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JcTc
03-31-2005, 08:39 PM
Get crushed in the first round of the Big Dance, or win the NIT?
Voltron87
03-31-2005, 08:42 PM
Teh Dance!

Think about what it's like to tell people you won the NIT...

"Yeah, we won the NIT."
"What's the NIT?"
"It's the tournament for all the second best teams who couldn't make it into the real one"
"Oh."

Plus getting a tourney win to get a bid to the dance or a big upset late in the season (what happens to teams choosing 1st in the NIT/ 15 or 16 seed) is much better than the NIT route.
swede123
03-31-2005, 08:43 PM
Win NIT. The current selection format for the 65 teams is set up to NOT pick the 65 best teams in the country. Sure this makes for some exciting Cindrella stuff, but most of the time (all 84 times a 1 seed has played a 16 seed, for example) the teams not worthy of being there get crushed.

At least the good teams in the NIT get a chance to play a few more games and isn't that what it's all about, playing the game we all love?

Cheers,

Swede
Reef
03-31-2005, 08:44 PM
hmm tough one.. I'm leaning towards losing 1st round
kyro
03-31-2005, 08:48 PM
Is it weird that I knew exactly what you were going to ask before I opened the thread?

First round of NCAA. No one gives a [censored] about the NIT. Then again, my team didn't even make the NIT so at this rate that would be AWESOME.
tbach24
03-31-2005, 08:50 PM
Win the NIT. It means that you're in a tough conference and still were able to do nasty in a large tourney.
Dead
03-31-2005, 08:51 PM
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Win the NIT. It means that you're in a tough conference and still were able to do nasty in a large tourney.

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And my team lost in the first round. I would have rather they win the NIT. They could have pwned in the NIT.
Boris
03-31-2005, 08:51 PM
win the NIT
PokerFink
04-01-2005, 02:53 AM
Remeber that teams good enough to win the NIT are not going to be random 15 or 16 seeds in the big dance. They would be the "last teams out" which is generally a 12 seed or so. So I'd rather be a 12 seed and take a shot at the NCAA than be stuck in the NIT.

However, winning the NIT is better than getting crushed in the NCAA first round.
yaomama
04-01-2005, 02:56 AM
jesusarenque
04-01-2005, 08:35 AM
win the nit
MarkL444
04-01-2005, 08:46 AM
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Get crushed in the first round of the Big Dance, or win the NIT?

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this happened to us last year. MSU lost in the first round (didnt get crushed, but lost) and UM won the NIT. i can definately say that i would rather have it that way.

GO STATE!
swede123
04-01-2005, 11:26 AM
My question to those who answered "lose first round" is did you guys ever play basketball competitively? Playing the game is so much fun, why would you ever pick a scenario where you not only play less games, but you get crushed in the only game you play.

Cheers,

Swede