SJU in 2014 Pre-Season NIT

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billyfa

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This was posted on the Holy Land site. Has anyone heard about this? Is this in relation to teams in the 2014 Preseason NIT? I can't find anything on this.

"Ironically, the 4 host teams were just announced for the NIT:

Gonzaga, St. John's, Minnesota, and Georgia"
 
The NIT Season Tip-Off is the Last of the Mohicans, in that you actually have to win your regional games to advance to MSG. All teams are guarenteed four games though, as there are consolation brackets.

Usually, they are the last preseason tournament to announce their field, no doubt because of the 16-team field. This year, they needed 2 Div. 2 schools to fill it out.
 
Weak field.

Also not happy to see Gonzaga again.

How do they go about choosing teams to participate in this? You would think they'd fill the 3 teams outside of SJU with lower Top 25 teams.
 
Weak field.

Also not happy to see Gonzaga again.

How do they go about choosing teams to participate in this? You would think they'd fill the 3 teams outside of SJU with lower Top 25 teams.
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Teams can only participate in the same exempt tournament once every 4 years. That's the one steadfast rule I know that applies to picking teams.

I am glad Gonzaga is in this. Maybe we can finally play them East of the Rocky Mountains for once.
 
Weak field.

Also not happy to see Gonzaga again.

How do they go about choosing teams to participate in this? You would think they'd fill the 3 teams outside of SJU with lower Top 25 teams.
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Teams can only participate in the same exempt tournament once every 4 years. That's the one steadfast rule I know that applies to picking teams.

I am glad Gonzaga is in this. Maybe we can finally play them East of the Rocky Mountains for once.
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But do you know how they go about choosing the teams?

With the final and consolation games at MSG, wouldn't it be more profitable to put better teams in the mix? It's all about advertising $$$ and TV revenues, no?

Minnesota and Georgia are just puzzling to me.
 
Weak field.

Also not happy to see Gonzaga again.

How do they go about choosing teams to participate in this? You would think they'd fill the 3 teams outside of SJU with lower Top 25 teams.
Click to expand...

Teams can only participate in the same exempt tournament once every 4 years. That's the one steadfast rule I know that applies to picking teams.

I am glad Gonzaga is in this. Maybe we can finally play them East of the Rocky Mountains for once.
Click to expand...

But do you know how they go about choosing the teams?

With the final and consolation games at MSG, wouldn't it be more profitable to put better teams in the mix? It's all about advertising $$$ and TV revenues, no?

Minnesota and Georgia are just puzzling to me.
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No, I don't know that. However, just about every team from a major-conference winds up in a tournament, with so many going on these days. My guess is, it's more luck of the draw then anything. Teams like Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, et al., probably have their choice of tournaments every year, with all the invites they get (of course, the 4 year rule applies to them, too). Then, it's just a matter of avaliability, and what other teams want, would be my guess.

Also, don't sleep on MInnesota. I know they got killed in Maui, but that was a dynamite field. They were an NCAA team last year (even won a game), and I expect them to be a regular one under Richard Pitino.
 
Weak field.

Also not happy to see Gonzaga again.

How do they go about choosing teams to participate in this? You would think they'd fill the 3 teams outside of SJU with lower Top 25 teams.
Click to expand...

Teams can only participate in the same exempt tournament once every 4 years. That's the one steadfast rule I know that applies to picking teams.

I am glad Gonzaga is in this. Maybe we can finally play them East of the Rocky Mountains for once.
Click to expand...

But do you know how they go about choosing the teams?

With the final and consolation games at MSG, wouldn't it be more profitable to put better teams in the mix? It's all about advertising $$$ and TV revenues, no?

Minnesota and Georgia are just puzzling to me.
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Teams in this can't play in Maui, Atlantis, Virgin Islands etc. right? So I guess a lot of teams like those as option to go away team build etc and this is good fall back.
 
Weak field.

Also not happy to see Gonzaga again.

How do they go about choosing teams to participate in this? You would think they'd fill the 3 teams outside of SJU with lower Top 25 teams.
Click to expand...

Teams can only participate in the same exempt tournament once every 4 years. That's the one steadfast rule I know that applies to picking teams.

I am glad Gonzaga is in this. Maybe we can finally play them East of the Rocky Mountains for once.
Click to expand...

But do you know how they go about choosing the teams?

With the final and consolation games at MSG, wouldn't it be more profitable to put better teams in the mix? It's all about advertising $$$ and TV revenues, no?

Minnesota and Georgia are just puzzling to me.
Click to expand...

No, I don't know that. However, just about every team from a major-conference winds up in a tournament, with so many going on these days. My guess is, it's more luck of the draw then anything. Teams like Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, et al., probably have their choice of tournaments every year, with all the invites they get (of course, the 4 year rule applies to them, too). Then, it's just a matter of avaliability, and what other teams want, would be my guess.

Also, don't sleep on MInnesota. I know they got killed in Maui, but that was a dynamite field. They were an NCAA team last year (even won a game), and I expect them to be a regular one under Richard Pitino.
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This may not be the strongest field but it won't be easy for St. John's.
 
Weak field.

Also not happy to see Gonzaga again.

How do they go about choosing teams to participate in this? You would think they'd fill the 3 teams outside of SJU with lower Top 25 teams.
Click to expand...

Teams can only participate in the same exempt tournament once every 4 years. That's the one steadfast rule I know that applies to picking teams.

I am glad Gonzaga is in this. Maybe we can finally play them East of the Rocky Mountains for once.
Click to expand...

But do you know how they go about choosing the teams?

With the final and consolation games at MSG, wouldn't it be more profitable to put better teams in the mix? It's all about advertising $$$ and TV revenues, no?

Minnesota and Georgia are just puzzling to me.
Click to expand...

No, I don't know that. However, just about every team from a major-conference winds up in a tournament, with so many going on these days. My guess is, it's more luck of the draw then anything. Teams like Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, et al., probably have their choice of tournaments every year, with all the invites they get (of course, the 4 year rule applies to them, too). Then, it's just a matter of avaliability, and what other teams want, would be my guess.

Also, don't sleep on MInnesota. I know they got killed in Maui, but that was a dynamite field. They were an NCAA team last year (even won a game), and I expect them to be a regular one under Richard Pitino.
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This may not be the strongest field but it won't be easy for St. John's.
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If this field will not be easy for SJ with a team made up of upperclassmen then it should be all downhill starting 2015.
 
How true and very sad. Let's all hope we start to play like the team we are capable of being and very soon as I don't see more than 4 teams from the BE making the big dance. Our margin for error is not very large if we hope to dance in 2014
 
How true and very sad. Let's all hope we start to play like the team we are capable of being and very soon as I don't see more than 4 teams from the BE making the big dance. Our margin for error is not very large if we hope to dance in 2014
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What's true?
 
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