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Re: end game defense
Gary brings up a very interesting strategy. We can all talk about GP and how it is encouraged throughout game play. But seriously, if you're going for a regional or national championship and it comes down to you blocking an opponent from getting on their partners back, I think GP goes out the back door.
Yellow and red cards are for excessive rough playing. But I don't believe that sitting in front of a ramp, or actively blocking another robot can be considered rough playing. Ramming them into a corner, shoving them repetitively against the rack, full-field runs into a robot... penalize them all. But blocking, that's just part of the game. The national and divisional finals in '06 had plenty of strong defense, but I didn't see anyone crying about GP. Getting trapped on top of the ramp was a brilliant strategy. I see the prevention of getting on this years ramp as an equally great strategy.
Now, do you have to be IN the endzone to be an effective blocker? Probably not. Will I cry if someone is in there defending me? Nope, I'll be out scoring more ringers or dropping a spoiler. Thanks for the extra 30.
BEN
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