Predictions Week 4: Marking the Thrower

[Navid Shafa]

Originally Posted by Bdf809

I'd keep an eye on 2557 in Central Washington, along with the others.

Along with 948: Potential full court shooter
1318: Played well in Oregon

2517 shoots with authority, but seemed to have accuracy problems in Oregon. Looking at their bot up close and seeing the potential, I would keep an eye on them too this weekend.

We are not an insta-lock, but I'm hoping that we can go out and play with some of our friends and find a spot on a strong alliance

[MrForbes]

Originally Posted by Rangel(kf7fdb)

Also watch out for 1726 the nerds and 4183 bitbuckets. Nerds did pretty well at San Diego and I hear Bitbuckets have a pretty solid robot this year. Az should be fun this year!

Good call John! We were so close to having the Forbes alliance....

[JB987]

Congrats to you and the rest of your alliance, Jim! A well deserved win for sure.

[MrForbes]

Thanks Joe! I'll see you at the Vegas regional, cheering on the High Rollers, with Travis' folks. And my brother's team the Bit Buckets 4183 will be playing.

Originally Posted by Looking Forward

256 has traditionally struggled to reach the eliminations, but has an accurate full court shooter in 2013. They may have to take some heat off their shot, as they struggle to keep discs in the goal. Even if they aren't a reliable scoring threat, they could potentially feed a ground loader at Davis.

Being included in a LF post made my day (maybe even my season).

Last time 256 went to Davis we were finalists. Who knows, maybe we'll keep our record (or do better).

[Brandon Holley]

Originally Posted by Looking Forward

Especially if they aim to take down 3173, 126, or 125.

Good stuff Looking Forward. Us (125) and Gael Force (126) paired together to take down 3173 in the Finals.

-Brando

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by Brandon Holley

Good stuff Looking Forward. Us (125) and Gael Force (126) paired together to take down 3173 in the Finals.

-Brando

Very ominous prediction indeed! That said, (in reference to the earlier bit) I would definitely say that 229 broke out of the rut of "secondary scorer" once the elims started. In SF1-2 they put up 88 points by themselves. Very impressive. I hope they get to compete again in the official season.

[Jay Trzaskos]

Unfortunately 229 has played out their official season, unless they somehow get a slot in St. Louis. Luckily the other half of the Clarkson pair will be able to make their mark at Championships this year.

From what I've heard 229 really stepped up their game between BAE and Boston, It looks like the #1 alliance had some tough competition in those semi-final matches. I'm proud to hear that they turned up their offensive power, and came home with a Quality award.