[Vikesrock]

Dick,

I have tried really hard to grasp your logic that results in the usage of the word "unfair" to describe the looper strategy, but I just can't quite wrap my head around it. From what I understand you believe that their access to the ball return is unfair because you do not have equal access to the same space. By this logic an alliances access to the right side of the field in autonomous is unfair as your alliance does not have access to this area. By a similar token access to the far zone by two opposing robots is unfair as you can only have one, hanging is unfair as you can't have access to their tower, lifting in 2007 was illegal because you didn't have access to that zone, etc. etc. etc.

Basically what I'm saying is that there are often GDC imposed restrictions on how defense can be played. Lack of access to the opponent's ball return is just one of these restrictions. To defend the looper strategy you will need to find a way to do it within the defensive restrictions that currently exist.