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Re: 3rd events starting
A mentor and have had this discussion multiple times from various angles. Here's my best explanation of what we think we understand:
It could be in a team's best interest to play with a 3rd event team. If 2nd event team is on an alliance with a 3rd event team as captain, the 2nd event team is in a better spot to earn points. The 3rd event team is "locked in" on points and cannot earn anymore. The 2nd event team will still earn those points.
The biggest downside we found to it was that there is a possibility of a 3rd event team that didn't too so well in their first 2 and winning in their 3rd. Granted this is not the goal of FIRST, but from a trying to get to Atlanta viewpoint, winning that 3rd event amounts to "That's too bad, but Congratulations anyway!"
I don't believe that a 3rd event team would slack off in their matches. The adrenaline alone should prevent that, if not, GP should.
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