[JackG]

It's almost always the case that the high-scoring powerhouse teams seed at the top. Often, the top-seeded teams then like to select another big scorer with their first pick. But when the draft snakes back and the top alliances get to make their second pick, all the good scorers have been snatched up. That's where scouts and strategy crews decide what else they want if they can't have a second good scorer. For Overdrive, for instance, teams would often get picked just to run laps and rack up the 2 pointers. I can tell you that it gave a new lease on life to teams that couldn't hurdle. In Breakaway, the top pickers often opt for their second pick to try to shut down or harass the top scorers on the other alliance. This opens the door to many different teams fitting the criteria, and often many underdog and rookie teams get picked for that reason.

So basically, there's always hope for the lesser teams at every tournament. As long as Cinderella can do something well that the picking teams value, she can be going to the dance with the big boys.