Defense was a killer in Michigan State Championship for minibot race. For instance the 8th alliance in quarter-finals, Team 74, blocked Team 469 from deploying at the start of the end-game. It gave their alliance a better chance of winning and resulted in 469 being unable to deploy and their alliance taking 1st and 2nd place respectively with Team 216 taking third. Seems better to secure the 10 or 5 points from a better result in minibot race with your third robot if you aren't going to complete a logo in top or middle row. Unless you're one of those drivers that just has to pull off a tube hang after deployment
