I was perfectly aware of that. But "not your best team" still has a wide array range, and may stand anywhere between "total trash" and "not the best but still a force to be reckoned with" team. Besides that, would you rather field a better team against Arlon at home or in a TV game against me ? I knew 90 % chance you would drop this game, but this was a TV game for me as well. I thought (and I still think this was the right move) that benefits outweighted the risks.
Considering I "only" won by 21 I still think this was the right thing to do. If you had fielded a total trash team this would have been a waste but in this case that wasn't so.