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Re: OPR vs Coopertition Strategies

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Originally Posted by SteveGPage View Post
In the past we've used the OPR/DPR concepts to allow us to find those teams who may or may not be accurately placed in the rankings for Elimination round selections.

What are your thoughts regarding Breakaway, is OPR/DPR something that makes sense with the new seeding and coopertition points?
I've tried to make the below somewhat tactful, but I can't find the words, so I apologize for the offense it may cause.

It's my opinion that OPR was never a substitute for actual scouting to begin with. No team I ever work with will ever perform to make our OPR better, as teams picking based only on OPR won't be forming cohesive alliances that work well together as a unit.

In Lunacy, OPR basically was as good as flipping a coin, or averaging a team's score. People have told me Overdrive was better though. This year in particular, OPR would be a disaster, because there's more than one task.

So yeah. Watch a team and how they play. If they score for the opponent, count those with your scouting as if they scored on themselves.
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