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Tuesday 3/19/24
Xavier at Georgia, 7pm, ESPN -Roy Philpott and Richard Hendrix.
Line: Georgia -1.5/146.5

Boston College at Providence, 7pm, ESPNU -Robert Lee and Tim Welsh
Line: Providence -5/137.5

Minnesota at Butler, 9pm, ESPNU -Myron Medcalf & Tom Crean
Line: Butler -4/145


Wednesday 3/20/24
Saint Joesph's at Seton Hall, 7pm, ESPN2 - Mike Corey & Fran Fraschilla
Line: Seton Hall -7.5/147

VCU at Villanova, 9pm, ESPN2 -Dave Leno and Mark Adams
Line: Villanova -6.5/131.5

I understand the disappointment, bitterness etc. but planning to watch every game. Going to war with my BE brothers!

https://twitter.com/StuartFeiner/status/1769496396200026260

I get Pitino is pissed off. But if the rest of the Big East is playing in the NIT, he may as well join it. I think the kids deserve to play more games

X maybe should have decline also if they were going to play this lackadaisical...

Providence is fighting hard even without Carter.

Well x came back and made it a game and Friars really missed Carter down the stretch. 0-2

Ok Butler made some dumb plays down the stretch and we're 0-3... Way to show the NCAA's they made the wrong decision.

As much as we'd like to see NIT success, the results of this tournament are not indicative of any NCAA tournament worthiness.

admin wrote:As much as we'd like to see NIT success, the results of this tournament are not indicative of any NCAA tournament worthiness.

Good take. Between teams turning down bids, players choosing to sit out, no chance at a meaningful trophy, etc. You have to assume that the players aren't exactly fully invested. That said, I doubt Virginia would have taken a game in the NIT either.

Ya, I put as much stock in NIT results as preseason secret scrimmages.

Right, the NIT results mean nothing.

With PC, Carter didn't play. We had 7 guys available. Crowd was relaxed and chill. Results meant nothing.

Couple of rules experiments were tested-- wider lane, and different series on TV timeouts.