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Title: Win the NIT or lose NCAA? Post by: MyGodWearsAHoodie on April 01, 2013, 07:22:47 pm Which would you prefer if you were a college basketball player: get invited to the big dance as a 15 or 16 seed and lose in round one OR not get invited to to the big tourney and instead go to the NIT and win it or at least make it to the final four?
Ya gotta think the teams just on the cusp of making or missing a 15/16 seed are approximately at the same caliber as the top teams in the NIT. Me - I would rather go to the NIT and have a real chance at winning some hardware than be a sacrificial lamb in a blowout loss on national TV. What says you? Title: Re: Win the NIT or lose NCAA? Post by: Phishfan on April 01, 2013, 07:39:38 pm The teams who win the NIT would usually be higher than a 15/16 seed. Thety are usually teams from better conferences who got shut out of the big dance by automatic qualifiers from other conferences. So based off that, I'd rather go to the dance.
Title: Re: Win the NIT or lose NCAA? Post by: Sunstroke on April 01, 2013, 08:00:23 pm The problem with this scenario is: How do you "know" that you're going to lose in the first round of the NCAA tourney? I'd rather go to the NCAA tournament and be the overwhelming underdog, rather than go to the NIT, where no one watches or gives a shit about the results. I'll take a 1% chance of being that Florida Gulf Coast-type of Cinderella instead... Title: Re: Win the NIT or lose NCAA? Post by: masterfins on April 01, 2013, 09:08:45 pm I seem to recall this happening to Syracuse back in the 80's, should have made the 64, but got bumped to the NIT. I think they lost the final game of the NIT Championship, but I remember a lot of news about it.
Title: Re: Win the NIT or lose NCAA? Post by: masterfins on April 01, 2013, 09:10:13 pm If your in a 2nd tier D1 school then I'd say win the NIT, if your a major you want to be in the NCAA no matter what your odds.
Title: Re: Win the NIT or lose NCAA? Post by: dolphins4life on April 01, 2013, 10:44:48 pm I'd go to the dance. Try to go for the historic upset we root for every year.
Title: Re: Win the NIT or lose NCAA? Post by: Phishfan on April 02, 2013, 09:29:34 am I seem to recall this happening to Syracuse back in the 80's, should have made the 64, but got bumped to the NIT. I think they lost the final game of the NIT Championship, but I remember a lot of news about it. WVU was kept out of the 2007 NCAA tourney and won the NIT. Title: Re: Win the NIT or lose NCAA? Post by: Dave Gray on April 02, 2013, 11:01:40 am NCAA, no question.
Title: Re: Win the NIT or lose NCAA? Post by: Spider-Dan on April 02, 2013, 12:49:17 pm My thought on it is:
- If you are a school at a level where winning the NIT would be considered a big deal, simply making the NCAA would be an even bigger deal - If you are a school at a level where losing in the first round of the NCAA is not something to be proud of, playing in the NIT would almost be something to be ashamed of Title: Re: Win the NIT or lose NCAA? Post by: Dave Gray on April 02, 2013, 01:39:21 pm My thought on it is: - If you are a school at a level where winning the NIT would be considered a big deal, simply making the NCAA would be an even bigger deal - If you are a school at a level where losing in the first round of the NCAA is not something to be proud of, playing in the NIT would almost be something to be ashamed of Perfect. Title: Re: Win the NIT or lose NCAA? Post by: ArtieChokePhin on March 13, 2021, 04:11:28 pm The problem with this scenario is: How do you "know" that you're going to lose in the first round of the NCAA tourney? I'd rather go to the NCAA tournament and be the overwhelming underdog, rather than go to the NIT, where no one watches or gives a shit about the results. I'll take a 1% chance of being that Florida Gulf Coast-type of Cinderella instead... This right here. Can anyone name the last five NIT champs without looking at Google? I'm waiting..... Title: Re: Win the NIT or lose NCAA? Post by: Phishfan on March 13, 2021, 04:40:57 pm Wow, an eight year thread dig up. That has to be a record.
Title: Re: Win the NIT or lose NCAA? Post by: Dave Gray on March 13, 2021, 08:31:09 pm I thought this was a new thread and was reading with much interest, carefully crafting my opinion for a reply. Then I saw that I already had an opinion and was surprised.
Title: Re: Win the NIT or lose NCAA? Post by: Phishfan on March 13, 2021, 08:49:13 pm I thought this was a new thread and was reading with much interest, carefully crafting my opinion for a reply. Then I saw that I already had an opinion and was surprised. Me too. It didn't go for long since I was the first reply. I stand firm with it still. Title: Re: Win the NIT or lose NCAA? Post by: Spider-Dan on March 13, 2021, 10:51:45 pm It would be pretty hilarious if Duke played in the NIT this year.
Title: Re: Win the NIT or lose NCAA? Post by: ArtieChokePhin on March 14, 2021, 11:07:42 am Wow, an eight year thread dig up. That has to be a record. I thought this was a new thread and was reading with much interest, carefully crafting my opinion for a reply. Then I saw that I already had an opinion and was surprised. I just happened to be searching for threads on college basketball and didn't notice the date. All my employees participate in our office pool where we fill out the NCAA Tourney brackets. Everyone pitches in $25. Winner gets half the pot. The other half funds our annual spring barbecue held at my house. |