The Key and the Alley

[chi-town-biker]

The key and the alley are 59" apart at their closest point. Two 38" robots can touch and also be in both the key and alley. For a defensive robot, it's the best location to "harrass" a robot shooting from the key. I don't know how effective a tactic it is but it could keep a shooter from making a basket or two. For a game so heavily weighted in favor of offense, I'm wondering what defenses are available.

[PayneTrain]

The sweet spot of the key is the center at the flat end anyway, and I don't see opponents in the alleyways getting over there instantaneously.

Regardless, it's a 3-point-foul on both teams, so to me, it's not a match-defining strategy.