what would it be?

Definitely baseball.

[jacobaa19 191]

9 hours ago, TXC said:

1. Welcome to our new players, how do you feel about our new season?

2. What are your hopes for this season?

3. How does it feel to be coached by players with 4 combined cups?

4. Who's gonna be the top player of S74.

5. Who will win the cup?

6. If your player played any other sport what would it be?

1. Seasons gonna be great

2. I want to be competitive this year

3. I would love at least 1 cup 

4. me.

5. I haven’t got a clue

6. baseball for sure 

[Blazzer 759]

9 hours ago, TXC said:

1. Welcome to our new players, how do you feel about our new season?

2. What are your hopes for this season?

3. How does it feel to be coached by players with 4 combined cups?

4. Who's gonna be the top player of S74.

5. Who will win the cup?

6. If your player played any other sport what would it be?

1. Excited but also a little unsure. 

2. To help Chicago get as many wins as possible.

3. Amazing! The experience this team has is one of the best rn

4. I don't know tbh. 

5. Maybe riga?

6. Badminton 

[kentakira 19]

On 9/13/2020 at 11:02 PM, TXC said:

1. Welcome to our new players, how do you feel about our new season?

2. What are your hopes for this season?

3. How does it feel to be coached by players with 4 combined cups?

4. Who's gonna be the top player of S74.

5. Who will win the cup?

6. If your player played any other sport what would it be?

1. feeling good, and let's win the title!!!!

2. win the title of course!!!

3.feeling good again, hope the coach can bring the trophy here

4. aaaaaa me? ahaha lol

5. us of course!!!!

6. football!!!!

[solas 1,951]

1. Welcome to our new players, how do you feel about our new season?

I echo that welcome.  Nice to have some new faces here.  I think we're building well for the future and we've got a good shot to take the next step in our rebuild.

 

2. What are your hopes for this season?

On a team level, I'm hoping we can improve on last season and get closer to a playoff spot, or at least out of last place.  Personally, I'd like to improve my save percentage.  

 

3. How does it feel to be coached by players with 4 combined cups?

Well I've won 6 you two need to catch up  ...But seriously I haven't won one in a while so it's nice that some people who have won more recently are in charge haha.

 

4. Who's gonna be the top player of S74.

Tough to say.  I think Benny Graves has a good shot to establish himself as the league's top forward with HHH retiring.  

 

5. Who will win the cup?

I don't know.  Davos maybe?

 

6. If your player played any other sport what would it be?

Soccer.  Obviously he'd be a goalkeeper there.

[Hogan 1,423]

1. How good am I at asking questions here, be honest?

2. Squirrely Dan is currently over 2 PPG, how good do you think he can maintain this pace?

3. Predict the cup winner this season.

4. Whats the best kind of juice?

5. Do you have a plan for your next player?

6. When do you think we will have another expansion?

[jacobaa19 191]

8 hours ago, TXC said:

1. How good am I at asking questions here, be honest?

2. Squirrely Dan is currently over 2 PPG, how good do you think he can maintain this pace?

3. Predict the cup winner this season.

4. Whats the best kind of juice?

5. Do you have a plan for your next player?

6. When do you think we will have another expansion?

1. Meh I’ve had better

2. I’m just hopin to be consistent

3. No clue

4. Apple 

5. kinda but not really

6, soon I hope

[Blazzer 759]

On 9/20/2020 at 11:55 PM, TXC said:

1. How good am I at asking questions here, be honest?

2. Squirrely Dan is currently over 2 PPG, how good do you think he can maintain this pace?

3. Predict the cup winner this season.

4. Whats the best kind of juice?

5. Do you have a plan for your next player?

6. When do you think we will have another expansion?

1. You're good at it!

2. I'm sure he can with the minutes that he's playing.

3. Vancouver?

4. I only drink Vitagen.

5. Help Chicago win

6. Not anytime soon. Maybe in 7-9 seasons

 

[fishy 1,757]

On 9/20/2020 at 11:55 AM, TXC said:

1. How good am I at asking questions here, be honest?

2. Squirrely Dan is currently over 2 PPG, how good do you think he can maintain this pace?

3. Predict the cup winner this season.

4. Whats the best kind of juice?

5. Do you have a plan for your next player?

6. When do you think we will have another expansion?

1. This is only my third time answering these questions so I dunno, a solid average 

2. I hope so. I drafted him for my VHFL team

3. I have no idea. Vancouver is currently on top, so them, maybe?

4. Depends on what mood I'm in. 

5. I actually did a whole podcast on this. I concluded probably a winger, but it's still TBD.

6. Not soon. The current expansion teams need to get on their feet before we start adding new teams.

[Hogan 1,423]

1. Who's your favorite musician?

2. What could me and Jeff do to improve the discord?

3. Who's the best player in the league?

4. Who's the most underrated player on Chicago?

5. Whats a big trade Chicago could make to shake things up?

6. Do you think we can make the playoffs now? We have dropped a little bit in our standings but are still having decent sims.

[fishy 1,757]

1 hour ago, TXC said:

1. Who's your favorite musician?

2. What could me and Jeff do to improve the discord?

3. Who's the best player in the league?

4. Who's the most underrated player on Chicago?

5. Whats a big trade Chicago could make to shake things up?

6. Do you think we can make the playoffs now? We have dropped a little bit in our standings but are still having decent sims.

1. I don't really have one favorite because I just listen to pre-made playlists on Spotify and add anything that I like to my library

2. This is incredibly minor but it bugs me that everyone is lumped into one "online" list rather than being organized by role

3. Condor Adrienne probably

4. Lee Xin - they've already got like 19 points at like 300 TPE

5. I don't keep up with trades if I'm being honest. 

6. I think we might be able to sneak our way into the playoffs

[jacobaa19 191]

7 hours ago, TXC said:

1. Who's your favorite musician?

2. What could me and Jeff do to improve the discord?

3. Who's the best player in the league?

4. Who's the most underrated player on Chicago?

5. Whats a big trade Chicago could make to shake things up?

6. Do you think we can make the playoffs now? We have dropped a little bit in our standings but are still having decent sims.

1. I don’t have just one but I like older country

2. not sure

3. me.....

4. Not sure we’re all good

5. I’m not sure maybe some more depth would help

6. I can see us makin it

[Hogan 1,423]

1. This weeks theme week is dream teams, who is one player you want to play with before you end your career?

2. Who are you going to make your theme week on?

3. We are sliding, where do you think we will finish?

4. Matty Socks is only 7 points behind Dakota Lamb, can he catch up and be number 1 rookie?

5. Which stat do you prefer? Hits or shot blocks?

6. Which would you never wear again, hats and sunglasses or socks?

[fishy 1,757]

45 minutes ago, TXC said:

1. This weeks theme week is dream teams, who is one player you want to play with before you end your career?

2. Who are you going to make your theme week on?

3. We are sliding, where do you think we will finish?

4. Matty Socks is only 7 points behind Dakota Lamb, can he catch up and be number 1 rookie?

5. Which stat do you prefer? Hits or shot blocks?

6. Which would you never wear again, hats and sunglasses or socks?

1. Alex Letang @Spartan

2. I don't know, I'm planning on making it up as I talk to Spartan!!!!

3. I honestly have no idea. We were 7 one day and 11 the next. It's hard to tell how things are going to play out so early in the season. I'd love to see us snag a playoff spot though!!

4. I hope so

5. Shots blocked

6. hats and sunglasses. Socks make it so that your shoes aren't smelly and avoid blisters

[jacobaa19 191]

2 hours ago, TXC said:

1. This weeks theme week is dream teams, who is one player you want to play with before you end your career?

2. Who are you going to make your theme week on?

3. We are sliding, where do you think we will finish?

4. Matty Socks is only 7 points behind Dakota Lamb, can he catch up and be number 1 rookie?

5. Which stat do you prefer? Hits or shot blocks?

6. Which would you never wear again, hats and sunglasses or socks?

1. Honestly I don’t pay attention to other players that much

2. haven’t figured it out yet 

3. hopefully in the playoffs

4. maybe 

5. shots blocked 

6. socks

[solas 1,951]

1. How good am I at asking questions here, be honest?

Not bad, honestly.  I've had trouble coming up with questions when I've done them in the past so I respect it.  Doesn't mean there aren't a few duds every once in a while though  

 

2. Squirrely Dan is currently over 2 PPG, how good do you think he can maintain this pace?

Well with the gift of hindsight, I can now tell you that he doesn't.  Call me Nostradamus.  Or Solasdamus, or Nostrasolas.  Whatever.

 

3. Predict the cup winner this season.

Seattle.  Vancouver is first but I feel like they always struggle in the playoffs.

 

4. Whats the best kind of juice?

Cranberry juice because of that guy from TikTok on the skateboard.

 

5. Do you have a plan for your next player?

I have ideas.  I've been here for a long time and I always seem to have ideas for my next player.  But right now I don't have much of a specific plan since I'm fairly early into JPC's career.

 

6. When do you think we will have another expansion?

No clue.  Considering the pandemic is still going (at least over here...) I think there is a chance of increased recruitment although that doesn't mean expansion.  I may be wrong, but I was under the impression that expanding by four teams was supposed to be a solution for the long term in order to avoid having multiple smaller expansions.  So I can't imagine one for at least the next 10 seasons unless we have a big uptick in activity.  I've been wrong before though!

[Hogan 1,423]

1. Boneless or bone in wings?
2. Who do you think has the best hair in the league?
3. Whats the most money you would spend on a steak?
4. Whats the biggest milestone been in your career so far?
5. Do you think you'll ever win some awards?
6. Who has helped you the most in your career?

[fishy 1,757]

2 hours ago, TXC said:

1. Boneless or bone in wings?
2. Who do you think has the best hair in the league?
3. Whats the most money you would spend on a steak?
4. Whats the biggest milestone been in your career so far?
5. Do you think you'll ever win some awards?
6. Who has helped you the most in your career?

1. I don't eat meat, so respectfully, no. However I do believe that boneless wings are just chicken nuggets, so there's that. 

2. Me. It's purple.

3. Again, I don't eat meat, so $0.

4. The amount of time I've spent in the penalty box this season is truly record breaking for me. 

5. Maybe someday, but I'm not really counting on it. I'll do what I can and hope for the best. 

6. @Spartan no questions asked. 

[jacobaa19 191]

17 hours ago, TXC said:

1. Boneless or bone in wings?
2. Who do you think has the best hair in the league?
3. Whats the most money you would spend on a steak?
4. Whats the biggest milestone been in your career so far?
5. Do you think you'll ever win some awards?
6. Who has helped you the most in your career?

1. It’s all the same

2. Me obviously 

3. I wouldn’t spend more than 30 bucks

4. being over a point per game i guess?

5. Maybe I’ll get a chip 

6. my team has I’ve had great teams around me

[Hogan 1,423]

1. Would you rather take no more poops or no more pees?
2. No more pants or shorts?
3. What animal would you like as a teammate?
4. Whats your favourite holiday?
5. What was your best halloween costume?
6. Have you tried nhl 21 yet? Are you going to if no?

[fishy 1,757]

2 minutes ago, TXC said:

1. Would you rather take no more poops or no more pees?
2. No more pants or shorts?
3. What animal would you like as a teammate?
4. Whats your favourite holiday?
5. What was your best halloween costume?
6. Have you tried nhl 21 yet? Are you going to if no?

1. who lets you write these questions txc

2. shorts are pants. they are short pants. so? pants? just say fuck it all together, skirts, dresses, or nothing at all

3. a phoenix ig

4. ARBOR DAY SAVE THE PLANET

5. freshman year of college i went as "walk of shame" which was fun. my dad also made me a hella cool spongebob costume out of a box when i was a kid, and that was literally the coolest

6. no and no. i don't play sports video games