Make your Champs predictions!

[NotaJoke]

Originally Posted by EricLeifermann

My prediction is no pure FCS will be on Einstein(I've said this since week 1). Teams will need to be more flexible in where they shoot from if they want to make it past division elims.

I think the right pure full court shooter could definitely make it to Einstein as a third robot to a high alliance. I think you're correct about them being ineffective as the main scorer to an alliance, but as a defensive magnet, I think the FCS role is a viable strategy (assuming they aren't too top heavy, and can be consistent with their hang points).

My prediction is that all four einstien alliances will have at least one robot capable of full court shooting (EG. A987/469, G118, C67, N225/2826).

[Jay O'Donnell]

Originally Posted by PayneTrain

Galileo v. Archimedes will go to a third match.

That's all I got. Picking teams makes me seem like a silly fanboy.

Are you saying that being a silly fan boy is a problem?

Also, Einstein finals haven't gone to 3 matches since 2007 i believe, just an interesting fact.

[Arpan]

Hey, so this is our team's first time at champs and I'm just trying to figure out how intense the competition is....

Anyone know 'bout where a 3 or 4 cycle pyramid shooter with a 10 point hang and 18 pt auto would rank ??? (That looks to be the average elims bot to me)

[Arpan]

Originally Posted by NotaJoke

I think the right pure full court shooter could definitely make it to Einstein as a third robot to a high alliance. I think you're correct about them being ineffective as the main scorer to an alliance, but as a defensive magnet, I think the FCS role is a viable strategy (assuming they aren't too top heavy, and can be consistent with their hang points).

My prediction is that all four einstien alliances will have at least one robot capable of full court shooting (EG. A987/469, G118, C67, N225/2826).

Agreed, however, the right full court shooter with the right counter-defender can be a devestating combination. Don't count out full court shooters as point scorers yet!

[sammyjalex]

A: 254/987/694 over 33/469
C: 67/2056/3539 over 1717/148
G: 1114/610/1241 over 118/111
N: 1986/341/175 over 1538/2054


C over A
G over N

C over G in 3

[hiyou102]

Originally Posted by EricLeifermann

My prediction is no pure FCS will be on Einstein(I've said this since week 1). Teams will need to be more flexible in where they shoot from if they want to make it past division elims.

I beg to differ. I think a team like 948 could be a pure full court based on how good they are at full courting. Of course, being able to cycle like 1806 wouldn't hurt either.

[MrForbes]

Originally Posted by Arpan

Anyone know 'bout where a 3 or 4 cycle pyramid shooter with a 10 point hang and 18 pt auto would rank ??? (That looks to be the average elims bot to me)

We have a robot like that....I figure we have a 50-50 chance of getting into elims, and a 1 in 8 chance of winning division, if we get to play.

[233pinkfan]

233,16,67

[jbsmithtx]

Does anyone else think that the number of discs may be a problem in Einstein? Some of those robots throw out a lot of discs, and especially if an alliance is running a FCS as a backup. Will teams be picking up a lot of discs?

[iVanDuzer]

Archimedes: 469 seeds second behind 254, grabs 33 and 51 one their way to creating the first Michigan alliance since 2009. Win the finals against 987 and 254 in 3.

Curie: 2056 seeds first despite losing one late Saturday. Picks up 67 and 968 as a powerful linebacker. It's tricky, but they squeeze past 1310 in the semis and 1717 in the finals en route to the division title.

Galileo: 1241 seeds first thanks to a lucky schedule and their multi-disc auto. 1114 turns down their invite and picks 111 and 2337 from the 3rd seed. End up beating the number 8 alliance in the finals en route to Einstein.

Newton: 1986 seeds first and plows through elims with 1538 and 2194. 341 gives them a run in the finals as the 6th seed with 2826 and 217, but the Thunderchickens' lack of a climb costs their alliance in the end.

Einstein
Archimedes takes the first match, but limited FCS defence allows 968 to pin down 469. In the end, Archimedes loses to Curie's climb and dump, even though they lead after auto all three matches.

In a match this tight, it's all about the dump. Galileo ekes out the win over Newton in two matches, but only wins by 10 points each time.

Curie vs Galileo, and the only thing that's certain is Dave Verbugge's epic speeches. 968 manages to box out the beastly drivetrain of 2337, letting 67 unleash a barrage of unblocked full court threes. 2056 switches between scooping up the (few) misses and playing interference on 111. Last second dumps keep it close, but Curie wins in 2 matches. The Curie Curse is broken, HOT joins Hammond in the 4-wins club, everybody stops asking where the old RAWK went, and 2056's drive team is actually spotted smiling (I kid... mostly)

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I think the only predictions that will be proven right are that 1114 and 67 will be the number one selections of the draft in Galileo and Curie, respectively.

I'll also predict that even if my alliances are way off, there will be at least one Canadian team on Einstein and at least 3 in the four division finals.

[vishnum]

My prediction for champs: 1114, 118, 2169

[Link07]

469/254/11

Ground pickup, climb, and cycling

[AlecMataloni]

Originally Posted by iVanDuzer

WildStang joins Hammond in the 4-wins club

Fixed that for you

We can't just let our friends on 67 tie Hammond's record first, now can we?

[CalTran]

Ouch. This thread is really not Curie friendly...even with the likes of HOT and OP, they still think the curse lives on.

[JohnFogarty]

1114, 118/111/610, Third Pick is a Toss-Up...there is no way 4334 would be left over if 1114 is first seed.