| JamesBrown |
04-04-2006 00:15 |
Re: What is the best strategy
I still believe that 3 good shooters will beat 2 shooters and 1 defensive bot 9 times out of 10, in the period when 3 shooters are playing against 2 defensive bots (one solely defensive and 1 that is playing D for the period) the 2 bots will not be able to stop the three shooters. Many offensive bots have been running the pick and roll and other things of the sort to stop one defender, a 1 on 1 match up works in favor of the offense. However in the team with 2 offensive bots offensive period the other team just has to play 1 on 1, a team with a decent driver and a OK drive team can hinder a robot in a 1 on 1 match up and prevent it from scoring. I am aware that many regionals have been won by teams of 2 offensive and 1 defensive bot ( I was lucky enough to be on a team picked for this type of alliance) This will change at Nationals, defensive bots are often more effective then the 20th or 24th best scorer, this will not necessarily be true at Nationals if the number 1 seed starts with the 2 highest scorers then other alliances will play those 2 bots 1 on 1 in the defensive period, this opens up a huge gap for a third offensive bot to score (and a situation where a defensive bot would not be overwhelmingly successful). In a regional of 30-50 teams it is unrealistic to expect there to be 24 quality scorers (bots that score more than 25 points a match) however I will be willing to bet that in at least 2 (most likely all 4) divisions there will be at least 24 good scoring bots.
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