User blog comment:Pandawarrior/Predictability/@comment-3242083-20110109120927

On topic: Well, while you are kinda right, I love how Oda indirectly "explained" why things go that way. The whole Enies Lobby Saga is a good example. He showed us what happens when he mixes the opponents randomly:

- Sanji got turned into a soapdoll by Kalifa

- Nami got nearly impaled by Kumadori

- Zoro and Usopp could only defend against Kaku and Jyabura

- Franky wasn't even able to scratch Lucci

- Chopper went on a random rampage, nearly killing himself

...only Luffy found his match instinctively, like he always does (character trait).

In the end, Sanji's speech to Usopp describes the arc perfectly:

"There a things we can do and things we can not, and because of that, we can help each other out"

And thereby reinforcing the whole theme about friendship, the spirit of One Piece.