[Scott358]

Hey SOAP Team,

Let me start by saying that I truly repect all the work you put into your site and the program.

I do have a slight problem with the title of this thread though. While the stats doesn't lie, it is your interprertation of the stats to define "better" that I question. If your definition of "better" is higher scoring in certain areas and not in others (as defined by you), then yes, you can use the stats to support you thought that Kennedy was "better" than LI.

I would suggest that there may be a flaw in that though, as defense can make a game more exciting (even though scores may be lower), which may be others definition of "better". Do you find the All Start Basketball and Hockey games (which are typically higher scoring than the norm due to no one playing defense) better than the playoffs? I don't.

For example, I mentor Team 358 (FESTO/Hauppauge), and our strategy is defense. Due to our strategy causing lower scoring games for our competitors, we only ranked 11th in QP, but we won 8 out of 10 qualifying matches. We then went on to play Saturday afternoon, and in some very exciting matches, beat the alliance with the #1 and 3 ranked teams in the Semi-Finals (with all due respect to both of them, as they are excellent teams, and anyone could have won on any given day).

I guess in the end, "better" is in the eye of the beholder. I would caution you in the word's use though, as when something claimed to be better, it implies that the other is worse.

Regards,
Scott358

PS - I have a lot of respect for LIRudie's opinion, since 311 competed in both!.