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Originally Posted by Looking Forward
Another California team also had a perfect record this weekend, with 1717 going 15-0, #1 seed, and winning in Sacramento. Their domination wasn't as complete, especially in the scoring column (several very close matches), but the D'Penguineers could endure defense far better than most, and got very good complimentary scoring from 668 (who came much closer to realizing their full potential than earlier int he season). 1717 managed to sneak by, with a match in each round being decided by 4 points or less, but all in their favor.
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1717 was amazing, but not unstoppable - although I don't think any one is this year. In the quarterfinals - we had our rookie ally 3013 shut them down (as best they could), which left us to deal with 668, and our other ally, 1678 had to do offense. We almost pulled it out losing 64-68 in the first match, but 668 got us in the second match. So here we had a rookie team with no offensive ability (but great defense) and us with limited offense, and one good offense robot, able to compete with a top alliance. It is so tough for any one (or two) robots to dominate this game. I also noticed that the driver for 1717 was getting better and better as the competition went on (maneuvering out of traps and such). And 668's ball capacity seem to grow larger with each match. By the end of Auto, 668 would have 12-15 balls loaded and ready. They also made a great pick in choosing 2473 who played well into their strategy. I know scouting is always important, but this year more than any other I've seen is the year of the SCOUT!!!