Alliance Captain versus last pick in Alliance Selection

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This year my team was picked as a second pick both of our two district events. In the first one we were the last robot and picked up by the 1st seed and we won the event. Despite our 2014 season being successful, this one day of matches has been the most important one for me personally. Due entirely to team 1519's belief that we were worthwhile as partners, our scoring improved, our confidence improved, and I was able be mentored by a team that wins constantly. Soley for this reason, being picked last is completely worth it to me. Also due to this, our next event we improved greatly and in eliminations scored many of our alliance's points. However, we were knocked out in the quarterfinals due to a few mistakes.

Here's the dilemma: Because we were the last pick we earned almost no district points and as a result did not make it to district championships. But I would not have changed that for the world because the amount I learned from the highest seeded teams is so much more than what NECMP is worth.

TL;DR: 1B, 2B because learning is the most important thing, even in the district system