[Cascade]

Sorry to whack you so hard, but your hypothetical is troublesome: doing less than your best is an unacceptable position to take in any situation. Assuming the 1 or 2 seed would pick you is a second mistake. The third mistake is assuming the 1 or 2 seed would pick your team after failing your alliance partners and figuring out your scheme. The fourth mistake is the legacy your team would be left with.

Do you think people would forget doing less than your best?

Always do your best. It is like honor: people remember you after your gone as having it or not. At the end of the day, team honor to do your best is what you are talking about.

Never quit, never give up, never say die!