Preseason Tournaments

[Mr. Magoo1]

Anyone paying attention to college hoops since the NET came out knows there’s no benefit to playing highly ranked teams. You move up more in the ranking for beating terrible teams than playing great teams close. If SHU had padded their OOC schedule they would have made the tourney

But there is. Playing better competition makes you a better team and can make you stronger later in the year, when it counts. To me, getting smoked by Baylor once early in the year is way more valuable than crushing Hartford at home 7 times.

 

[PSAL_Hoops]

Anyone paying attention to college hoops since the NET came out knows there’s no benefit to playing highly ranked teams. You move up more in the ranking for beating terrible teams than playing great teams close. If SHU had padded their OOC schedule they would have made the tourney

I’m not proposing we play a single game vs. Duke at the Garden in a classic. No interest in that.

Covid not withstanding, I’m asking why we never travel to play in any of the mini brackets. Kids like going to Orlando, Vegas, etc (in normal times). I understand things may still be far from normal come thanksgiving - but look at that Orlando bracket. The 3 games would be - 1) terrible cupcake on neutral floor 2) Iona or Iowa State on neutral floor 3) Alabama on neutral floor (after picking up pair of neutral wins) OR Iona / Iowa following their loss to Alabama. 2 neutral wins are very likely and 2-1 in this example would be much better than 3-0 at home vs FDU type teams for the NET.