that wouldn't work with crew battles
The point of crew battles is to predict what player the other crew is going to send in, and try to counter it. E.g. if crew A sends in a falco player, crew B would want to send in a Marth player.
Crew battles isn't necessarily who has the better players - there's quite a bit of strategy involved with choosing who's going to play for you. At genesis Atlantic North crew went even with the SoCal crew, despite the SoCal crew being on their home turf and having all their best players to represent. I don't think this crew battle was finished though, but it ended at 12 stocks each (I think).
Atl North:
Chibosempai
Vex Kasrani (best bowser, but I don't think he used bowser in the crew battle)
Inui (crew captain, and a fricking genius at being one. plays meta)
Atomsk (one of, if not the best DDD)
M2k (best player in the world, nuff said)
Malcom (best sonic)
Pierce (marth, although not the best)
Darc (marth, better at melee though)
Jman (melee player)
ADHD (best freaking diddy)
As you can see, no ninjalink because he was stuck in NY for some reason
Socal:
Havok (like, 2nd best marth I think)
Tyrant (3rd best player in the world?)
Lee Puff (2nd best G&W I think, since UTD Zac places better than him now)
DEHF (best freaking falco, one of the top players and is my idol)
SK92 (2nd best falco and also someone I look up to)
FOW (best ness in the world)
MikeHAZE (best marth, came 3rd at EVO. Nuff said)
Fiction (best wario, one of the best players)
Rick Brown (weakest link in the crew, but still a great player)
DSF (at least USED to be one of the best in the world, didn't do so hot at genesis though)
As you can see, SoCal clearly had the advantage, yet with smart captaincy from inui Atl North managed to keep it even. E.G. at the start Inui predicted SoCal to send in Havok... and he inui sends in Mew2king. And lol, SoCal sends in Havok

Mew2king 2 stocks him (shouldve been 3-stocked but there was trashtalking during the match which put him off apparently).
So yeah, crew battles are very deep
