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Re: [FiM] Michigan State Championship Preview
A few things have really stood out to me this season within the state and they are all sort of tied together. I have been really impressed by the emergence of a few of the younger teams from the west side and northern areas of the state and how it appears to have shifted the balance of power from the Southeast Michigan teams. 3357, 3620, 2771, among others have really emerged this season and have really pushed the region to improve by leaps and bounds. I think this improvement will really play out at MSC. Last season I thought the move to expand the event left it pretty diluted and I think there was a little bit of a drop off in quality in the back half of the draft at the event. This season that will definitely not exist. There are going to be some VERY strong teams falling to the bottom alliances on the draft.
The increase in districts has really helped raise the bar of the second tier of teams. Where before some of the younger teams would go years without ever getting the chance to captain an alliance, adding so many events has given these teams more chances to improve and learn the intricacies of playing deep into eliminations. Learning how to win is an important skill for teams to develop and they are getting more and more chances to do so. This is going to play out with a bunch of new teams captaining alliances at the state. The ones that can correctly identify how the eliminations will play out and adjust their alliances accordingly will be rewarded.
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