Einstein Field: Division Winner Predictions

[waialua359]

Originally Posted by ttldomination

I think that you plan on outscoring 469, then you have your work cut out for you.

In MSC, the finalist alliance played galliantly, and gave the champions a run for their money. This was purely because 217 was dedicated to keeping balls out of 469's loop, and then 67 and 2612 would take care of the scoring.

I'm not going to try to be some of non-conformist, and say that Curie is not going to take it. 1114 by themselves are formidable, but paired with 469, they're nearly impossible to beat.

- Sunny

Isolating this quote alone doesnt tell what I'm trying to convey.
I agree with your statements.
In re-watching the video clips, the defense played by 217, and then getting balls out of the far zone, was their strategy (obvious from the clips).

I'm saying why not do it doing auto, proceed straight to any balls shot over by opponents during auto when the match starts, then moving to the midfield for a 2 on 1 battle to get it to your striker.
I've seen it done at regionals but the problem is that there was always an average to less-than-average 3rd partner. At CMP, it might be a different story with stacked robots to choose from.

Even though teams claim that they know how to beat them, and the strategies were somewhat effective, the bottom line is it didnt work and 469 has won every regional they've attended, regardless of what good partners they had.

Dont get me wrong, a 1114-469 alliance wont be easy to beat, and I was one of the early ones that predicted a championship if either one is the #1 seed, for obvious reasons.

No offense to the other divisions, but with Archimedes as the deepest division, they have the best chance of having the best 1-2-3 punch to "try" and counter 460-1114. Its not that the other divisions dont have great teams, its just that getting 3 powerhouses together will be tougher than Archi.