So you are asserting that it is impossible for a deserving player to play on team that loses in the 1st or 2nd round?
No, but the coach must look him/herself in the mirror and ask "what did I do wrong this year?" Maybe those players were worthy of that recognition a year ago, but not for this season. And from what has been told to us time and again is that it should just recognize that Spring season and not prior years or club accomplishments.
