paper: MARC 2011 Rule Changes

[kenavt]

Originally Posted by Duke461

exactly. Im ok with these rules; but, In a year where the 1 and 2 seeds completely dominated, we're going to give them a boost by letting them get an earlier 2nd pick? oh well. MARC will still be tons of fun nonetheless. Can't wait to go.

I disagree. In a year where at events, there was depth, the first and second seeds were in no way guaranteed a win or finals.

217, 469, 201 lost to 74, 3098, 548 (1-8) in quarterfinals at the Michigan State Championship.
1771, 1114, 294 lost to 469, 610, 188 (1-4) in semifinals in Galileo.
3539, 118, 303 lost to 155, 229, 1023 (2-7) in quarterfinals in Archimedes.
1241, 2056, 368 lost to 987, 968, 51 (1-5) in semifinals in Curie. 5 went on to Einstein.
1678, 2415, 1732 lost to 217, 1503, 25 (2-7) in quarterfinals on Newton. 7 went on to Einstein.

At a very deep event, the 1st and 2nd seeds are by no means a lock for finals. My examples are only a couple of these.

My personal views on serpentine is that, at a deep event with "straight" drafting, it will be fun to see some powerhouse alliances that face good competition. However, serpentine allows upsets to happen much easier - and that's very exciting!