Tafokints Joins Cloud9 as Mang0's Coach

Sheik Render by MachRiderZ​

Juan "Hungrybox" DeBiedma won't be the only one in the Super Smash Bros. Melee scene with an official coach going into 2017. Starting today, Melee god Joseph "Mang0" Marquez will have a coach of his own on Cloud9: well-known Sheik main and content creator Daniel "Tafokints" Lee.

Happy to announce I am joining @Cloud9 as @C9Mang0's coach https://t.co/JH5qB1XTLB

— Tafo (@tafokints) December 30, 2016

https://t.co/ITWM3vkfJj

dont ask

— 🦅🦅 GO BIRDS 🦅🦅 (@C9Mang0) December 30, 2016

Tafokints' first tournament as "Coach Tafo" will be Genesis 4, where Mang0 will be looking to tie up the Genesis title score with Adam "Armada" Lindgren.

 

Tafo coming through as Mango's coach? Funny because I saw him playing with Mango on his stream a few days ago xD

 

For some reason I imagine Mango the least likely player on this Earth to accept the advice of others on how to play melee.

That's kind of what made him so good, being so creative and unpredictable. You can't teach that.

 

For some reason I imagine Mango the least likely player on this Earth to accept the advice of others on how to play melee.

That's kind of what made him so good, being so creative and unpredictable. You can't teach that.

its a new era of melee. maybe that means a new mango style was bound to be needed.

 

Does that mean Tafo quitted his job for full time smash ?

 

This is gonna be real hype!

 

For some reason I imagine Mango the least likely player on this Earth to accept the advice of others on how to play melee.

That's kind of what made him so good, being so creative and unpredictable. You can't teach that.

But he's a ****ing alcoholic manchild that doesn't know how to take care of himself. Basically Tafo's Mango's babysitter. What a charismatic piece of ****

 

But he's a ****ing alcoholic manchild that doesn't know how to take care of himself. Basically Tafo's Mango's babysitter. What a charismatic piece of ****

lol what are you talking about. Mango's gotten a lot more mature in his approach to the game over the years. Besides, it doesn't hurt to have a friend who's there for you and who deals with everything else so that you only need to focus on the game.

Tafo can essentially deal with all exterior things like travel, food, etc and yes, probably managing alcohol, while being another eye to help Mango in researching players and noting their habits.

I'd assume it's a "coach" like any physical sports athlete. Obviously the coach won't be better than the player and will most likely leave him to come up with whatever crazy ideas he wants, just there to fix quick things like getting punished for bad habits, coming up with quick responses to opponent habits, etc.

 

I think Mang0 might bump up a few places in the rankings in 2017 now that he has a coach to help him with some flaws in his play. I'm excited to see how well he does at Genesis!