[EricH]

Originally Posted by inkling16

So what are we going to do? We will be the best ball manipulating team at the regional, and guarantee ourselves a spot in eliminations as a result of this.

I would say that that's a smart move, assuming that you can get some decent pairings in the quals. If you can score in the low goal with a lot of assists, you'll be pretty good at making your own road.

Originally Posted by Jared341

Which robot has a better chance of making eliminations?

The 9th best shooter in a Regional/Division, or the 9th best assister in a Regional/Division?

I would have to say that it depends on field depth in both classes. If 9th best is still a stellar shooter, I'd expect them to end up at about the 7th or 8th alliance captain, or picked. If they're a mediocre or poor shooter, then I'd expect them at the bottom end, if they were picked at all. OTOH, if the 9th best is a stellar assister, I'd put them as a late-first round, early-second round pick. Lousy assister, or worse, not a team player, lucky to get in on the late second round, or middle of third.


One thing that Torbots thought of was: shooters that don't shoot in any given match can still assist if their intake/outlet is good.