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Originally Posted by Chris is me
Intake is dramatically more important than high goal. High goal without intake shouldn't even be in the discussion of possibilities.
Any ball that ever makes it on the floor in any way needs to be returned to alliance control as fast as possible. There will be situations where a defender may disrupt a pass or dislodge a ball and the inbounder is the robot free to retrieve the ball. I would not consider picking an inbounder without an intake if one with an intake was still available.
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He's absolutely right. A solid, quick intake makes kiss-passing easier and lets you bypass a partner in a T-bone. If it was between a robot with a stronger drivetrain and a robot with a better intake, I might pick the better intake.