I agree, although Robinson had other plans for him.
I viewed the initial group as three categories:
The Veterans: Flash, Sentinel, Hippolyta, Wildcat, and Sand
The Next Generation: Dinah, Jack, Al, Hector
The Newbies: Courtney, Matthew, Pieter, Michael, and Kendra
I was most interested in the first two groups. That didn't mean I didn't like the Newbies, because I did. But I was more vested in the characters I already knew.