2006 Offensive Power Ratings

[eugenebrooks]

Originally Posted by fsayre

Those are some interesting statistics. So how did these rankings factor in while picking alliance partners for your team? Especially where 1569 fit in as a first round draft pick.

Also which matches does this data include? as far as practice, qualifying, and elimination matches.

Thanks!

The practice matches were used to practice gathering statistics. Our ranking data only includes qualifying matches.

This particular regional was our first for taking such detailed data. It is very hard work. The data was looked at for alliance selection but was not used to determine choices in a rigid way at Portland. The performance of teams in the finals at Portland validated our data, and also added the requirement to consider another important factor, our assessment of a teams willingness to play ball with the strategy of the alliance.

Our actual ranking data kept track of autonomous, points scored, defense, getting on the platform, penalties and win/loss record (seed). Points scored by the team in a match is important, but not the whole story. These independent rankings were merged with a formula that put priorities on what we considered important in forming an alliance specifically with us.

488 was number one in our combined rank at Portland. By our books it was top ranked in scoring, 7th in autonomous, 19th in defense, 20th for getting on the platform, and 10th for win/loss record.

1569 was number two in our combined rank at Portland, 4th for scoring, 1st for autonomous, 2nd for defense, first for getting on the platform, and 14th for win/loss record.

1359 was number three in our combined rank at Portland, 2nd for scoring, 3rd for autonomous, 40th for defense, 8th for getting on the platform, and 1st for win/loss record.

The lesson that we took away from PNW was to go with our data, although there is an important role for hunches with regard to the potentially different play that occurs during finals matches. Sometimes a team reserves a capability as a surprise for the finals matches and it pays to evaluate that possibility when inviting alliance partners, even if their ranking in your teams individual scoring is not that high...

Eugene