Up Next: Southern Illinois

[domedays]

Re: Up Next: Southern Illinois

No, I call it the way I see it. I've played enough hoops to see this season is over. It's not my problem you're too thin skinned to handle the truth. Keep it up with your rah rah routine. This old man enjoys the laughs.

So since the season is over, can I assume that you will not be posting anymore this year?

[Panther100]

Re: Up Next: Southern Illinois

how long have you been following panther basketball, out of curiosity?

1981...... Basketball is never an exact science. I don't think anyone knows the perfect system for our team. Coach is just going to have to go with what he sees in practice and hope for the losses to be 11 or fewer. I would project 22-11 into the NIT.

[Panther100]

Re: Up Next: Southern Illinois

So since the season is over, can I assume that you will not be posting anymore this year?

No.......... You'll have to read more or close your eyes/ignore.

[Codytwo]

Re: Up Next: Southern Illinois

In my opinion, an NIT bid constitutes a successful season.

[jegbomb52]

Re: Up Next: Southern Illinois

In my opinion, an NIT bid constitutes a successful season.

Not with a team capable of beating top ten teams it's not.

[run&blade]

Re: Up Next: Southern Illinois

Ncaa tournament every three or four years is a success.

You can print those nit cbi cit lmnop tournament tickets on toilet paper and then I would use them.

[achrist70]

Re: Up Next: Southern Illinois

NIT isn't that terrible but the other two are

[UNIhoops]

Re: Up Next: Southern Illinois

It’s not always easy to sustain success measured by ncaa tourney appearances in college basketball. I think it’s a good thing that several panther fans are let down by this team, that must mean we thought we would make the tournament.

Even when you have success the previous year the following year can be bad for teams that bring in high recruits year in and year out. UCONN the 2014 National Champions didn’t make the tourney last year. Michigan was in the National Championship in 2013 and wasn’t in the tourney last year. Florida had all kinds of past success and couldn’t make the tourney. Miami was a sweet 16 team in 2013 and couldn’t make the tourney last year. Creighton had an All-American for four years and couldn’t bring in recruits while he was around to have success once he left. Wisconsin lost some big time seniors last year and probably won’t make the tourney this year.

I think it’s good to have the expectations of making the tournament every year, but it’s not always going to happen. Having the three senior guards that we have along with Morgan I wouldn’t bet against us to win three games in a row come St. Louis.

[Panther100]

Re: Up Next: Southern Illinois

In my opinion, an NIT bid constitutes a successful season.

I agree. That is a realistic goal for this team. I see too many weaknesses for it this season.

[Panther100]

Re: Up Next: Southern Illinois

The Jan. 4, 2016, bracketology has Northern Iowa among the next eight out just ahead of UNLV. This is good news.

[UNIdad]

Re: Up Next: Southern Illinois

NIT isn't that terrible but the other two are

Iowa was pretty proud of their second place finish in the NIT a few years ago.

And I think a nice run of wins at the end of the season would be very good for the program.

[Wudizzle]

Re: Up Next: Southern Illinois

Iowa was pretty proud of their second place finish in the NIT a few years ago.

And I think a nice run of wins at the end of the season would be very good for the program.

NIT is always worth it, especially if it isn't the only place you ever go, which it clearly isn't for UNI.

As a WSU fan, I was disappointed we ended up in the NIT a few years ago (that team had a higher ceiling), but the ensuing run to the championship was fun as a fan, and good for the program overall.