[FUN] FRC Top 40 Week 2 and Rant About Replays

[Poseidon5817]

Originally Posted by Michael Corsetto

This cannot be understated.

3970's defense effectiveness was incredible. They kept our opponents to less than 100 pts in every one of our playoff matches, which helped keep our victory margins high.

I was very impressed with how focused 3970 was throughout the playoffs. I personally really enjoyed working with them!

It will be interesting to see how defense evolves as more teams begin to increase their high goal consistency.

-Mike

Perfectly said. 3970 is a great team with great people and a great robot. If anybody deserved to win CVR this weekend, it was them. 3970-esque defense will become more and more common as the season goes on, and teams with more versatility in shot strength and position will perform much better than teams who can only shoot from one spot in the courtyard. As more and more teams recognize this, defense will get rougher and rougher. Because of this, I wouldn't be surprised if 254 and 1678 just set the final season high score last week, or if it is set by a powerhouse alliance in the upcoming weeks (2826?).