Whither American Tennis? Peter Bodo's TennisWorld

I wish this topic was surfacing on Bodo's blog when I had adequate time to post a comment. But as I told Peter, who asked me for a response or comment earlier today, I agree with 90% of his original post. Maybe those of you who have been reading zootennis the past month can guess the 10% that I don't agree with.

For those new to the debate this USTA Evert announcement has brought to the fore, here are the posts from zootennis earlier this month about the topic:
Player Development Roundtable
Defending American Tennis