[waialua359]

Originally Posted by Wayne TenBrink

Wow. I can't believe I missed this thread.

Regarding the original question, we were fortunate enough to be in that position. We had heard rumors that 67 & 217 were going to pair up - passing up on 469. I was never convinced. We were advised by several people that we should pick 67 and then 217 in the hope that they would turn us down, just to break them up. That wasn't our style. Last year we lost to 67 & 217 in the finals and we wanted a rematch. A chance like this doesn't come around every day, and we were wise enough to take it.

When it looked like we would seed #1 we started talking to 469, and our scouts got together to compare notes. Having 469 as a partner completely changed what we were looking for in a third partner. While most teams were looking for defense, 1918 was going to play center zone support and we needed a front zone striker. That is probably why 2834 was still around.

This post made my day. If I were in your shoes, I would have done the exact same thing.
We were #1 twice this season. When it came down to making the 1st choice, it was about taking the best robot that complemented our style of play as striker. And never about weakening the other alliance.
Congrats on the win! Its not everyday a 67/217 alliance gets beat.