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Re: 2014 Curie Division

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Originally Posted by XaulZan11 View Post

(There are far too many people concerned with OPR and spending far too much time analyzing, adjusting OPR to show various things and make predictions. OPR is good for a very quick reference when you have no other information about a team. If you are spending more than 15 minutes on OPR, I suggest you actually watch matches of teams. You will get a far better picture of who is good and who isn't. Better yet, you will find what their strengths/weakness are.)
I completely agree on this. NEVER base your decisions on OPR values. Use them to get a quick glance at an upcoming match, or to give your drivers a head start on who to start looking at for match strategy, etc. But that should be it.

I just run the numbers cause it is a mental challenge, it is interesting to look at, and it gives other people stuff to look at too. I don't think my team has ever used OPR during selection.
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