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Re: defense

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Originally Posted by nuggetsyl
I am downloading all the matches i can to watch to see how team are playing the game this year and am really surprised to see how teams are playing defense to the bitter end when they should be getting qp. What is the point of stopping a robot from getting on a ramp if you already lost. I know if i was in that postion i would be worring about qp and trying to get on my own ramp. Even if your robot can get on the ramp try scoring 1 pointers. But maybe there is something i am missing?

shaun
Shaun,
Many teams subscribe to the policy "I would rather win by a lot then loose by a little."

What they mean by this is that I want to make sure I have the highest differencial in the score to my advantage. You never know how penalties or gonna swing, so people believe they should put themself in the best position to win the match, which is worth more than QP.
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