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Re: Look Back: Week 5

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Originally Posted by vadyr View Post
I can only hope to see a match where all four balls are pinned and the other two robots are just cruising around running laps -- then what would be said.
You just took the words right out of my mouth. This is the scenario I kept playing in my mind. Boy, would that be fun (insert sarcasm here). I don't think the fans or the competitors would enjoy this much. And I do not think the game designers wanted this.

Unfortunately, the maneuver of pinning the ball is NOT illegal. Telling people that their actions are shady and it's blasphemy is foolish. If FIRST doesn't condone these types of actions, they would change the rules or come out with updates. If judges think that your actions are unsportsmanlike, they give you a yellow card or DQ you.

And this perspective comes from a team who built a purely offensive robot. My reaction to the defensive teams and their maneuvers, "bring it on". The alliance that wins should be the one that reacts best to the ever changing strategy of the game. I saw completely different strategy in Atlanta last year than what I saw in a regional, that was cool.

Since everyone else is giving professional sports analogies I will too :-) I hate watching basketball teams slow the game by going to four corners. This IMHO this is boring, but I totally understand why they do it. I would never tell these teams that they were shady and it's blasphemy nor would I tell them that they were unprofessional.
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