Make your Champs predictions!

[Jay O'Donnell]

I'd just like to step in and say please keep posts in this thread to actual predictions, not arguments about certain team's abilities. Please argue in a thread meant for that. Thanks!

[Joe195]

Archimedes- 469, 987, 78 (not sure if it will go that deep)
Curie- 2056, 67, 120
Galileo- 118, 1114, 4069
Newton- 1986, 3476, 190

Just my thoughts

[Dominick Ferone]

Originally Posted by zzzag

I'm sorry, I really don't see it. 10 climb points + 18 autonomous + ??????
As the strategist whose team did a pretty good job of allowing you only one cycle in one of the qualification matches, I thought playing defense against you and preventing those cycles wasn't that difficult. And the 18 point autonomous is going to be pretty well neutralized in St. Louis.

I'm going to point to a few matches: Quals 25 (teamed with two 30 point climbers, managed 42 points total) and Quals 83 (an embarrassing 31 point total, of which I'm pretty sure our autonomous was responsible for 6-12).

For match 25 trying to get both 30 point climbers to work when they interfere with each other and us and one of them wasn't counted also that match we had a problem with our driving we had since fixed

Match 83 we were focusing more on making our future alliance then worrying about that match which was a bad move

people were able to defend us but we have practice getting around a defensive bot and added in more maneuverability with our controller like spinning 180 on a dime to do faster loading, and have improved our wheel locking mechanisms to make it harder to be pushed if we need to act as a defender and just stall people even if we don't have pushing force

[HayWire1569]

I think 1569 would be a great steal for 1986 in Newton haha but we can't wait to show everyone we can do!!! Nothing way over the top just consistent, and strong!!!

[JohnFogarty]

4451 is getting picked in Newton. I guarantee it.

[Abhishek R]

Originally Posted by Jay Money 1058

I'd just like to step in and say please keep posts in this thread to actual predictions, not arguments about certain team's abilities. Please argue in a thread meant for that. Thanks!

Right, sorry. Just got too excited.

[Joe195]

Originally Posted by John_1102

4451 is getting picked in Newton. I guarantee it.

Wow, I just saw a video of them, I think I wanna rethink my prediction

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by Joe195

Wow, I just saw a video of them, I think I wanna rethink my prediction

They won five awards in Orlando.
The only team that does that type of thing is 1114.
They are one seriously polished outfit. Their pit was spotless and so neat.

[Abhishek R]

Their bumpers are so shiny too...

[Rynocorn]

Here are my predictions as seen in my April Absurdity Bracket:

Archimedes: 469, 987, 2468

Curie: 2056, 67, 4080

Galileo: 118, 1114, 2512

Newton: 1986, 195, 2789

Curie and Galileo win in the first round and Curie breaks the curse by winning with the combination of 2 full court shooters/possible cycles and the amazing ground pickup of 2056.

I really think that any of these four alliances could win it all (if they get formed) and I just can't want untill I see the outcome this year!!

[Gregor]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

They won five awards in Orlando.
The only team that does that type of thing is 1114.
They are one seriously polished outfit. Their pit was spotless and so neat.

Not anymore. With the elimination of the regional website award, and the fact that they can't apply for chairman's anymore limits them.

[faust1706]

At the crossroads regional, the finals were 6 robots who could all go underneath the pyramid and had a ten point hang and no full court shooter. This regional scored the most points out of every other regional. Something like 2000 points were scored in eliminations alone. I think this is a very good representation of what einstein will be like, with slightly higher scores. The lack of variation is astounding. Einstein will run a risk of running out of game pieces. If that is the case, and I'm sure it will happen, then it comes down to climb points and who has the better autonomous. A team able to put the coloured frisbees into the pyramid consistently and quickly could decide the game.

[Yipyapper]

I really do think that a 469/254 or 987/another team alliance would absolutely demolish everything in their path, even a superb showing by any other alliance including the likes of 2056, 1114, 118, 1986, etc. 2056 and 1114 might be the 2 best robots, but those two with a top ten bot just can't beat 469's sublime shooting rate and either 254's or 987's amazing features that they have to offer. I mean, a razor-fast 30 point climb with a competent shooter and a complimentary 7-disc autonomous in 254 or the dazzling manoeuvring, complimentary 7-disc autonomous and the laser-sharp (ha) full court shooting of 987? It makes me shudder to think of how amazing that kind of alliance would be.

[Racer26]

I like how everyone seems to agree on Curie and Galileo captain/first pick (2056/67 and 118/1114). Even Archimedes we mostly seem to agree 2 of (254/469/987) will probably be the winning alliance.

My suspicion is that both the Curie and Galileo pairs will be looking for a floor pickup bot with a wing-to-wing 5 disc. IMO, a reliable wing-to-wing 5 is probably one of the single most desirable features to the top alliances at CMP. 469's got it, 1477 was working on it. Anyone else have one? Lots of teams are doing the center-forward 7 disc. Many of those will be top seeds, and pulling the 15 disc perfect auto requires that plus a wing-to-wing 5, or an as yet unseen 9 disc auto, with a 1241-esque pickup, albeit needing more ground clearance than 1241 has.

[Samwaldo]

How has no one said Team 33! They too are a great pick and their ground pickup is even better than most