[Rick TYler]

Originally Posted by Abra Cadabra IV

In regards to defense, I think it's a fine strategy but against the majority of teams dumping pucks on the floor would be just as effective. I couldn't really justify the extra time taken to dump pucks outside of the field unless you were up against a robot that could pick up pucks from the floor really well.

In the matches I've seen with better-quality robots, nothing that happens after autonomous really makes much difference. Defense, offense, or sitting on the ramp, if your opponents dump two trays into the center goal in auto the match is pretty much over.