re: NIT: LSU Men hosting North Texas in Opening Round, Tuesday at 6 PM CT, SECN/ESPN+

Watch an actual college basketball coach (as opposed to ignorant TD posters) educate on why a team SHOULD take the opportunity of going to the NIT, and why excuses like needing to recruit or address the portal, are just that, excuses.: LINK

And as I said in a previous thread, “better” basketball programs DO want to be in the NIT.
Even Calipari era Kentucky wanted to play in the NIT when they didn’t make the NCAAT.
They went In the 2008/9 season with future NBA talent Patrick Patterson, DeAndre Liggins and Jodie Meeks, Kentucky didn’t turn down that invite.
And who can forget the 2012/13 season team that lost in the first round to Robert Morris, when that team had future NBA players Nerlens Noel, Willie Cauley-Stein, Archie Goodwin and Alex Poythress.
Alabama went in 2015/16/17/19
Auburn went 2008/9.

It’s kind of like LSU football deciding not to turn down a very lowly bowl game.