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[QUOTE="diggerfoot, post: 2787674, member: 1673"]
This thread features a false equivalency, comparing USA basketball to a job. When an employee shows loyalty in the workplace they often are allowed to go out on their terms, such as when players on a team stay on beyond their prime. Yet making a national team is an honor being bestowed based on job performance, not job loyalty. An employer may feel honored that an employee show loyalty to a company for so long, but being chosen to represent your company (national team) should be an honor felt by the employee, not the employer. A more accurate equivalency would be an Olympian in an individual sport. Should we allow Phelps to compete until he is ready to go out on his terms? Or should the decision always be made based on performance?

A team sport is a little different, as the blend is more important than the individual sum of the parts, but the same basic principle applies. USA basketball bestows an honor, not receives one through loyalty, and should not deprive any athlete of receiving a bestowed honor at any time just because of the wants of an individual whose performance is less deserving.
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