[toddhans]

We've used a white board with markers and magnets in the past for the tournaments to show our teammates what we are thinking. It may be a good idea to have some set plays ready if other alliance partners are able to understand them, and their driver is good enough to execute them. That last part would be the biggest thing that could really make it work or gum it up. However, a good scout team would be able to pick them up pretty quickly, so probably would only want to bring the best ones out when it really is needed. It would really be helpful in eliminations as you are always with the same partners, one would think.

When looking at this game, I always though of it in basketball terms. As a child/teenager of the 1980s and 1990s, I think of a blocking machine that looks to outlet pass (Manute Bol), an assist bot who can pinpoint it over the truss after getting a rolling pass (John Stockton), and the scorer who can catch it quickly and find a way through the defense to score or shoot over it when needed (Michael Jordan).