[waialua359]

Originally Posted by Alpha Beta

I don't believe it would be. Most of the climbs were 10 pointers and kind of clogged up the opportunities to slide through an opponent pyramid anyway.

What we noticed is that robots lining up for a shot while touching the pyramid were mugged by aggressive defense without a penalty being called in several instances. Those who were attempting to climb were given much greater protection. Hopefully in week 2 those calls will be more consistent.

We also noticed that if a defender played along the field wall and hit opponents into the pyramid as they went to the feeder station it was ruled a G-18 and the defender was given a technical. The loading robot appeared to have no responsibility in avoiding the pyramid in this situation. Defenders learned to play from the pyramid side and force the loading robots into the wall instead.

Interesting and informative. I wonder why teams who line up to shoot while touching their pyramid aren't getting the calls from defenders that touch you.
If that's the case, how could you ever get a clear shot?
Sounds like missed calls and as you mentioned, hope those calls become more consistent.