This strategy seems good when you are not facing too many Revans. In the 160m+ GP range many guilds are placing two full walls of Revans, and losing at least 100 teams for two walls might be something that you can't afford. In that GP range, it's easier to work on direct counters.
For 10-20 Revan teams this strategy might work efficiently though.
Also, on close matches those points lost on first attemp victories might mean the difference between losing or winning the TW.