[Jay O'Donnell]

Originally Posted by Karthik

For sure, I'm certain that most World Champs wouldn't trade their banner in this situation. However, one of the reasons I posted this is that I had a discussion with a member of a past World Champion who said they felt their Championship "didn't count" because they weren't the Alliance Captain or first pick. It was a perspective I didn't expect to hear from someone who had a gold medal to show from the situation.

Given I don't know which team you are talking about, I can see this person's opinion making sense if they didn't play a huge role in the alliances success. Some late picks are very valuable and shouldn't feel this way (16 in 2012 and 610 in 2013 come to mind), but some late picks don't really do much and I can understand it not feeling like they deserve the win. Getting carried through eliminations isn't the greatest feeling in the world. In the end it comes down to the team's goals.