Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20151206164217/@comment-3257939-20151206195626

In terms of screen time? No. In terms of relevance and plot? Yes.

Team RWBY is the only group of characters who have done something while the rest is just there for the slice of life plot that happens in the school. By making Pyrrha the guardian and having her on Cinder's list, that's JNPR's ticket to start doing something instead of pure character development that doesn't make a difference in the story given that their role is minimal if compared to Team RWBY.

Plus Ozpin said she's ready. Ruby is not ready. Pyrrha is the strongest, wisest and caring character that we know of. She has her flaws but none of these reduce her abilities in combat which might be what Ozpin is looking for.