The argument seems well thought out and presented. It would not be sound judgment to enter an A level team in a primarily C level tournament. Granted, many tourney's have a combination of A, B, and C level teams but eventually, provided there are no upsets, the A level team will probably meet another A level team. So I guess I would sum it all up by saying it all depends on what the team is looking for. One last thing, I don't purport to be a staunch AAU supporter at any price, however they do put on very well organized tourneys and the Nationals as well as the NIC east and west are all hosted in air conditioned gyms with NCAA officials wherever they might be held.
Highest bidder wins the right to host the tournaments.
Marching around in a circle playing the olympic theme with a banner out front is not my idea of a well run tournament. I don't think so. The AAU and Eisner are using every trick in the book to lock people in and don't think Disney doesn't want you to visit Hot, Humid and Miserable Florida in the middle of summer. Sorry friend, it's nicer to be Oregon, Washington, Hawaii and the beautiful California coastline cities and that's where you'll find the NCAA head coaches evaluating talent. Continue in your self delusion that its wonderful.