Which trading pair you want to choose. Suppose you want to trade a common coins which is listed in both pair. Then which pair you will choose?
If i compare in binance BTC/ETH and USDT/ETH markets, Then i can see volume is BTC market almost 241,924 ETH.
In USDT market almost 803,810 ETH. 
If I personally prefer USDT rather than BTC to be used as a trading pair, because USDT is a stable coin that makes the value of the money I have for trading not reduced (if the price of BTC falls), then the value of capital that I have will remain safe.