One reason I prefer not to train standup as often as matwork is the injury factor. I think you're as much as 5x as likely to get injured training TDs and throws as sweeps and subs. And that's IF you're partner knows what he's doing, which like you say, often isn't the case. This past year, I've pulled a hammy, banged my knee hard enough to miss a few days training, cracked a rib, and scratched a cornea, ALL in standup, with no mat injuries (knock on wood.)
Unfortunately I've become the go-to guy for all things no-gi and standup at my school, i.e. whenever someone has a competition coming up they come with me to spar/drill. I wouldn't mind except people can't get it through their head that you have to drill much lighter on the feet. I really think 0% resistance is the best way to train standup.
Re: Beebs, I think if you train Gi BJJ, you don't need to dedicate a lot of time to sub wrestling. If you can do Gi, you can do No-Gi, way moreso than the other way around. I do no-gi about 1x a week, maybe 2x if someone has a tourney coming up.
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