Don't get to caught up on that list it's just opinion based and a shitty one at that. Now if you want a REAL list I will provide 8way with one. No one pars with my listing skills
NDK ft5 me that should tell you where you are at... I dont like to toot my own horn but I par with all those players you just listed so hey if you can beat me in this ft5 or even win 4 you just might be better than you say you are.
Considering you saying those players are easily better tells me right off the bat you do not know WHEN to attack or when to block even... I know Bent's, Grange, Baskets, Freaky's fighting styles off the back of my hand and with freaky and baskets you HAVE to block mainly with freaky he is a beast at chipping and he's also great with frames leaving you at disadvantage with almost every attack. Bent, Grange, and Baskets if you want to survive them you Must be pro at breaking throws if you dont JI throws which anyone hardly does (misses d31thm1n and Ice_Legion86)...
Since it's only ft5 we should just stick with one character... I may use my 2nd Mitsu or 3rd (Cass or Soph)
All Raphs suck except Trolt and BelovedChild... they are they only players who actually USE Raph technically