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Old 07-05-2008, 01:16 AM   #26 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Geoff View Post
Presumably because it isn't really a team competition, it is about determining which member has won.
The fact teams were picked arbitrarily by a third party without the input of the members or the captains makes it less about the team. If it was a group that came together for social/team-effectiveness reasons, it would be a team effort.

There is more of a military general angle to this, as you have to work with whatever you get, but you don't get better units by doing well, only maintain your team size, even if some of your team consists of lame ducks.
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