It does to the extent that you want to get a sample of water from the bulk of the pool, not near the wall, not near a return and certainly below the surface by at least a foot.
My only concern with using the spigot at the equipment pad (I have one to right after the pump but before the filter), is that you can't be sure of the water sample you are getting. If the pump is drawing from the skimmer mainly, then that water is mostly surface water from the pool which could be low in FC due to sunlight degradation. If there are main drains involved, then that's a little better because the water is coming from both deep in the pool and at the surface but it would be hard to know what the proportions are. Obviously getting a sample from the deep end using a long draw tube like a straw (with your thumb initially held over the opening) lets you draw a deep water sample. But I also empathize with your back and knees as I have had past back issues and it is not fun at all.
So, you could try to take two samples of water, one from the pool and one from the spigot, and see if you can detect any differences. The biggest difference should be in the FC level as surface water will be depleted of FC from the sun. I would expect the pH to be fairly uniform. The TA might be noticeably different at the surface.
I'd be interested to see how your experiment turns out....good luck.