SoapNot to sound like a jerk, but you guys should really watch a stream when they go over demo reviews. Or even watch some of the dream hack VODs. The CS meta is far and beyond more advanced that what you guys are describing, especially if we compare to tf2.
It seems to me that you guys have only played match making if you think this way. Crosshair placement over aim, nade angles, map knowledge, defense positions etc. I don't know even 5% of it.
Ever since I watched this video which completly blew my mind I have a newfond respect for the cs meta. I was very unfamiliar with it because I have never played any CS until GO but have been playing GO lately and I love it, just wish the hit registration wasn't so jerky, its really bad when bullets dont really hit in the crosshair like intended but instead deviate from it. Im fine with recoil and all that but the xhair should follow the recoil pattern every time.