SendDustyIn wrote:jayc13 wrote:The committee has a very difficult job this year. But it turns out the BEast is very top and bottom heavy, with the middle 5 going to the crappy NIT. Just a weird year in CBKB overall.
I was thinking about this. As much as we need doormats and "get right" games in conference play, the Big East CAN NOT let DePaul and Georgetown be as bad as they were this year. It ultimately brings the rest of the conference down. Not sure if they can withhold tournament credits, but there has to be some sort of disincentive to the athletic department to suck that bad. Once in a while down years are one thing. 3 and whatever DePaul was is absolutely unacceptable.
I don't blame it on them. Yes, they have to get better, but with the portal and new players coming in, teams are going to be forced to play doormats up in the Non-Conference season to rack up enough wins to meet the threshold.
Can't afford to drop any stupid early games when you have a lineup that's not familiar playing together - get to 20 wins is the starting point for any team that is looking to be in the middle of a league like the BE