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Re: Silicon Valley Regional 2008

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Originally Posted by David Brinza View Post
I applaud you for asking a difficult question very graciously.

I didn't watch any of your matches, so I'm not able to address your question directly. I can offer this: other than being in the top 8 (well, maybe 10-12) at the end of qual's, standing is not a major factor in selecting a team as an alliance partner. Scouting by good teams will sort out teams according to performance (scoring, driving, reliability, etc.) without much weight given to standings. When it gets down to the "short list", there are some intangible factors that can influence a pick (performance in prior regionals, publicity, etc.). Selecting teams generally do have a game strategy and will select partners accordingly. I've witness several regionals where a team ranked at or near the bottom of the standings were selected just because they fit the strategy the alliance captain intends to employ.

Half of the teams are left to watch the elimination rounds and many of them wonder why they weren't selected. It's easiest to just say, "it wasn't our time" and enjoy the rest of the competition and awards. Don't let the obscure (and sometimes seemingly unfair) alliance selection process take away from your celebration of the regional. All the teams that put a robot on the field should feel a special sense of accomplishment.
Thanks David! I do realize that the alliance selection could be as unpredictable as the lottery sometimes, I just wanted to find out if it is anything in particular that we can improve on next year.
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