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Originally Posted by Cory
From what I've seen, it sort of takes them a long time to load, and they really only hold more like 13 balls. Only being able to human load is sort of risky, once you face a smart defensive robot who either 1) blocks 25 in the corner, or 2) doesn't let them over to the HP to start with.
I think 25 is really good, but to date in the limited number of matches I've seen webcasted, I haven't seen a single team play smart defense on them. Most teams try to push them from the side or the rear. Not gonna work. You need to get in front of their turrett. Pretty much everyone they've faced has been perfectly content to let 25 make their way to the HP unimpeded, and once they're there, they let them take all the time they want to load.
Once I see 25 play some of the elite defensive robots that have defended shooters like the triplets, and they still dominate, I'll put 25 above everyone else.
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Its hard to play defense on 25 while they are loading. The reason being that they have brakes. It is near impossible to push them. I am pretty sure that they turn on their brakes while they are loading and while they are in position to shoot. The only real way to stop them is to prevent them from winning autonomous and then out scoring them. Otherwise, it really comes down to luck. 25 plays a very smart game and I know that their coach is very clever. They aren't 31 wins and 0 losses for no reason.
I realized at NJ that they had a solid strategy and I tried to break it. We came incredibly close to beating them. I still remember after the match I was standing next to Shaun (25's coach) and we were both biting our nails because it was very close. We won autonomous and played very effective defense on them, but in the end 25 won. I would definitely keep an eye on them in Atlanta, don't be surprised if they make it onto the Einstein field.
As for 25 vs. any of the triplets, it is hard to say. Both teams are strong and in this case I really think it would come down to who their allies were. Both of these teams play smart on the field and I'd assume that they would both do a lot of research into each other. That truely would be an interesting match up, one that I will be watching out for in Atlanta
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