AnkielBreakers Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Well, there is no denying that this season’s end has been painful. The NCAA tournament is dead to me this year. I haven’t looked at the bracket, and I probably won’t unless we get called up. I hope for the best to SBU and VCU, but otherwise, I say meh. Feel free to organize a boycott on your own time. That said, pain is just a part of the journey in life, and it is time to turn the page. Onto the NIT! I am not sure why, but I am feeling fired up about this tournament. Part of it is that I really believe we can win it, but the other part is that I still want to see this team play. I want to see them recapture their early season form. I want them to hang a banner on the Chaifetz ceiling, and I want some token that this group can stamp into the history books. Cue the Pitbull. RiseOfTheBillikens likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Per KenPom, SLU should be favored over every opponent in the NIT except for Memphis who we would not meet until the finals. KenPom - rank team (NIT seed) 38 - Memphis (1) 47 - SLU (1) 48 - Ole Miss (1) 57 - Davidson (2) 59 - SMU (3) 60 - Boise St (2) 62 - Toledo (3) 63 Colorado St (1) 65 - Richmond (2) 68 - Buffalo (4) 73 - NC State (3) 75 - St. Mary's (2) 77 - Miss St (4) 79 - Dayton (4) 82 - LA Tech (4) 94 - Western Ky (3) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeSmetBilliken Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 NIT fever...CATCH IT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenbill Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 15 minutes ago, DeSmetBilliken said: NIT fever...CATCH IT!! Certainly better than catching covid. DeSmetBilliken likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Area Billiken Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 If you're going to play in the NIT, ... JUST WIN THE NIT! And hoist a banner at Chaifetz Arena after you do so. Teams' success or failure in the NIT has a lot to do with attitude. If you want to play ball, play ball, and win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJK Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 I just want to see the Bills play. Basketball. I love watching this team! More basketball = good. RUBillsFan likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Light Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Players of Note - NIT Field Marreon Jackson - Toledo Josh Mbala - Buffalo Kendrick Davis - SMU Landers Nolley II - Memphis Boogie Ellis - Memphis David Roddy - Colorado State Derrick Alston - Boise State Charles Bassey - WKU Kenneth Lofton - LA Tech Logan Johnson - Saint Mary Manny Bates - NC State Devontae Shuler - Ole Miss DJ Stewart Jr - Miss State Abdul Ado - Miss State Kellan Grady - Davidson Jalen Crutcher - Dayton Jacob Gilyard - Richmond Blake Francis - Richmond Jordan Goodwin - SLU Javonte Perkins - SLU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Not happy that we’re here, but since we are we might as well win it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 The competition in the NIT is not going to be a cakewalk for the Bills, we will see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 This is admittedly very petty of me, but I’m not rooting for any of the A10 teams. I’m tired of the rest of the league choking during the non-conference only to beat up in each other to the point where the league only gets one at large bid. This league should routinely have four teams in the tourney every year. couple that with the horrible officiating we get year in and year out in this conference, and SBU and VCU are just another team to me. Good for them if they win, but I won’t be pulling for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CenHudDude Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 8 hours ago, Bay Area Billiken said: If you're going to play in the NIT, ... JUST WIN THE NIT! And hoist a banner at Chaifetz Arena after you do so. Teams' success or failure in the NIT has a lot to do with attitude. If you want to play ball, play ball, and win! The Billikens have played in the NIT final four times and have only won the championship in 1948. Hope they make 2021 the second championship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 9 hours ago, DeSmetBilliken said: NIT fever...CATCH IT!! You can't spell ATLANTIC 10 without NIT. CBFan, DeSmetBilliken and almaman like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Area Billiken Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 https://slubillikens.com/news/2021/3/14/mens-basketball-billikens-to-continue-season-in-nit.aspx This will be SLU's 19th NIT appearance. If you understand the history of college basketball, that is a good thing, not a bad thing. Of course, the NIT is not the goal; the NCAA is the goal. SLU won the 1948 NIT with #50, 6'8" Easy Ed Macauley when the NIT was a prestige tournament and considered the National Championship in many circles. SLU has been the NIT runner up 3 times. For reference, SLU has been in the NCAA Tournament 10 times. RUBillsFan likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 1 hour ago, wgstl said: Not happy that we’re here, but since we are we might as well win it Agree. It’s like expecting a Ferrari for your 16th birthday and ending up with a Ford Pinto. You might be bummed you didn’t get the Ferrari but at least you can drive your buddies around in the Pinto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 I'm hyped. A chance to travel, see some fellow billiken fans and watch the guys play in person again this season. Not nearly as hyped about it as I'd be for a roadie to Indianapolis. FromDaEastSide, NH and TheA_Bomb like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 1 hour ago, gobillsgo said: This is admittedly very petty of me, but I’m not rooting for any of the A10 teams. I’m tired of the rest of the league choking during the non-conference only to beat up in each other to the point where the league only gets one at large bid. This league should routinely have four teams in the tourney every year. couple that with the horrible officiating we get year in and year out in this conference, and SBU and VCU are just another team to me. Good for them if they win, but I won’t be pulling for them If anyone is involved in a10 Twitter at all, you know that no one in this league is rooting for SLU. Surprisingly, the most pro-SLU guys are probably the Dayton people, which is crazy. I’m 100% down with being the villainous team in this league for years to come. AGB91 and majerus mojo like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGB91 Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 They hate us because they fear what we could become. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 1 hour ago, gobillsgo said: This is admittedly very petty of me, but I’m not rooting for any of the A10 teams. I’m tired of the rest of the league choking during the non-conference only to beat up in each other to the point where the league only gets one at large bid. This league should routinely have four teams in the tourney every year. couple that with the horrible officiating we get year in and year out in this conference, and SBU and VCU are just another team to me. Good for them if they win, but I won’t be pulling for them so you would rather justify the committee gorging on the power conference teams? while i am not enamoured with st bonnie and vcu i dam well am not rooting for ANY of the supposed big boys. i want them to flop big time. dennis_w likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Just now, billiken_roy said: so you would rather justify the committee gorging on the power conference teams? while i am not enamoured with st bonnie and vcu i dam well am not rooting for ANY of the supposed big boys. i want them to flop big time. Im rooting for the bonnies, not vcu. I'll only cheer for VCU in OOC. Their fans are the worst. ps, I've got the Bonnies winning 2 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Area Billiken Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Box and Won said: You can't spell ATLANTIC 10 without NIT. Great post, Box and Won! And very true, too true, too True Blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schasz Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 The only NIT games I'll watch are the Bills games. Have two rooting interests in the NCAA in the Vols and the Zags. Became a Zags fan when I lived in WA and got to go to a few of their games. Hope to see both teams do well in the NCAA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Area Billiken Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 19 minutes ago, Littlebill said: If anyone is involved in a10 Twitter at all, you know that no one in this league is rooting for SLU. Surprisingly, the most pro-SLU guys are probably the Dayton people, which is crazy. I’m 100% down with being the villainous team in this league for years to come. I am not surprised re Dayton. A whole delegation of Dayton fans came over to us to commiserate at the '14 A10 Tournament in Brooklyn, after we both got royally screwed back to back, SLU vs. the Bonnies, Dayton vs. St. Joe's. Dayton thinks big picture, like SLU does. We are the two West of the Appalachians outliers in the A10. And yes, most of the A10 sees SLU as a threat. They know our potential. They are also jealous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicCityBilliken Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 I grew up on Long Island and when I played HS basketball, way BACK, in the late 60s I and the team would religiously go to the New Madison Garden to catch the NIT. Sometimes we be sitting all day catching 4 games. Back then all the games were played in the Garden. Saw Pete Maravich, Walt 'Clyde' Frazier, Dean 'the Dream' Meminger, etc.. It was great tourney. I just checked who won this thing the last couple years. Last time I attended was the late 80s when SLU was in the Finals those 2 years. Was surprised George Washington won it in 2016. Didn't even remember they played in it (us being in the midst of Crews dark seasons might dampen my enthusiasm). I plan to watch. Curious how Ford vs Howland will match up. It is what is today, let us win this thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobillsgo Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 2 hours ago, Littlebill said: If anyone is involved in a10 Twitter at all, you know that no one in this league is rooting for SLU. Surprisingly, the most pro-SLU guys are probably the Dayton people, which is crazy. I’m 100% down with being the villainous team in this league for years to come. Exactly. Our fit in this league is horrible, but barring admission into the big east (and NIT appearances aren’t gonna get that done) there really aren’t any better options Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis_w Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 2 hours ago, billiken_roy said: so you would rather justify the committee gorging on the power conference teams? while i am not enamoured with st bonnie and vcu i dam well am not rooting for ANY of the supposed big boys. i want them to flop big time. Agree, what a joke putting nine big 10 teams in the tourney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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