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Originally Posted by mwibbels
As a member of the winning alliance, we agree that the 4082 guys should be proud of their performance - they were SOLID and executed their role in the alliance strategy a lot closer to perfection than we did  . Their driving and ability to balance allowed us to get up on the bridge with them quickly and reliably ... enabling us to shoot balls as long as there were balls available in our offensive half of the field, and then to finally leave Skunkworks as the last red alliance member on the floor to play D or score more balls as needed.
We failed with a similar strategy with another very good partner (399) in Utah this year, and spent a good bit of time between weeks 3 and 6 trying to figure out how to make our partners more successful and to avoid a similar loss in Spokane. After mulling on it (alright obsessing about it ) we figured out that we needed to adapt to be a better partner and then to try to find a team that was willing to adapt to work with us. From our first interactions, the 4082 crew was great to work with and it was easy to see the character of the team. When we played with them in qualifications, they immediately embraced the opportunity to make our alliance better. As a result, they were on the Tator/Skunkworks short list during alliance selections. In the end, 4082 contributions enabled our alliance to succeed at the Spokane regional - we wouldn't have made it without them - as the missed double balance in SF2 and the resulting loss illustrates. Thank you 4082 for being a great part of our alliance! |
I want to second what the Tators mentioned. The Bulldogs were great to work with and we are very happy that they will be traveling to St. Louis and competing there. We are saddened only by the fact that they won't be in our division. They executed everything that was asked of them and without them as an alliance partner, the Tators and Skunks would never have been able to pull off the regional championship!
thank you Bull Dogs!!
And to the Tators... We are extremely happy that you guys are finally on the same field with us in CMP. Maybe this could be OUR year together on the Big field too!! We are looking forward to seeing you again and playing with and/or against you on Newton!!
Thank you for having faith in our team and for being such an excellent partner in Spokane. You guys are the best!!