[Pi3th0n]

Wow, I definitely read that earlier today and didn't realize at the time that the 3rd robot wasn't the 3rd pick...

Hm... maybe it's similar to this year's game's use of the word "assist"

1-assist ball (no assisting actually happened)
2-assist ball (It's more like assist -> score)
3-assist ball (more like the first 2 bots assisted the third one in scoring)

likewise:
1st pick (Alliance captain - no picking actually happened)
2nd pick (Alliance captain -> picks a partner)
3rd pick (The two teams on the field collaborate to pick the third team to invite)