If Tyndall gets this team to the NCAA Tourney

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SeniorDrill said:
Question? Which would be better? NCAA and losing after 1 or 2 games or being NIT champions. For those who don't know, the NCAA tournament is the first 68 teams. The NIT is the next 32.
Analogy - Think about how happy VolNation was with the Taxslayer (Gator) Bowl victory!
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You ought to ask Donny, for some reason I think he would fall over laughing.
 
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SeniorDrill said:
Question? Which would be better? NCAA and losing after 1 or 2 games or being NIT champions. For those who don't know, the NCAA tournament is the first 68 teams. The NIT is the next 32.
Analogy - Think about how happy VolNation was with the Taxslayer (Gator) Bowl victory!
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NCAA Tourney and it's not close
 
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SeniorDrill said:
Question? Which would be better? NCAA and losing after 1 or 2 games or being NIT champions. For those who don't know, the NCAA tournament is the first 68 teams. The NIT is the next 32.
Analogy - Think about how happy VolNation was with the Taxslayer (Gator) Bowl victory!
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No question, NCAA tournament.
 
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SeniorDrill said:
Question? Which would be better? NCAA and losing after 1 or 2 games or being NIT champions. For those who don't know, the NCAA tournament is the first 68 teams. The NIT is the next 32.
Analogy - Think about how happy VolNation was with the Taxslayer (Gator) Bowl victory!
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Is it better to have Brandon Lopez as PG or CJ Watson?
 
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SeniorDrill said:
Question? Which would be better? NCAA and losing after 1 or 2 games or being NIT champions. For those who don't know, the NCAA tournament is the first 68 teams. The NIT is the next 32.
Analogy - Think about how happy VolNation was with the Taxslayer (Gator) Bowl victory!
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You realize that losing after winning 2 means there is a good chance UT is in the sweet 16.
 
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tnvols72 said:
You cant help yourself can you ? You posts something good and then you follow it up with something as crazy as this. Nobody cares about the NIT= Not Interesting Tournament. Of course you the NCAA even if its only for 1 or 2 games. Your only guaranteed 1 game in either tourney.
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The gist of his question is valid...the best teams in the NIT are better than the worst team in the Tourney...that's what makes March Madness so fun...conference tournament upsets frequently have .500 or worse records...that's why the play-in games were set up...a way to weed out the worst of the worst.
 
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GOVOLS 1 said:
Kentucky going undefeated would not be much of a surprise, however Tennessee making the tournament would
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How would that not be a surprise (ok give or take)? To go a year without getting beaten once is very difficult task especially with a schedule they've had. Many questioned whether Cal could get his freshmen to compete at a high level against hostile environments. I knew as soon as I said "Kentucky" my opinion would be unpopular.
 
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iKrager said:
How would that not be a surprise (ok give or take)? To go a year without getting beaten once is very difficult task especially with a schedule they've had. Many questioned whether Cal could get his freshmen to compete at a high level against hostile environments. I knew as soon as I said "Kentucky" my opinion would be unpopular.
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It's tough being a champion of the downtrodden Kentucky Wildcats...prayers sent. :sad:
 
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iKrager said:
If Kentucky goes undefeated come tourny time.. Thats the only coach I could see competing for Coach of the Year. Recruiting those guys and making freshmen gel is no easy task.

But yeah I think DT would get it if (and when) Cal loses :)
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I disagree. freshman or not, Cal has the most talented team in the nation. He has veteran leadership and they are expected to win the ship. UT was picked to finish 13 in the SEC and if they make it to the tournament with only 4 players sticking around after cuonzo left, that would be a better achievement and more worthy of coach of the year. Not to mention with all the investigation stuff lurking around.
 
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Vol4Real said:
I disagree. freshman or not, Cal has the most talented team in the nation. He has veteran leadership and they are expected to win the ship. UT was picked to finish 13 in the SEC and if they make it to the tournament with only 4 players sticking around after cuonzo left, that would be a better achievement and more worthy of coach of the year. Not to mention with all the investigation stuff lurking around.
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Who is that? Willie Caulie-Stein is their only junior who plays. Other than that, its freshmen and sophomores. Sure you can have the most talented team, but if you have a ****ty team chemistry, you won't win as many games as you can.


EDIT: I agree tho. I think DT's achievement is greater than Cal's. I'm just saying, the media would give him coach of the year if he goes undefeated. He had to recruit those guys to his system too. No easy task just because they're talented.

Example: Memphis Men's Hoops
 
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butchna said:
The gist of his question is valid...the best teams in the NIT are better than the worst team in the Tourney...that's what makes March Madness so fun...conference tournament upsets frequently have .500 or worse records...that's why the play-in games were set up...a way to weed out the worst of the worst.
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I can agree with the teams in the NIT are better than the worst teams but which one would you rather play in ? I will take the NCAA any day of the week. If you are going to set the bar high then its not in the NIT.
 
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tnvols72 said:
I can agree with the teams in the NIT are better than the worst teams but which one would you rather play in ? I will take the NCAA any day of the week. If you are going to set the bar high then its not in the NIT.
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No argument from me.
 
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iKrager said:
Who is that? Willie Caulie-Stein is their only junior who plays. Other than that, its freshmen and sophomores. Sure you can have the most talented team, but if you have a ****ty team chemistry, you won't win as many games as you can.


EDIT: I agree tho. I think DT's achievement is greater than Cal's. I'm just saying, the media would give him coach of the year if he goes undefeated. He had to recruit those guys to his system too. No easy task just because they're talented.

Example: Memphis Men's Hoops
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The Harrison brothers had a whole year in that system and are leaders. Even though poythres is injured he is influencing the guys and they respect him. These guys along with cauley- Stein make for a pretty good group of leaders. All you need is two or three guys to take on the leadership role and that is already the best team in the nation. Hell if they don't go undefeated it would be an upset.
 
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butchna said:
The gist of his question is valid...the best teams in the NIT are better than the worst team in the Tourney...that's what makes March Madness so fun...conference tournament upsets frequently have .500 or worse records...that's why the play-in games were set up...a way to weed out the worst of the worst.
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Confidence and momentum for the next season. That's what I think an NIT Championship would bring. That's not an easy task facing the 32 teams that didn't make the tourney like the 29-3 Southern Miss team with a 34 RPI from last year. Isn't it ironic that Tennessee was one of the worst of the worst last year? And, goodness gracious, what kind of momentum did that blowout of Iowa give the football team for the coming year?
 
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Love the effort and hope they make the tourney. Coach DT has done a lot with less, but i can still see this team finishing with only 6 or 7 sec wins. I personally hope they end up with 10 or more. The team has fooled me so far,and i hope they continue to fool me in the future. If the Vols end up in the NCAA Tourney then coach DT should be coach of the year. Winning ugly is still winning.
 
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iKrager said:
If Kentucky goes undefeated come tourny time.. Thats the only coach I could see competing for Coach of the Year. Recruiting those guys and making freshmen gel is no easy task.

But yeah I think DT would get it if (and when) Cal loses :)[/QUOTE


you can kiss the kentucky hype ass all you want, i wont. cal is gonna be found out sooner or later.


cant have so many one an dones with out some trails to follow unless you give it all to a church to make sure it cant be traced.(bold is bold)
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SeniorDrill said:
Question? Which would be better? NCAA and losing after 1 or 2 games or being NIT champions. For those who don't know, the NCAA tournament is the first 68 teams. The NIT is the next 32.
Analogy - Think about how happy VolNation was with the Taxslayer (Gator) Bowl victory!
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This gets asked every year and I give the same response every year: I'd rather make the NCAAT and lose the first game by 100 than win the NIT.

And a better analogy would be, would you have rather been FSU and made the playoffs and gotten stomped, or won the TaxSlayer Bowl, and every time I'd rather have been FSU.
 
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