2008 Greater Toronto Regional!

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Originally Posted by astephen68

yes 1114 does scouting but what about their second pick. they know that their going to win so they chose a ok or bad robot fro their third pick to win with so to look good and less competition in atlanta. Also 1114 most of the times at regionals that the teams they mentor or were mentored by them are their they chose them like this years waterloo. 1114,2056,1608.....

Uhm, I respectfully disagree.

1114 does the best scouting I have ever seen in FIRST. They have exact statistics on every single team at the regionals they attend - how many lines and balls they do in hybrid, how many laps they do, how many hurdles they do, how many places they make. They use this as the basis of their pick lists.

The reason 1114 is forced to pick a middle-of-the-road robot for their second pick is because of the nasty thing called the serpentine draft - but that's a whole other can of worms to be opened at another time. They will always pick the best available robot to complement their alliance, and make the best use of them possible, because they do know that they aren't unbeatable. They want to ensure they have the best chance possible of winning the regional, therefore, they pick the best robots possible. I would expect nothing less from any team out there. Noone is guaranteed a regional win, let alone 1114, but they do an amazing job at inviting the best possible alliance mates to work with them, to give them the best chance possible.

Yes, 1114 picks teams that they mentor. Not because of the fact they mentor them, but because of the fact that the teams they mentor are the best robots available. That in itself says tremendous things about their program - the teams they mentor consistently rank very high, and are generally in the top level of teams at a regional. They are obviously doing something extremely right, that they transfer to those teams. It is no wonder that they won the RCA in Waterloo - their program is, in my opinion, one of the strongest out there. Both of the rookie teams 1114 mentored last year made it to the Championship, and made the eliminations in their respective divisions - not picked by 1114. The teams they mentor have a long history of success, between them: 7 Regional wins, 3 Regional finalists, 1 Rookie Inspiration Award, 3 Rookie All-Star Awards, a Motorola Quality Award, and 2 Highest Rookie Seed Awards. Those speak for themselves to the quality of the teams they mentor, if you ask me.

Oh and by the way, at Waterloo 2008, 2056 picked 1114, not the other way around.