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Re: A Cinderella story?

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Originally Posted by XaulZan11 View Post
I think there is a communication break-down. The OP is talking about situations where teams picked teams that may not have had the best robot, so those teams could qualify for Atlanta. The first poster is talking about situations where teams picked the best robots, who happen to have ranked poorly. (Most teams will tell you that ranking has nothing to do with who they pick)
You are correct I think.
I didn't really get that the first reply didn't get what I was asking.

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I can't think of any situation where a team would not select teams that they feel gives them the best chance of winning the event.
Sadly, that's what I figured.
But what if the team already had a ticket to championships and little left to prove other than proving they could be bigger than the event itself?
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