Do QP's matter?

[Jay Lundy]

Originally posted by Jeff Waegelin
It is better to win a match 30-20 than to try to build your QP's up and accidentally lose 40-41.

Funny you should mention that, we lost our final match in Cleveland 41-40 to the number one seeded HOT team. We thought we had won, and if they had gotten one less ball we would have because we had two goals. That would have given us some much needed QPs since we were not doing incredibly well (ranked around 20th). Oh well,

Anyway, yes QPs are important but only for the top 8 seeded teams, and if you can get #1 seed that gives you an incredible advantage. We were able to choose kingman in the first round of choosing at SV, and then 359, another great goal grabbing team, in the second round, all because of #1 seed.

Being able to pick first is especially important this year since both teams you choose need to be good because everyone will have to play. In both Cleveland and Silicon Valley, our alliances have consisted of teams with specific strengths and weaknesses, and in both cases each team would have gotten to play even if they weren't required to.

If you are not in the top 8 then it does not matter what rank you are. Teams don't scout by looking at the rankings, they scout by robot ability and if they feel you will be a good partner you will be chosen. Hopefully the teams that do the picking will look at every team, and not just the ones that pass out the coolest buttons.