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Originally Posted by lineskier
I will just say the friends picking thing is a very real experience. Imagine going to college, applying for a job, and finding out you didn't get it because the person you were competing with for the job had an in at the company. Then its not 6 weeks but often 6 years.
In the real world perceived value and connections are almost as valuable as real value in a business deal. In a strange (and unfortunate corollary) the similar thing happens in FIRST, especially for second picks.
I will say after running the numbers 604 and 691, look to be equivalent. As most people know I usually go by the #s and only the #s, and this is a perfect example where emotionally I was connected to a robot and would have preferred them. In one match I saw 691 put on quite a show, and really liked it. However after your reflections I think that you made an appropriate call.
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604 was clearly a better choice for the #2 alliance.
No alliance was going to beat 254 by playing a strictly offensive strategy, and 691 was nowhere near as capable of playing defense as 604.
The highly defensive strategy that 1323 had their alliance play was their best shot at winning, and it worked quite well for them. If their alliance had been more reliable in automode and deploying minibots, they mgiht have won it.