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2007 NIT Information

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It's not over yet, but in reality we should start planning for the NIT (which is NOT a failure for this season!)


70th Annual National Invitation Tournament

2007 Postseason NIT Dates



Selection Information
Sunday, March 11, 2007

Tournament Dates

First Round: Tuesday and Wednesday, March 13 and 14, 2007

Second Round: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday, March 15, 16, 17 and 19, 2007

Quarterfinal Round: Tuesday and Wednesday, March 20 and 21, 2007

**Thursday, March 22, 2007 may be utilized for a quarterfinal date in case of scheduling and/or availability conflicts**

@ Campus Sites

Semifinals: Tuesday, March 27, 2007, 7pm or 9pm

Championship: Thursday, March 29, 2007, 7pm

@ Madison Square Garden
 
Now that home games are determined by seed, but the dates are already determined, do you think if BU was the higher seed, but had a problem with the Civic Center being booked, they would ever consider playing at Robertson. 8) Just hopin for a final send off somehow. :)
 
Dubl R 1 said:
Now that home games are determined by seed, but the dates are already determined, do you think if BU was the higher seed, but had a problem with the Civic Center being booked, they would ever consider playing at Robertson. 8) Just hopin for a final send off somehow. :)
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that would be NEAT
 
If people would be looking ahead, if BU could get two home games in the NIT, it'd be interesting when it would be played. The IHSA AA boys basketball tourney is that weekend, so I'm guessing if we had another home game it'd be pushed to Monday.
 
Been a while since we won it - maybe we are due.

And if I remember correctly, doesn't Bradley rank 2nd for # of NIT wins?
 
Yes, Bradley has won the NIT 4 times. St. John's, the hometown school that has gotten twice as many invite to the NIT as any other school, has won it 5 times.


I would like to ask that we table this NIT discussion.

This Bradley team still has aspirations of playing in the NCAA, and as fans, I don't think we should be settling for anything less, either.

I believe this team can beat any team in the conference on a neutral floor in St. Louis. And we have the best conditioned kids, which means a lot when you play 3 games in 3 days.

Lets win Saturday, and get ready to support these guys in St Louis. If that doesn't lead to an NCAA slot, then I'll be the first to start the NIT discussion again.
 
Oh - I agree DC.

I think we can win 3 in St Louis.

When a perimeter shooting team gets hot, they are almost unstoppable. And when they get hot, they stay hot until there is a layoff. With games being 3 days in a row, I think if we are hot - we stay hot for 3 days.
 
I am not trying to squash anyone's fun. If posters really want to talk NIT, I am not going to stop it. And I understand the frustration of losing tonight. I know they players were devastated. They believe they are better than UNI and should have won. That's the way it should be (though UNI does have some pretty good talent). I just think it's a little early to start the NIT talk.
But I think Bradley's chances of winning the MVC tournament are close to those of any other school. The at-large chances are not good. But let's focus on Saturday's game, and the games next week.
 
I think its just great looking back at before the season started and how its progressed that we are evening having the discussion of ncaa/nit.
 
I agree Fetz, you know it's been a good season when we're disappointed that we'll be going to the NIT with the preseason expectations everyone had.
 
OrangeandBlack74 said:
BUBraves2006 said:
IF Bradley gets a home game, it will be Weds. March 13th. Mannheim Steamroller is booked for the 12th....
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The Mannheim Steamroller concert is in the theater, not the arena.
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I stand corrected, you are right. Wouldn't you think they'd still try avoiding having two big events at the same time? I know it has been done before but I'd guess they wouldn't want to do that by choice if they had an open date the next night.

Da Coach said:
I would like to ask that we table this NIT discussion.
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I respectfully disagree with this suggestion. As is seen by what Kirk Wessler wrote for today's paper, the bubble has burst. That just is simply a fact. Hey, I love this team and I'm amazed at the job Jim Les and Co. has done to take a team who was supposed to be less than mediocre this year and take them into the consideration for an NCAA bid.

But we need to be realistic here and look ahead for the "likely" scenario that we make the NIT. I'll be rooting as hard as anyone that we can win the Valley tournament. Anything is possible with this team, including going the distance as well as losing their first game against probably Wichita State.

I think that my point in bringing up the NIT information was not to dog on the men in red and white but moreso to allow people to look ahead. Frankly, I had no idea what days the NIT were going to be and I figured it would be a good idea for people (especially those who might come from out of town, like me) to know when these additional home games would be.
 
I hope so much I don't have to watch Bradley play at home again this year. But if they do It'll be great to see us get some good home wins!
 
MacabreMob said:
Oh - I agree DC.

I think we can win 3 in St Louis.

When a perimeter shooting team gets hot, they are almost unstoppable. And when they get hot, they stay hot until there is a layoff. With games being 3 days in a row, I think if we are hot - we stay hot for 3 days.
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although usually the games in st. louis arent very high scoring. wasnt it last year where just a couple teams scored over 20 in the first halves of the first round. just seems like everyone plays tight (especially the first game) and shots dont fall like they normally do
 
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