Wisdom graced upon us. Thank you. 
That's actually a very consistent piece of advice I give to just about anyone who spends some time with me in the DA initially.
A lot of those "picks" you say I have on you were not so much picks of you engaged, as much as being in the right position right altitude to catch you jabbering on ch200 (sometimes even while I'm talking with you - I multitask better
)
Predictability kills.
An aside: How many times did you die when I dropped down on your six? How many times did you die when you dropped down on *my* six? How many times when I simply used the La's speed to take total control of the fight instead of getting all twisty? Are you still easy to rope? Not all DA time is same plane, 25% on deck, best double/triple immel wins, unless it's a tie and then it ends up in a scissors for the better pilots and a circle for the average ones, and you beat them by going vert from the circle. I've done mis-matched planes, lower alt, 2-3 v 1, 2 v 2 etc... almost like the TA in a sense, except your mistakes send you to tower.
You simply don't have the inherent talent to be recognized as "great"; you need a mentor, not a role-model, to refine and broaden your skills. You have the potential to become a much more capable/effective pilot.
You may remember Wldthing (and SKyrock as well)... I spent hours with both in the DA racking the crap outta ponys (before I moved to lala's
) Both eventually learned as much as they could from me and moved onto to the few others who possessed both talent/skill for those few remaining skills. I never had a mentor... I got by on talent and honed my skills.
My talent is what allows me to pwn you, as my skills are fairly rusty.
