Originally Posted by
hurleyfor3
If you don't want to play basketball, don't. I think it's poorer sportsmanship to accept a Nit bid but tank the game because you don't care. Personally I'm far more comfortable not participating in an event than participating in an event I don't care about.
Often it's not profitable to travel or even turn the lights on in your own building... people just aren't motivated... kids miss class. (I know, the latter is not so much an issue at Maryland.)
I'd like to see an actual study on whether playing in the Nit gains some demonstrable "tournament experience" people seem to value so much.