Einstein Field: Division Winner Predictions

[Craig Roys]

Originally Posted by waialua359

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.

The problem is if you let 469 get more than 2 (maybe 3) balls in the loop without a defender, you cannot outscore them. If you are able to clear all balls out starving them, then you have another problem; 469 will come out of the tunnel and begin moving balls back into their zone - they are pretty maneuverable and have a great kicker. Then they will go back to the tunnel and you're back to the first problem. You cannot beat them without defending against them. It seems that about 3 things have to go right during a match to be able to beat them (which is possible), but now add to that that you have to be able to do this 2 out of 3 matches! 67, 217, and 2612 came very close to doing just that at MSC - a tie, a win, and two very close losses.