Disrupting Alliances

[Eugene Fang]

Originally Posted by nighterfighter

And 1771 was first seed.

If 1771 picks 254, 254 declines. No big loss, as they are #2 seed.

If 1771 picks 111, they won't decline, since they aren't in the top 8.

If 1771 picks 1114, they won't decline, since they aren't in the top 8.

The only way 111 would have made it into the top 8 would be if 1771 picked someone else from the top 8.

Once again, 111 was 9th, and it's reasonable to assume that other teams in top 8 (besides 1771) would have paired up with other teams in top 8. I don't mean to argue that picking/not picking 111 was the right choice. I'm just trying to show that picking 111 was not an unreasonable option.