Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4012369-20160827032918/@comment-30006393-20160919031013

Tozza6 wrote: Disclaimer: I am a diehard Paul fan and I PRAY that he wins.

However, of the three, Paul is neither the best player or the person with the best chance of winning unfortunately.

Firstly, I don't think this Final 3 is a strong one in the slightest. They are all pretty bad if I'm being honest. At the beginning, there was no doubt that Paul was playing awfully socially and strategically, but after Jozea was evicted, Paul learnt from his mistakes and really turned things around. Unlike what most people believe, I think that Paul was in one of the BEST positions in the house UNTIL he decided to turn on Paulie. Yes, Paul needed to turn on Paulie, but Final 10 was WAY, WAY, WAY too early. Luckily, it seemed as though he had Paulie fooled that he was still on his side after Zakiyah went home, so all was going smoothly until he made the IDIOTIC decision not to throw the next HOH and have Victor win instead! They were in a PERFECT POSITION and they threw it all away by nominating Paulie. From there, he put a huge target on his back, he trusted people too much and if it wasn't for Victor coming back in the house, he would've been out a long time ago.

Nicole, on the other hand was the complete OPPOSITE of Paul. She started off incredibly strongly, having both the 8-Pack and Fatal Five, but her downfall started when the girls turned on each other and even when she had the opportunity to save her alliances from destruction, she (for whatever reason) started ratting out people like Da'Vonne, Michelle and Zakiyah and basically aligned with the guys even though SHE KNEW she was on the bottom! Nicole is honestly LUCKY that the house turned against Paulie without her realising, and even LUCKIER that Victor won HOH after the Double Eviction and put an unnecessary target on his and Paul's back. From there, Nicole managed to transform into a great strategic player somehow, winning comps when she needed to, managing to convince Natalie and James to turn on Paul and Victor, and then making the perfect move in voting out Michelle. She was in an awful position, but was saved by Paulie's eviction.

James was really a flop this season. He didn't do much, HOWEVER, (almost) everything he did was good for his game. He stayed under the radar at the beginning, escaped and HOH with zero blood on his hands, and when the time came, he was able to make the move he needed to make in turning the house against Paulie. I will say, it was more of Natalie/Bridgette/Michelle who made the flip happen, but he did end up making the right move by going with them. He was on the bottom of Paulie's group after all. His biggest flaw was exposing Natalie for wanting Corey to go (IN FRONT OF COREY!), but if it weren't for Victor coming back into the house, I think that James would have been in a lot more control towards the end game. He hasn't made any enemies on the jury, so I think he's got the best chance of winning, which sucks.

So yeah, I think that everybody in the F3 SUCKED, but James probably played it the best (or the least bad). I agree. James is super underrated. Yes, he didn't play as big a game as say Vanessa or Dr. Will but he made the right moves for his game and had a secure position in the house for pretty much all throughout the game. Like you said, he ensured Paulie's eviction by aligning with the Spy Girls and Michelle since he was at the bottom of the totem pole for Paulie's alliance. And James' social game was amazing and he has loads of friends in jury. James employed the Nash equilibrium during his stay this season and although he could've done more, he made the game moves that ensured stability for him and Natalie's game.