Winning a Match vs. Winning Strategically

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by pandamonium

This is a very interesting debate and I would like first to add a rule specifically and clearly stating that the act of throwing a match is unethical.
Another example of similar importance is how predictable alliance selections now are. At 10:00 on Saturday the top teams all sit in corners with each other and through the act of back door deals or whatever you would like to call them many alliances are pre arranged.

Oh come on. There is a big difference between talking to a partner once you have secured the first pick and "back door deals". There is no bribery, trickery, or even anything remotely unethical going on. All they are trying to figure out is who they want to pick round 2.

You see two teams talking to each other and "back door deals" is really the first thing that comes to mind? What crooked things are they even in a position to do?

I'm sorry that I kinda jumped on this comment, but every year I hear people talk about alliance selection like its some huge political struggle when it's really all just tactics.