[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik

I'm still voting design for offense, provided you're capable of making a reasonably accurate shooter. Smart teams will be using the protection of the key and bridge to keep defensive teams at bay, like driving through the key to position for shooting with just your back wheels on. If you're prolific enough at scoring, you can force your opponents to hand balls back to you once you score more than 6 balls, even. Since ball control is important for defense, even an inaccurate shooter can annoy opponents by rebounding and firing balls across the wall.

On the other hand, I think close-range dumpers and shooters are likely to be thoroughly stymied by decent kitbots shuttling side to side in front of the fender.

I don't think there will be much point blank scoring at all. The violence in front of the fender will be just too great.