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As for cherry-picking a team, I don't see a problem with that. We have a pool of 20 players. The coach picks two teams and they usually play 2 or 3 weeks together then rotate. But if they are going to a strong tournament, I don't see the problem with having a better team in the A division and a weaker team in a lower division (though our coach has not done this).
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I wouldn't call any of what you described cherry picking. I'm referring to the practice of having the best players move from team to team in the course of league play according to the strength of the opponents.

As for A and B teams, I was referring to A and B teams playing in the same division. One wins everything, the other never wins. Personally, I would prefer to distribute the players.

One more drawback to pool play, is that the kids would seem to lose some of the "team" experience. Still, I think it can be used effectively.