[David Noll]

Originally Posted by EricH

The point? You are dealing with PEOPLE, not computers. People have long memories...feelings...attitudes...that sort of thing. By presenting the attitude that you don't care about your partners and how they feel (even if you talk to them, they may feel hurt), you probably will incite some feelings of annoyance. Those people who have those feelings will remember what happened, and may hold a grudge for some time. This hurts your team in the future.

This is a very good point. Guys, while speculating about this is fun keep in mind that not every one gets that this concept is outrageous. Teams threw matches this year and then said that they were malfunctioning so no one else would pick them. It's a strategy that is despicable but some people care about winning more then gracious proffesionalism.