Post by The Bubba on Aug 4, 2005 11:03:45 GMT -5
NEW YORK -- A lawyer for the NIT took a shot at restoring the tournament's lost luster Tuesday, telling a jury that the NCAA's March Madness was purposefully ruining it.
Jeffrey Kessler, a lawyer for the five schools which sponsor the preseason and postseason National Invitation Tournament, said the NCAA "willfully, deliberately set out to get a monopoly, to eliminate competition, to make it impossible to compete."
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CBS sportswriter Gregg Doyle speaks out
The Bubba's 2 Cents:
I like the NIT tourney at the first of the year but wouldn't want to split the better teams from each other at the end of the season. Looks like the NIT wants to back out of their agreement they made in 85 with the NCAA to let the NCAA pick teams for their tourney first. I think it's fine the way it is. I would change the way the selected teams play on their home floor in the NIT tourney. It's bad enough that Dook gets to play it's first two NCAA games in it's back yard every year. The NIT should at least play all games on neutral floors.
Jeffrey Kessler, a lawyer for the five schools which sponsor the preseason and postseason National Invitation Tournament, said the NCAA "willfully, deliberately set out to get a monopoly, to eliminate competition, to make it impossible to compete."
More..click here
CBS sportswriter Gregg Doyle speaks out
The Bubba's 2 Cents:
I like the NIT tourney at the first of the year but wouldn't want to split the better teams from each other at the end of the season. Looks like the NIT wants to back out of their agreement they made in 85 with the NCAA to let the NCAA pick teams for their tourney first. I think it's fine the way it is. I would change the way the selected teams play on their home floor in the NIT tourney. It's bad enough that Dook gets to play it's first two NCAA games in it's back yard every year. The NIT should at least play all games on neutral floors.
