[frcguy]

Originally Posted by TheBoulderite

Curie was an anomaly this year. Some of the better-known teams like 3310, 1983, and 2848 weren't as strong at Curie as I thought they would be. However, they were good enough to be selected for eliminations, and the captains thought they could win with them. I didn't cringe, I was curious to hear the strategy behind making those selections.

Disclaimer: My team was the 4th pick for Curie alliance 4, which included 5803, 3310, 2168, and us (5940)

I don't think that 3310 was a irrational pick for our alliance. Yes, they hadn't performed great in quals, but if they were able to put in 8-9 high goals as they did at the regional level it would have been huge for us and would have, in my opinion, changed the outcome of eliminations in Curie. 3310's prowess in the high goal + 2168's ball-hoarding strategy from NE DCMP + 5803 breaching would have been an incredible combination. 3310 had everything working great going into the quarterfinal matches. Unfortunately, they suffered some unpredictable failures (such as a busted VRM in QF2-2) that decreased how many shots the could get in.

In short, if 3310 was working at full capacity I believe Curie might have been a different story.