ShooshYou're already committing time to the game anyway. If you're scrimming on the same night the cups are on what is the disadvantage of playing? You wont have real proper scrims? This is like one or two nights of the month, its worth dropping two proper scrims to get fucked on and have a minute chance even if its like 0.00000001% its still better than no chance at all by not playing. I'd understand if you dont have a full team and you dont plan on playing that night but if you are it makes no sense.
What is this nonsense?
If I want to improve, I don't pick someone who is miles ahead of me to practice with.You can't improve if you get flawlessly 5-0'd by a far, far more experienced and skilled team.If it is a open/mid tournament, alright.But you can't ask beginners to play with semi-pros or veterans.
You don't see people going to the gym like "Yesterday I benchpressed 50 KG, today I will go for 80 KG!"