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Re: Picking from top 8 seeds
I feel that if FIRST were to implement that rule, it would lead to some drastic strategy changes. First, it would lead to people "sandbagging" to be in 9th, so intentionally losing their Saturday matches in the hopes that they can be picked by the number 1 seed alliance. This, in my opinion, is against what FIRST is about. I feel like intentionally losing a match is not Gracious or Professional, as you are dragging down your other two partners with you.
Having the first seed pick the second doesn't always guarantee their victory. In the Minnesota North Star Regional, the number one picked the number two and the third seed alliance ended up beating them in the finals.
It is all about the luck of the draw. Anything can happen and the good teams will prevail. Plus this method leads to exciting alliance selections, such as the 2013 Northern Lights regional, where the first seed was rejected by everyone 2-6, thus making a very interesting...
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