Although the current draft did well for us in toronto, as Doug mentioned above, I would tend to lean towards a serpentine type draft.
Does anyone have any actual stats on how often the #1 seed alliance ends up playing the #2 seed alliance in the finals? I think I would have to see actual numbers and stats to see how "fair" it was. I know in the regionals I went to this year, #8 seed always got crushed in the first match... and that is the reason I would favor serpentine.
It gets really hard when you are a selecting alliance in 6, 7, or 8 seed, and you have a reduced number of teams to pick from, and often they are not as good as the robots above (not to say there arent outliers that get overlooked, but in general). I think with the "luck" that is involved in so many of the qualifications matches (its terrible when you are the only robot of 3 on the field, or moving, and it wasnt your choice!). I think something should be attempted to even out this luck. But all this said, I dont mind the system the way it is. 99% of the time, the #1 team has very rightfully earned that spot, with little luck needed... so let them reap their rewards
