moses: "shroud [has] carry potential"

7-7-2015 13:35

For the last piece of our ESL ESEA Pro League Finals coverage we sat down with Jason "moses" O'Toole to talk about him transitioning into casting and North America's rise to prominence in Cologne.

The dust has settled in Cologne but we still have one more piece in the form of a video interview with one of the color casters of ESL ESEA Pro League Finals, Jason "⁠moses⁠" O'Toole.

In the interview, you can learn what made him transition into casting and what he thinks he offers that others don't. We also naturally talked about the results of North America and the future of their scene.

You can find the rest of HLTV.org's videos by going to our YouTube channel here.

indeed

2015-07-07 13:35

moses best man

2015-07-07 13:35

inb4 lurpis goes ahead of this

2015-07-07 13:35

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you mean bumping other topic lol

2015-07-07 16:10

moses stronk

2015-07-07 13:36

Love that.

2015-07-07 13:36

"shroud has carry potential"? Nice englando ("__")

2015-07-07 13:39

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whats wrong with it?

2015-07-07 13:47

i think ur englando is bad

2015-07-07 13:59

That's fine 'englando' m8

2015-07-07 14:00

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I guess he thought of carry as a verb and hence believed "shroud carries potential" should be right.

2015-07-07 14:06

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y, carry is a noun here

2015-07-07 14:38

At first I thought shroud has curry potential... Thought like wtf, is he a cook or smthn :/

2015-07-07 15:39

englando is correct this time around

2015-07-07 14:39

File under "things we already knew"

2015-07-07 13:39

WHY THE FUCK DO THEY ALWAYS [PUT]

2015-07-07 13:40

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It's called paraphrasing, originally he said "showed", but it was too long and didn't fit into the title.

2015-07-07 13:45

Shroud had 1 good tournament so far that really did matter and now he can carry? Stop this BULLSHIT of making US scene looking so good when its been 1 freaking tournament with not even the top teams there. Pathetic attempt.

2015-07-07 13:42

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But the thing is its not shrouds only tournament doing that good, he does this almost every single game he plays. Don't be so salty, how much did you lose on envyus?

2015-07-07 13:53

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I never bet, so I didnt lose anything. I love ur fake flag btw. Im waiting for the next tournaments to see him carry, I didnt see it the last 10 ones. gg.

2015-07-07 18:46

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You are the one without aflat, and I'm German and still appreciate shrouds effort.

2015-07-08 12:47

dont worry dude, cologne is coming :D

2015-07-07 13:54

lol

2015-07-07 13:57

Stop hating on others without a reason and a quality of your life will eventually get better

2015-07-07 14:19

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He has a reason though... you can disagree with the reason, but you can't say he doesn't have one :S

2015-07-07 14:53

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His reason is what exactly? Shroud has been performing well for a long time now. He's also showed it on lan vs some of the best teams in the world now. I still think he did a reasonable job at other LANs too. His reason is probably biased hatred.

2015-07-07 15:36

retardelele

2015-07-07 16:50

"potential"

2015-07-07 23:07

well he did carry at this tournament, so technically is his capable of carrying

2015-07-08 22:19

2 weeks ago : every1 had blame shroud for making not that smart plays now : every1 hype him #hltv thigns

2015-07-07 13:44

shroud top1 world

2015-07-07 13:44

One of the best & nicest people at the event aswell as very humble

2015-07-07 13:47

Shroud pugstar do it on lan m8

2015-07-07 13:50

my ass. ok let's be more objecitve again. shroud is that what he earns and he is that what he trains for with his natural talent. maybe he is an ace, maybe not, who knows, but we will see. everything and every fucking tournament has to run for real and in truth from now on, or this whole Thing is a joke and so legit as spiderman. this past tourny wasn't more than a joke and a result of Manipulation. but we will see if you can do better and for real. everybody is making mistakes and so do i, but we gotta work hard being the best possible humans beings by god's allmighty eyes and if you Keep that in mind with love and mind for Christ you can't lose. JUST TO SAY THIS MOST IMPORTANT THING AGAIN! IF YOU KEEP THAT LOVE FOR CHRIST AND TRYING BEING THE BEST POSSIBLE HUMAN BEING BY GODS EYSE IN YOUR GODLY MIND YOU CAAAAAAN NOOOOOOT LOSE!

2015-07-07 13:55

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What the...?

2015-07-07 13:56

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heyy salut dudu

2015-07-07 13:58

Spiderman is legit as fuck, what the hell are you on about?

2015-07-07 15:35

me too lol

2015-07-07 15:36

and then there is you

2015-07-07 15:47

shroud is already top 10 in the world lol

2015-07-07 13:52

Stop just stop.

2015-07-07 13:53

It's not potential anymore, it's live

2015-07-07 13:55

oh my god, devilwalk infected him with "i mean"

2015-07-07 13:57

totally agree.

2015-07-07 13:57

inb4 moses takes over the interviewer part too ^^

2015-07-07 13:57

I love how people talk about carrying in a team game. No, its only teamwork and nothing else.

2015-07-07 13:57

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That is practically an insult to people like Neo's whole 1.6 career.

2015-07-07 14:26

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2015-07-07 23:09

that post gave me cancer

2015-07-07 14:47

Shroud is the best in my opinion. :3 Skip to 5:18

2015-07-07 14:00

Shroud is excellent although they wouldn't have got as far without the rest of C9 putting in cracking performances too, Freakazoid was also very good this tournament.

2015-07-07 14:01

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nope. freakazoid was good compared to what ud expect from him. good compared to what he had shown until this event. but lets not forget that in the end he needs to get a lot better still for them to have an impact in the top competition. so far really what theyve done is: theyve beaten envy. wow. gplay did that at starseries. calm ur tits.

2015-07-07 14:49

moses :D nice nick bro

2015-07-07 14:04

"interview with one of the color casters of ESL ESEA Pro League Finals, Jason "moses" O'Toole." Racist

2015-07-07 14:10

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yes black ddk has no color

2015-07-07 14:36

Damn striker you couldn't say 2 words without hesitating/stuttering

2015-07-07 14:12

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hey salut dudu ^__^

2015-07-07 14:22

BEST PLAYER NA

2015-07-07 14:19

Who is this uncharismatic interviewer. He's been annoying me since the first interview I watched.

2015-07-07 14:37

No kit dropped this tournament. Disappointed. BTW, it was a pretty good event, I liked the caster's work. Moses, I know you will read this. Sorry, I just can't forget the kit thing :D

2015-07-07 14:38

Oh really? Where's the potential? He's proven it time after time... He's an animal when he's on form and everyone knows this.

2015-07-07 14:51

Moses is a knowledgeable guy and I like him as a caster, hope he gets invited to lots of events.

2015-07-07 14:58

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+1 really like him too

2015-07-07 15:40

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v2 rocket facility > world

2015-07-08 00:04

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goddamn it dude, good old times.

2015-07-08 00:42

+24

2015-07-07 18:35

Last week..... Shroud is just a pug star. This week..... Shroud has carry potential world wide Welcome to hltv

2015-07-07 14:59

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damn right mate ,true as fuck

2015-07-07 15:05

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shroud <3

2015-07-07 15:40

finally some recognition for shr00d!

2015-07-07 15:03

best caster, no camparison to this sadokist guy

2015-07-07 15:08

Moses is a talented caster, hope to see more of him in the future

2015-07-07 15:16

Moses is an excellent caster. He has a great voice to listen to, he is old school and knows his stuff, and he is a very intelligent guy. Great speaker.

2015-07-07 15:28

The interviewer stutters a little too much. Good questions though which makes a good overall interview. Work on the stuttering (maybe prepare questions better, not sure?) and it would be a great interview.

2015-07-07 15:36

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It is very much about preparation to be honest, some are much more fluid and those are usually the ones that I prepped for better than the other ones.

2015-07-07 18:49

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Well keep it up - will look forward to your future interviews!

2015-07-07 19:44

I'd say Skadoodle is definitely the one with carry potential, though he choked a bit in the last few matches of the tourney.

2015-07-07 15:38

One of the best, if not the best caster around.

2015-07-07 15:40

shroud the best pug master

2015-07-07 15:51

He is a good player but not the best

2015-07-07 15:53

shroud scout masta :D

2015-07-07 15:55

I've been watching his streams and matches and i totally agree.

2015-07-07 16:14

moses is the best. hire him more please.

2015-07-07 16:26

#proudofshroud

2015-07-07 18:42

shroud has carry

2015-07-07 19:06

Average player with average gamesense, but his recoil control compensates for a lot. His 1st shot accuracy can be inconsistent but he always adjusts the same way.

2015-07-07 19:43