Thread: Lessons learned for Week 2 Regionals?
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Re: Lessons learned for Week 2 Regionals?
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Originally Posted by JVN View Post
We run into multiple instances where we're comparing two teams with almost identical robot performance, all the time. In these scenarios, we try to pick the partners who we think will "play smart" and do what they can to help the alliance.

This happens more frequently than you might imagine.

-John
We do this too, with close performance robots, but your "almost identical" robots won't be one of those who stepped aside to let you shine. They will have fallen in the scouting ratings for almost all other teams.
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