Go Green
PhD Student
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Age: 52
Reg: 04-22-10
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03-22-17 02:29 PM - Post#227916
In response to Tiger69
The NIT bid is not worth potentially depriving the 14 game champ of a field of eight teams the NCAA bid in favor of a two game season winner over a field of four.
Every other one-bid league has lost its regular season champ to the NIT at some point, and survived. So will the Ivy when it happens to us.
You say you want to "improve" the tournament. You don't. Every "improvement" you suggest either:
Devalues the tournament (allow the winner to plead its case with the NIT)
Makes it more inconvenient for teams and fans (play semis on Friday night, and hightailing it to NYC on Saturday in early to mid-March in the Northeast...and you call Saturday a "rest" day).
Makes it more expensive for the league (rent a neutral court in NYC).
Limits "hobnobbing"/social events (breaking up venues).
I'm sorry, but these are not ways to "improve" the tournament. Whatever your suggestions will accomplish, they are aimed at the opposite goal.
Edited by Go Green on 03-22-17 02:30 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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