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St Johns declined a NIT Bid

Posted on 3/17/24 at 9:02 pm
Posted by Double Oh
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2008
23332 posts
Posted on 3/17/24 at 9:02 pm
but why?

Makes no sense
Posted by Fus0623
Lafayette, LA
Member since Jan 2015
91325 posts
Posted on 3/17/24 at 9:03 pm to
Transfer portal opens tomorrow
Posted by KingofthePoint
Member since Feb 2009
10826 posts
Posted on 3/17/24 at 9:04 pm to
Vitale is upset because mediocre big conference teams are getting in over smaller schools. I’m sure it has nothing to do with Pitino.
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
78503 posts
Posted on 3/17/24 at 9:05 pm to
To start portaling. Pitino don't give a shite about the NIT.
Posted by danilo
Member since Nov 2008
24748 posts
Posted on 3/17/24 at 10:02 pm to
quote:

Makes no sense

Why would playing for 69th place make sense?
Posted by OhioLSUfan
Columbus, OH
Member since Oct 2007
1897 posts
Posted on 3/17/24 at 10:08 pm to
Teams can use it a springboard next year- examples this year are Wisconsin and uab
Posted by TomRollTideRitter
Member since Aug 2016
13142 posts
Posted on 3/17/24 at 10:11 pm to
quote:

To start portaling. Pitino don't give a shite about the NIT.


But these things aren’t exclusive. Even if you aren’t going to take the NIT seriously, you should still go just to let some of your rotation guys enjoy playing time.
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
78503 posts
Posted on 3/17/24 at 10:29 pm to
quote:

Teams can use it a springboard next year- examples this year are Wisconsin and uab

UAB was worse this year than last they just happened to win the conf. tourney championship game this year because instead of playing the conference's 1 seed on it's way to the Final 4 they played the conference's 11 seed.
Posted by danilo
Member since Nov 2008
24748 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 8:19 am to
quote:

Teams can use it a springboard next year- examples this year are Wisconsin and uab

Not sure I expect much team dedication, loyalty, and commitment in today’s college sports
Posted by SirWinston
PNW
Member since Jul 2014
100718 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 8:20 am to
Didn't someone start a thread like 2 days ago about betting on St. Johns to win the NCAA tourney?
Posted by CSinLC
Member since May 2018
2064 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 10:47 am to
Vitale has made a living off this rant
This post was edited on 3/18/24 at 1:08 pm
Posted by bbeck
Member since Dec 2011
15226 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 10:51 am to
Taking their ball and going home

Pussy mindset
Posted by GentleJackJones
Member since Mar 2019
4892 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 10:59 am to
Pitino is probably telling 9/10 players thank you for your effort, see ya.

He is hitting the portal and going to Queens, Brooklyn, Harlem, the Bronx and bringing them home.
Posted by SportsGuyNOLA
New Orleans, LA
Member since May 2014
20733 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 11:03 am to
A bunch of top teams have turned down the NIT in the last 24 hours

Its a losers tournament
Posted by NinjaNat
Dallas
Member since Nov 2023
43 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 4:07 pm to
Rick doesn't do the NIT.
Posted by chalmetteowl
Chalmette
Member since Jan 2008
53682 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 4:59 pm to
quote:

Vitale has made a living off this rant


Dickie V is an anachronism from when the NIT actually mattered

Maybe to save it, only open it to conferences that didn’t get multiple bids in that years Big Dance
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
78503 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 5:04 pm to
quote:

Maybe to save it, only open it to conferences that didn’t get multiple bids in that years Big Dance


Nobody cares about teams from those conferences so that would hurt it even more. Basically turn it into the CBI.
Posted by rockchlkjayhku11
Cincinnati, OH
Member since Aug 2006
36716 posts
Posted on 3/18/24 at 5:09 pm to
i agree with your premise, but uab did handily beat the conference 1 seed in the tournament
Posted by Tiger Ugly
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
17661 posts
Posted on 3/19/24 at 6:35 am to
quote:

Vitale is upset because mediocre big conference teams are getting in over smaller schools. I’m sure it has nothing to do with Pitino.



His man crush on Pitino is so extreme - the guy literally hosts orgies for recruits and bangs gals in the back rooms of restaurants and Dick blindly defends him and goes to bat for him with a zeal second only to his efforts to get WW ousted.

Posted by GoldenGuy
Member since Oct 2015
12745 posts
Posted on 3/19/24 at 6:42 am to
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UAB was worse this year than last they just happened to win the conf. tourney championship game this year because instead of playing the conference's 1 seed on it's way to the Final 4 they played the conference's 11 seed.


Well, the 1 seed USF shouldn’t have ate shite against the 11 seed.

That said the UCF/USF first round matchup is fire.
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