[Corey Balint]

Since I have a 5 hour break in between classes three days a week...here it is.
Note: All below is pure opinion of what would have happened, with some insider info thrown in.

If we seeded first:
Team Consensus
25-111-122
176-1503-195
987-968-1718
254-71-753
229-11-85
66-93-868
133-322-397
1519-40-1646

This has little variation to what actually happened in the second round of selections.
I am not sure who 987 would pick, but I think that they were going for that defensive third shooter bot. However, I know that 968 had 195 high on their list.
I know 1503 would not let 195 get past them. If we had in the actual competition, I know 987-1503 would definitely have selected them.
The third pick here, we would go with what happened on Newton, 122 was a good shooter, but could be pushed, but we decide to go with the shooting focus because we think wed be able to outscore all.

1>8
2>7
3>6
4>5

1>4
2<3

1>3

If 176/987 swapped picks:
25-111-573
176-968-294
987-1503-195
254-71-753
229-11-85
66-93-868
133-322-397
1519-40-1646

176 and 968 go for a fast shooter who, if left alone, can put up a ton of points.
We decide to go for a more powerful drive train with a good shooter now because of that above, and wed need someone to fend of 195.

1>8
2>7
3>6
4>5

1>4
3>2

3>1


My Idea if we seeded first: I was really torn between 987/1503.
25-987-753
176-111-294
254-1503-195
229-968-85
66-71-868
133-322-397
1519-11-40
122-93-868

1>8
2<7
3>6
4<5

1>5
3>7

This is one heck of a finals if you ask me.
25-987-753>254-1503-195

OR:

25-1503-195
176-111-294
254-987-753
229-968-85
66-71-868
133-322-397
1519-11-40
122-93-868

1>8
2<7
3>6
4<5

1>5
3>7

Again, one heck of a finals.
25-1503-195 > 254-987-753


Now with your ideas put in…Supposing 176 doesn't pick you first over-all, and 987 picks you (and you know they would have) 2nd, would you have accepted? To answer, yes we would have. It would’ve been the exact same pattern as I said above…

176-111-294
987-25-753
254-1503-195
229-968-85
66-71-868
133-322-397
1519-11-40
122-93-868

1>8
2>7
3>6
4<5

1<5
2>3

2>5


On a similar note, if 254 isn't picked by 176, do you pick them or 968 first?

176-111-294
987-1503-753
25-254-195
229-968-85
66-71-868
133-322-397
1519-11-40
122-93-868

1>8
2>7
3>6
4<5

1<5
2<3

3>5


On that note. My dream alliance would have been 25-987-195 or 25-1503-195. Although I do think with the A-Bomb, the 25-1503-195 alliance would have been more successful.