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Old Tue Mar 13, 2007, 08:42pm
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2007 Nit

Anyone with any comments on the NIT games, this thread is for you.

Michigan holds on and beats Utah St. The WAC team had its chances.

Drexel is giving NC State all it can handle as it currently leads the Wolf Pack 49-46 with 6 minutes left.
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Old Tue Mar 13, 2007, 10:33pm
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NC State came back and won.
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Old Tue Mar 13, 2007, 10:43pm
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So how is it people seemed to think Drexel got shafted by the NCAA, but yet they were still seeded 3rd in their region? And, of course, they still lose their first-round game.
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Old Tue Mar 13, 2007, 10:57pm
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So how is it people seemed to think Drexel got shafted by the NCAA, but yet they were still seeded 3rd in their region? And, of course, they still lose their first-round game.
I've found that what happens in the NIT is not a good indicator of what a team could have or would have done in the NCAA. Teams sometimes are disappointed or don't care when they play in the NIT.
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Old Tue Mar 13, 2007, 11:02pm
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UMass/Alabama was a great game.

Alabama hits a 3 at the buzzer to force OT.
Alabama makes a put back with 9.1 left in OT to tie it.

UMass makes a FT line jumper with 1.6 left to win it.

Also there was an interesting clock issue with 24 seconds remaining in the OT. Somehow when the game went to OT and the clock was set for those five minutes the tenths of a second display went away. Since no one would know this until there was less than 1 minute remaining, the officials noticed it during a stoppage at 24 seconds and had the clock display changed to show the tenths as required by rule. 24.6 was put on the display and the game was finished.
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Old Wed Mar 14, 2007, 07:18am
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UMass/Alabama was a great game.
It was terrific, but I can't stay up to watch when the OT period starts at 11:40 pm.
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Old Wed Mar 14, 2007, 07:17am
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I've found that what happens in the NIT is not a good indicator of what a team could have or would have done in the NCAA. Teams sometimes are disappointed or don't care when they play in the NIT.
I think you're probably right, but how could you have "found" this, when the teams can only play in one or the other? There's no way to compare what they do in the NIT with what they "would've done" in the NCAA.

I once worked a sort of "consolation" tournament for D3 college teams that got bounced from their conference tourney early. It was like working a scrimmage. Our locker room was next to the losing team's locker room and there was no emotion at all at halftime when it was still a close game.
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Old Wed Mar 14, 2007, 10:23pm
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I've found that what happens in the NIT is not a good indicator of what a team could have or would have done in the NCAA. Teams sometimes are disappointed or don't care when they play in the NIT.

If they don't care about playing in the NIT, then don't accept the invitation.
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Old Wed Mar 14, 2007, 10:25pm
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If they don't care about playing in the NIT, then don't accept the invitation.
It possible that their institution requires them to go. Their hearts just may not be in it after failing to receive an NCAA bid.
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