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Re: Unusual number of teams declining

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Originally Posted by Matt Howard View Post
Which "stuck up" team are you referring to? I'm curious now.
Since The Holy Cows were one of the two teams Austin is referring to, I too am curious.

I cannot speak for 359 (the other team to decline the #2 seed), but I will speak for my team...

Once we had effectively clinched our Top 8 seed, we began weighing our options. After looking at statistics and attributes, we determined that the #2 seed did not compliment our robot well. As rwood stated, we made it to the Top 8 - we had the right to execute our own strategy. Furthermore, I felt the field of teams had enough effective 'near zone' robots that if we declined we could pick up a decent near zone robot and have our pick of defensive robots in the second round.

With the serpentine draft (1-8, 8-1) it is possible to build a stronger alliance from a lower seed. I felt we did just that. With our first pick, we grabbed 1388 - a team which could play the middle zone or the near zone and could hang. With our second pick we grabbed 668 - who was arguably the best defensive robot there, they allowed 1 goal through the quarter-final rounds.

We declined the #2 seed, not because we're 'stuck up' - but because we felt it would give us the best chance to win.

Austin, in the future - maybe you should get your facts straight before you start making accusations. You really make yourself sound ignorant and bitter when you call people 'stuck up' for declining an invitation.
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