There's nothing wrong with a "toppings" pizza if the toppings are good. Of course, awesome toppings aren't good enough to rescue a pizza with a cruddy crust or a flavorless sauce (to me, the sauce is as important as the crust). At the same time, a pizza with an awesome crust can be ruined by crappy toppings. I guess they can be picked off, but doesn't that scream, "You're in the wrong pizza restaurant"?