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waterfield
I understand the point about a group of very good athletes making each other better but logic would say the reverse is true as well-i.e. a group of poorer performing athletes would make them individually worse. A better approach -athletic wise-would be for a good athlete making a poorer athlete better-which would be possible if easy transfers-based solely on athletic ability were not possible.
I don't know if that's true.... the first sentence. I don't think it 'logically' follows that it makes an athlete worse. I think it more likely would mean it inhibits the good athlete in his ability to excel, I don't see the evidence that the good players gets 'worse'. I do see evidence that good athletes get better when in a more conducive environment.
