[Citrus Dad]

Unfortunately, this is year is unusual in that the actions of a single team can completely undermine the efforts of its alliance members. While I strongly believe that teams who come to play should be given the opportunity to show what they've done, there is a limit. If a team continually demonstrates that its actions seriously detract (through missed auto shots or frequent fouls), other more ambitious teams should be able to strongly request that that the team not load balls or move their human player to a different role. In the elimination rounds, a team better consider whether they're going to be "benched" when they accept a position on an alliance. They are not entitled to play how they want at that point--it's a privilege, not a right, to make the playoffs.

Having fun does not mean doing so at the expense of another team. Remember that if a team causes a loss, their alliance members will have less opportunity to advance to the elimination rounds and to have yet more fun.

I expect that the number of times that a team will be requested to "sit out" a significant role in a match will be quite minimal--2 or 3 times maximum out of 10 to 12 matches in qualifying. That means that the team will be able run as they like at 7 times and probably many more through the match.