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Originally Posted by Dr Theta
Regarding teams scoring for other teams, I believe that rule change was put in place to prevent teams from artificially inflating their qualification score. If they were going to clearly win the match they could score for the opposing team to increase their qualification score, it was entirely legal prior to the change and is a strategy that has been employed by some of the best teams in FIRST's history none of whom I believe will ever be labeled anything other than GP. I think it was just a move by the GDC to result in proper rankings for alliance selection and to encourage competitive high scoring matches.
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What I am confused on is how the present ranking system is helpful or even necessary in that regard. If you're so far ahead that you're scoring for the other team, there is no way that match will ever be competitive. And honestly, the nature of competition is that some matches will be blowouts.
One adult said it best: "When the NBA wants higher scores, they add a shot clock and a three-point line. When FIRST wants higher scores, they add a complicated algorithm that rewards unproductive behavior."