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Unread 22-03-2006, 10:40
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Re: Ideal Alliance Structure

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Originally Posted by Tim Delles
Who said the #1 alliance was the best shooter? Who said they were the best anything...

So basically its not about the draft, it is still all about scouting.

I heartily agree. Scouting is very important. And the best robots do not always end up very high in the standings. Here is an example: At UTC #1 (126) picked #3 (20), #2 picked someone in the top 7 and the new #3 picked someone in the top 7. The #4 team tried to pick the new 6 and new 5 teams, who declined. Team 177 apparently did some good scouting. They were now #5 after finishing #8 and they picked the #22 robot (176, a good 3 and 1 point scorer with large ball collecting capacity) and then the #34! robot (1124, who was just beginning to show 3 point ability Saturday morning). The #1 seed used their last pick on the #15 seed (571, a robot with potential to score a lot of 3s, that had not demonstrated any scoring during the qualification rounds). 177's alliance went on to win their quarter final and then faced the seemingly unbeatable alliance put together by 126 and 177's alliance went on to win the regional, despite going with low seeded teams.

Good scouting and having three robots that can score and get on the ramp (including one that can score in the corner) is the way to go. Any decent robot can play defense in this game.
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