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Message: [QUOTE="willtalk, post: 2477523, member: 1220"] I think you articulated the point very well. The issue has nothing to do with any school or any particular group of players. I stated in my post on the other thread that ultimately it has little to do with Chelsea Gray or Parker, rather they are just two examples of an inconsistency and a lack of accountability that seems inherent withing the USA selection committee. Your last sentence pretty much states what the problem is. There are probably people posting on this and the other thread that are motivated by other agenda's rather than just fairness. Still I am sure that some are at least motivated by that. It is also never a good idea to become reactionary. The idea about giving everyone an equal shot at making the team should not be confused with giving everyone a shot at participating in the Olympic games themselves. I for one would be satisfied with allowing everyone an equal opportunity to make the team and not being so exclusionary in respect to who is invited and who is not. The people who do the picking are always going to have a degree of bias ( or preferences ) in respect to what they value and that is why it is important to rotate those that pick so that any one mind set does not get to firmly entrenched. I mean who voted them in in the first place? If they represent the USA it should not be an entitlement position for life. [/QUOTE]