from Gary Parrish of CBS.

"If you ask the players, they would prefer to be in the NCAA Tourney. However, from the perspective of team development and growth, a deep run in the NIT would be far more productive than getting drilled in the NCAA's first round. Especially for a young team."

(03-16-2011 01:09 PM)MICHAELSPAPPY Wrote:  from Gary Parrish of CBS.

"If you ask the players, they would prefer to be in the NCAA Tourney. However, from the perspective of team development and growth, a deep run in the NIT would be far more productive than getting drilled in the NCAA's first round. Especially for a young team."

I've always felt that way- except this year when I believed the play-in game would give us a chance for a win.

It gave us a chance. We just weren't able to make it work. And our team isn't a young team, so I still think the NCAA was our best bet.
And it certainly carries more prestige, IMO. At least we got there. Maybe we can get there again soon and win a game or two.

(03-16-2011 01:17 PM)outsideualr Wrote:  It gave us a chance. We just weren't able to make it work. And our team isn't a young team, so I still think the NCAA was our best bet.
And it certainly carries more prestige, IMO. At least we got there. Maybe we can get there again soon and win a game or two.

This particular year, since it had been so long since we had been to post season, we needed the NCAA.