What would prefer? .. That the other guy bails after he misses or gets metered and drops one in the drink/OB, causing the game to freeze, potentially screwing you out of maybe your best blitz round?
FYI ... Blitzes don't count for anything more than XP points( and some meaningless awards).... that's it! The whole point of that recovery bonus was to keep people playing.
Can the system be worked to a player's advantage? Absolutely! But no pont getting you t*t in a wringer over it.
Blitzes were a nice way to make CTTH a little more interesting ... much better than playing them solo. And since winning/losing blitz rounds has zero affect on one's average or tier, it really doesn't matter in the end.