Thank you Hubert

[What Would Jesus Do?]

I’m not suggesting it should be based on whether I want to have more games to watch-it should be much smarter than that. And if the choice is watch a mediocre team play two meaningless games or go harder towards fixing things that’s an easy choice. It’s much easier than understanding that having them flame out against ND on Wednesday in spectacular fashion could end up being better for the program in the long run, but there is clearly an argument for that as well.

A few days in NIL/portal land could be enormous.

I get what you're saying but with all the new staff on board, I don't think it's a binary choice. It's not either go to the NIT or do well in the portal. It's go to the NIT and do well in the portal.

If I'm right, that means we fans get to enjoy watching our team play more games. It could also be good for the future careers of a few of our players. All without hurting our chances next season.

Now if we have some players who don't want to play in the NIT - maybe they're in a hurry to enter the portal, or try out overseas - and that doesn't leave us with a credible team, that could change my thinking. It might affect whether we get that NIT offer, as well.

 

[superstar57]

This year with no bigs, I would watch us in NIT, and be happy if we won it. This team is not a bad team at all, we just have no quality bigs on team.

Remember our 6 game winning streak, I like our chances against a NIT field. This team has not given up playing, the last team that declined NIT was done playing and you could see it.

I know I'm in the minority, but I think it would be a good look if we won NIT, we have more 5 stars coming in. Powell could come back. We should look attractive to forwards in the portal, who know they are going to play.

I am not mad at this team, a couple of years ago, I was mad watching that team. NIT/NCAA I'm watching this team

 

[NorCalTarheel]

Carolina should NEVER play in the NIT or anything other than the NCAA tournament - IMO.

I do not want a subpar season performance to become normalized, standardized, celebrated, or remotely accepted. If we are not good enough to make the NCAA tournament, that should be a wrap on our season.

There is absolutely no upside, other than a few more games for fans to watch mediocre basketball, for Carolina to go to the NIT. Best case scenario, we win the tournament. Can anyone, without cheating, tell me who has won the last two or three at nit championships?... Me neither. Worst case scenario is we lose to Nobody State University in the first or second round and further entrench the mediocrity and negativity currently attached to our program.

We are Carolina and we HAVE to be better than this.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

There is absolutely no upside, other than a few more games for fans to watch

That is absolutely enough upside for me. Not the only upside, but totally sufficient to justify playing in the NIT.

Look at it this way: If we win, that's great; whereas if we bomb out, we have more to bitch about. What's not to like?

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Worst case scenario is we lose to Nobody State University in the first or second round and further entrench the mediocrity and negativity currently attached to our program.

So we should hide because we're afraid of embarrassing ourselves by losing?

That's even more embarrassing than losing.

 

[NorCalTarheel]

WWJD- I totally understand and respect your opinion but couldn't disagree with it more. I don't want to accept a consolation prize when we miss the mark as badly as we have.

As for "hiding" as to not embarrass ourselves, we have embarrassed ourselves plenty by not playing well enough to make the NCAA. No need to pile on.

 

[Oak ridger]

What is really sad is the team that is #1 in this week's poll.

 

[superstar57]

For the next 30 days the sports world is focused on college basketball. We need to be playing somewhere!

 

[superstar57]

WWJD- I totally understand and respect your opinion but couldn't disagree with it more. I don't want to accept a consolation prize when we miss the mark as badly as we have.

As for "hiding" as to not embarrass ourselves, we have embarrassed ourselves plenty by not playing well enough to make the NCAA. No need to pile on.

What was the expectation for this year is my question? What was so bad that anyone who reads this board did not already know. We hoped Washington was ready, we hoped Whithers had another gear. I wanted to make tournament but knew it would be shaky, and last check we ain't out of the big dance yet. We talk about embarrassment, how you going to feel watching us lose by 20 to a team with height . I could see a 12 vs 5 seed and us getting whipped.

 

[NorCalTarheel]

I guess I see the NCAA tournament as a minimum standard. We've lost in the first round before and, you just never know...