Make your Champs predictions!

[Anupam Goli]

Originally Posted by TeamRock

Did you watch any of their matches? and no i'm not talking about their deceiving Tessier video. Yes they are capable of all what you say WHEN it works. If there ground pick ups soooo fast how come they don't really use it (because they clog easily). Most matches their Auto either doesn't work or it misses allot. They can easily be flustered by D-fence. They can only make about 4 cycles with no D-fence but they rarely make all of them. Their hanging is pitiful and i haven't seen many successful hangs. There were matches that they didn't even scour.

I'm not saying that they won't be up there in the ranks, I'm just saying that in order for them to be the first alliance's first pick they will have to be allot more reliable!

118 is perhaps the most consistent robot out there, behind 1986. Ever since Lone Star, they've been able to guarantee themselves a regional victory and either the first seed or first pick. It takes a lot of skill to be able to do that at 3 different events, and Silicon Valley was one of the most stacked regionals this year. At championships, 118 will guarantee a 7 disc auto, 4-5 cycles in teleop, and a 10 point. 4 cycles is a lot, and if i recall, they do 4 cycles with plenty of defense. It seems like little defense because their drivetrain and driving skills are that good.
Also, 469 prefers to cycle despite an excellent ground pickup, and no one is going around saying 469 has a slow pickup. If you have 4 frisbees far away from eachother, it's easier to go to the feeder station and get 4 instead of driving around the entire field scouring for discs. If you noticed, 254 and 2056 always had a supply of discs close to their scoring location.