Defensive Powerhouses of 2007

[Nevets Amstier]

Alright, so I was lookiNG around the gen forums today, and I noticed threads for best scores, ramps, and hybrids, but no love for those who have played the best defense in the regionals.

again no glorifying your own bots.

I would like to start off by mentioning one of my personal favorites from the NJ regional, team 637. They were essentially a ramp bot that could push just about anybody they wanted across the field like they were on ice.

[Dan 1038]

Originally Posted by Nevets Amstier

Alright, so I was lookiNG around the gen forums today, and I noticed threads for best scores, ramps, and hybrids, but no love for those who have played the best defense in the regionals.

In Pittsburgh, the two that stood out to me were 247 (Da Bears) and 48 (Delphi Elite), both were ramp 'bots that could shove everyone else at will. We were with 48 in the finals against 247's alliance, it was neat watching them shove each other around, at least up until we lost the third match due to Da Bears wreaking havoc on us... I will update after Buckeye, where we will have a much bigger field of teams!

[Rick]

1824 at BAE.
558, 1995 at UTC.

[sporno]

2108 and 843 at VCU also 539 did a decent job at VCU too

[jacob07]

Da Bears was also a powerhouse defensive bot at Detroit. Also was 1248 and 703. Da bears defense was totally brutal. I was surprised they didn't get yellow-carded though..

[Taylor]

1501 - Team THRUST - was a big, mobile wall. Their drive train (2 wheels and some sliders) was interesting - it gave them agility and quickness. Rather than defend with brute force, they just simply got in the way. They could block an entire half a field without problems in the elims, giving 45 free reign to score at will. They, along with 1555 (who were the eventual champs), were the best lifters at BMR.

[oberg]

team 558 at UTC was able to shut down great offensive robots, such as 25, 40, 230 and team 20.

[bigboi146]

I think 1155 was a great defensive robot this year. They made it to finals in NJ with it with the help of the other alliance partners.(Sorry I don't remember the numbers)

[Nawaid Ladak]

when i think about it from UCF, the two that stood out were 86, they went 3 on one in the first match we played in and only allowed 4 points . they played great defense throughout the elimination rounds. another one that comes to mind is 744, the way they harassed pink throughout the qualifying rounds thanks to the "random" scheduling, is really what made 233 look like they were the worst bot there (not the last place finish and they wern't the worst bot.)

[Nuttyman54]

1519 at BAE, 1516 at SVR

[PandaMan]

The best defensive bot I have seen this year is probably a tie between team 1155 and team 177.

[jgannon]

247, hands down.

[sporno]

Originally Posted by oberg

team 558 at UTC was able to shut down great offensive robots, such as 25, 40, 230 and team 20.

wow someone could shut down 25 .... im in awe

[smurfgirl]

Originally Posted by Ricksta121

1824 at BAE.
558, 1995 at UTC.

I definitely agree that 558 was incredible and consistent with their defense at the UTC CT Regional (thank you guys). (Not to mention a great ramp!)

[dsmoker]

A belated thank you to all those who advocated for team 558 as a powerhouse defender and on the other thread as well as a ramp bot. Our strategy got us to Atlanta for the first time, where we finished as a 15th seed in our division and got selected in the first round to participate in the quarterfinals. Much thanks to our alliance partners, 2054 and 358 for a great national!