SJA left guys at home that would have been on top of the podium. We over schedule to provide an option to take the ACT in February, be sick or injured, skip a weekend for academics or whatever the case may be. I think the Thunder still finished in the top half.
The point remains, by not showing up it took away opportunity for others to score points and bonus points. Whether or not some one could have benefitted from that opportunity will never be known, because the opportunity was not provided.
I understand over scheduling, Ark City does it as well. I do think it is harder for you to complain about open weights when you are guilty of open weights.
