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Re: Where's the defense this year?
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Originally Posted by Andrew
However, if a team in the top eight realizes that they cannot outshoot the best shooter in the division and gambles on a combined offensive/defensive strategy, you may see an unlikely set of teams playing in the Championship match.
Another possible outcome is that a defensive robot goes undefeated (and they pretty much have to if they want to make it into the top 8). This is actually a fairly realistic possibility at CMP, where a defensive bot can be paired with a good offensive bot in every match. If this happens, a defensive bot in the top eight can easily pick two very good offensive alliance partners. If the rest of the field fails to realize that offense + defense is better than offense + offense, the surprise value alone may send some very good alliances back to the pits, wondering, "Why did we only score 30 points in that match?"
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Yes.
Very well said.
I was trying, but didn't express it as well as you.
John
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