Jetsfan80 Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 College basketball has begun, and tomorrow begins its most prestigious preseason tournament, the Preseason NIT. Here are the teams involved and the regions: SOUTH: Charlotte, NC UNC Sacred Heart --November 14th + 15th-- Iona Winthrop EAST: Nashville, TN Tennessee Fordham -- November 13th + 14th -- UNCW Belmont MIDWEST: Indianapolis, IN Indiana Lafayette -- November 13th + 14th -- Notre Dame Butler WEST: Spokane, WA Gonzaga Rice -- November 14th + 15th -- Baylor Colorado St. The winners in each region will meet in Madison Square Garden for the Semifinals and Finals, taking place on November 22nd and 24th, respectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uart Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 SOUTH: Charlotte, NC UNC over Iona EAST: Nashville, TN Fordham over UNCW MIDWEST: Indianapolis, IN Indiana over Notre Dame WEST: Spokane, WA Colorado St. over Gonzaga UNC wins the whole she-bang. NOW... more important than all this is the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands this weekend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetheelz Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Sacred Heart played us well Tuesday, and Winthrop gave us a scare tonight. Goes to show how competitive the college basketball season is going to be, no matter who you play. I will say this about our team....after this year Hansbrough and Wright are outta here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted November 16, 2006 Author Share Posted November 16, 2006 Preseason NIT Final 4: UNC vs. Gonzaga, Tennessee vs. Butler. My UNCW Seahawks had to commit 32 turnovers and STILL kept the Regional final in Nashville at a reasonable deficit until the wheels fell off late in the game. The turning point was when UNCW PG Temi Soyebo picked up his 4th foul with about 18:30 left to play (we outscored UT 53-36 when Soyebo was in the game; were outscored 51-22 when he wasn't). The Butler Bulldogs looks like they will will wreak havoc on teams throughout nonconference play and be the "bullies" of the Horizon League. I like their chances against the young, undersized Volunteers. Bruce Pearl will also stick out like a sore thumb in Madison Square Garden with his orange suspenders. The UNC-Gonzaga game is where it gets interesting. I don't know how to call this either way; UNC still looks like a very young team under Roy Williams, and their inexperience showed against an up and coming Winthrop Eagles program (who, by the way, almost upset Tennessee as a 15-seed in the NCAA Tourney last year if not for a buzzer beater by Chris Lofton). UNC should still win on talent alone against a Gonzaga team looking for an identity without Adam Morrison. UNC over Butler in the championship game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted November 16, 2006 Author Share Posted November 16, 2006 NOW... more important than all this is the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands this weekend... The Paradise Jam should trump the Preseason NIT in terms of overall quality of play. I'm particularly interested in the Xavier-Virginia Commonwealth game coming up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted November 24, 2006 Author Share Posted November 24, 2006 The Preseason NIT finale takes place tonight in a "Battle of the Bulldogs": Butler vs. Gonzaga. Personally, I always root for the mid-major (assuming all other things equal), and Gonzaga doesn't really qualify as a "mid-major" anymore. Go Butler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Go Zags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 Gonzaga is not the underdog any more since they upgraded their schedule and went big time. This year it looks really wide open for the eventual winner in the NCAA Florida not withstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uart Posted November 24, 2006 Share Posted November 24, 2006 I guess my projections are shot to hell, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetheelz Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 I guess my projections are shot to hell, huh? Its ok, I think most peoples' projections were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetLee83 Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 Heels are still ballers, they usually lose a game they should win early each year. They rebounded nicely against the Vols, and have a big game coming against Ohio St. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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