Team 2052's Mecanum Showcase!

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by Ether

Cannot a wise defender choose to draw his line in the sand away from the pyramid?

I agree that this is the correct way to play defense with a tall robot, but a lot of 2052's defenders did not do so. The 30" robot still has somewhat of an advantage even against a defender playing the "correct" strategy - if the 30" robot goes straight, it has less distance to "push through". If the 30" robot goes through the pyramid, then a blocking defender is also obstructing the primary scoring location of many robots, and thus the defense is a bit of a wash.