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Post by jchoya4ever on Dec 23, 2004 22:02:24 GMT -5
what does the board think the nit would do if hoyas finish .500 or better overall? do they invite hoyas after esh,and the past or they do not even consider us?what is the boards thoughts on this?
hopefully we do better than the experts thinks,and finish well.
go hoyas!!!!!
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Post by TrueHoyaBlue on Dec 23, 2004 22:22:38 GMT -5
I think the NIT cares most about making money, and if G'town can finish above .500 this year, that will give the Hoyas an improved buzz over last year, and the name recognition will likely translate into an NIT invite.
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Post by HOYAPLAYA on Dec 24, 2004 8:13:02 GMT -5
I think the NIT cares most about making money, and if G'town can finish above .500 this year, that will give the Hoyas an improved buzz over last year, and the name recognition will likely translate into an NIT invite. that combined with the draw of showing G'town with JT III at the helm would get us in. Don't forget that we will need to go at least 6-10 in the conference to be eligible (14-13 overall). I think if we can finish with at least one more win at 7-9, then this will be a great story for the NIT/ESPN and you know they never miss out on a good story. When we were picked for next to last by most preseason rankings, that meant that we would finish with anywhere from 2 to 4 wins in the conference. If we can eclipse that mark and finish with 7 wins (possibly one upset of either Pitt, UCONN or Syracuse) and there will be a lot of bandwagon jumping by the sports media. |
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Post by JohnJacquesLayup on Dec 24, 2004 9:27:50 GMT -5
Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't we go to the NIT again after Esh / whoever the decision maker is turned them down? I thought we went to the NIT final vs. St. John the year after Esh blew off the NIT bid. I might be horribly confused.
If I'm right, I think that was all water under the bridge years ago.
Peace outside,
-JJ
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Post by HOYAPLAYA on Dec 24, 2004 10:37:26 GMT -5
Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't we go to the NIT again after Esh / whoever the decision maker is turned them down? I thought we went to the NIT final vs. St. John the year after Esh blew off the NIT bid. I might be horribly confused. If I'm right, I think that was all water under the bridge years ago. Peace outside, -JJ You are correct. However, we had Mike Sweetney on that team (future lottery pick) and ESPN(NIT) was not going to ignore the marquee player attraction. I think this year's Mike Sweetney is JT III as the name combined with G'town should give us the edge over other potential NIT teams. |
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