[Lil' Lavery]

edit: Woops, sorry about that. My general theory still applies.

I agree with Karthik's statements that "Calculated Contributions" (aka "Offensive power rankings" and "Defensive power rankings") worked very well in Overdrive given the more "isolated" nature of the game (still by no means an isolated event, though). I also agree with his statement that they should work much better for Breakaway than they did for Lunacy. However, as awesome as they might be, they still aren't telling the full story and should be taken with a grain of salt.

However, they still can be a useful tool. If you find yourself with a chance to be in a picking position Friday night at an event and don't really have much/any (reliable) scouting data, go ahead and run these types of numbers. Pick out some of the higher ranking teams in whichever attributes you're looking for. Have whatever people you can spare (maybe just your "media person," for example) do whatever they can to watch a match or two of these targeted teams the next day and see if their performance on the field backs up what the numbers say, and base your selection choices off of that.

That being said, this database is still one of the most wonderful resources in FRC. 1114 has done another amazing job on it, just like every year. It's tremendously helpful to find quick information about any team, even those not going to Championship. Kudos again to the Simbots for incredible work.

I do have one request, though. Is there any chance you guys can add in the Dean's list to a teams' profile? You list if a team won a WFFA award, so why not Dean's list as well?