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Re: what to do if the other alliance reneges on coop

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Originally Posted by Chris is me View Post
If a team says they'll do something, doesn't do it, and then won't tell you why they didn't do it when you ask later, it demonstrates they are poor communicators, poor listeners, and unreliable. Are those qualities you want in an elims partner?

Again, even something like "I forgot" or "it ended up taking us too long to do Task X" or "we knocked a bin over in front of the step" would be fine. The key part of the interaction that drove that post for me was when they didn't offer an explanation.
True, though the other half of that is where you are in the draft/what alliance you're looking to build. Someone not finding you after the match to explain is one thing (that might be alright on some pick lists); not answering if you ask appropriately is quite another. If you're a lower seeded captain, you may really need the type of team/coach that's got the former initiative. But if you're up at the top/have two of the best robots already (yourself and Pick #1), you might be able to get by with someone who you have to sort of 'babysit' in terms of communication, provided that they've got the other qualities you want ...particularly this year. That said, I fully support your allusion that communication is almost always paramount for winning banners.
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