[Steve Howland]

I'd have to go with ground pickup. Shifting is nice of course but given the options ground pickup seems to be a stronger advantage. Before the scrimmages I may have chosen the other one, but seeing so many loose balls on the field tips the scales IMO.

A basket is great for loading when on defense if you have a good human, but on offense you'd have to return to your side every time you run out of poof balls. The ground pickup, on the other hand, can be done on the far side easily and thus you probably wouldn't even need the high gear capability unless trying to outmaneuver another robot.