Best of the Best

[Jordan2389Diaz]

: Which team has the best chance of wining and why?


Only thing to Fear is Fear itself.-FDR

[Racer26]

The wise bet here is not to pass judgment until we see Wk 1 regionals, however, it can be safely assumed that the perennial powerhouses (1114, 111, 254, 2056, 1503, 25, 47 51, 148, 217 to name a few) will put forward a strong entry once again.

[JaneYoung]

I think this game is right up 118's alley.

[coldfusion1279]

I actually think that this year we will see teams in the 2000's emerge as power house teams. The low 2000's have a couple years experience now. The game seems very heavy on strategy with the new rankings, and strategy is something anyone can be good at, given enough time to study.

[Alex Cormier]

Really?

Already?

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by Alex Cormier

Really?

Already?

Agreed folks...week 1 is where its at.

[Jordan2389Diaz]

Yeah, I cannot wait until we get the robots out on the field and start playing.

[Rich Kressly]

This conversation, no matter when or where it's held, presumes by its title that "Best of the Best" means on field wins. I love trophies and banners too (and I read "Looking Forward" posts whenever I can), but perhaps we can have this conversation someday and it will list inspired graduates of a team, where they are going to school, what jobs they have, and how they are making their community and world a better place. In FIRST is there any other way to judge "best teams," really?

[Jordan2389Diaz]

I agree the Best of the Best is the ones who keep challenging each other to make the world a better place.

The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want.-Psalms 23

[wendells]

Team 2185 is coming with the BEAST...so look out Waterloo and the GTA.

Waterloo Champions 2009 with 2056 and 2609

GTA Champions 2009 with 2056 and 1114

Quarter-finalist in Atlanta 2009 (CURRIE FIELD)

wendells

[Michael Corsetto]

Originally Posted by wendells

Team 2185 is coming with the BEAST...so look out Waterloo and the GTA.

Waterloo Champions 2009 with 2056 and 2609

GTA Champions 2009 with 2056 and 1114

Quarter-finalist in Atlanta 2009 (CURRIE FIELD)

wendells

Past success does not guarantee future success. Show us a video, or anything really, of why anyone should believe your robot is the "Best of the Best". Stop tooting your own team's horn. Sure I think my team's bot is great, but I'll leave that for everyone else to decide.

[Chris is me]

I don't really see what we have to go on for this thread other than listing the teams everyone knows well due to their past success that will likely lead them to future similar success.

Though I do wonder what elements of success used by veteran teams in other games will be applied to this one. Will 25 have their trademark drivetrain? Will 233 have a variant on their ubiquitous telescoping jointed arm? Will 1771 really suck? (As in air, like in 2008)

I think if there's a year for a 2000 level team to dominate, it's this one. I think the distribution of regional wins this year between the three "blocks" (0000 / 1000 / 2000) will be pretty much even.

[Racer26]

I will say that our 2010 robot has very few completely "new" concepts on it. It is comprised almost entirely of variants of systems we've built and learned from since 2003.

That being said, some of the systems have had some pretty cool updates.

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Will 25 have their trademark drivetrain? Will 233 have a variant on their ubiquitous telescoping jointed arm?

It's pretty funny that you brought these teams up, I was actually asking those questions to myself the other day.

In 25's case, I totally see them doing extremely well. I really would like to see them bring back a level of Dominance like they had in 2006.

And I really hope that 233's robot has some sort of telescoping arm on it... And I hope they bring the Pink back too.

[IBdrummer]

Originally Posted by thefro526

It's pretty funny that you brought these teams up, I was actually asking those questions to myself the other day.

In 25's case, I totally see them doing extremely well. I really would like to see them bring back a level of Dominance like they had in 2006.

And I really hope that 233's robot has some sort of telescoping arm on it... And I hope they bring the Pink back too.

I want them to bring pink back too...I'm hoping the lack of pink last year jinxed us (I'm in college...so I don't know for sure whether the robot will be pink)