1 thing
Detroit Mercy was 14-19 that year
they didnt work to keep him out the tourney. they just didnt make it
Caitlin Clark is the female Steph Curry? (Womens college basketball)
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1 thing
Detroit Mercy was 14-19 that year
they didnt work to keep him out the tourney. they just didnt make it
He also did it while being functioning alcoholic
Kingcobrakai
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There was a campaign to keep them out of the CBI, which is the tournament below the NIT because stats during those games would count toward his total. People sent e-mails and made calls to make sure they UNDERSTOOD the gravity of the situation.
The organizers turned down extra eyeballs and an opportunity to make history for the bottom of the barrel tournament to make sure the record wasn’t broken.
Ethnic Vagina Finder
The Great Paper Chaser
He also did it playing against...... men
Rell84shots
Veteran
The real scoring leader
jetflyinglimousineriding
Superstar
Was checking out there roster and they got a chick riding the bench, Kaia Henderson, that's nice.Ohio St got some sistas
2023 College Basketball Invitational - Wikipedia
2022–23 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team - Wikipedia
Why would the CBI think of taking some trash team below .500 overall and below .500 in a mid major conference that could not even make the semis of their conference tournament? Come on, man.
Kingcobrakai
Pro
$$$$$ - People will watch, even for a few minutes, just to see it. Advertising rates go up. Would have added a slight amount of prestige to the tournament under normal circumstances. That’s the only reason they were considering it.2023 College Basketball Invitational - Wikipedia
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2022–23 Detroit Mercy Titans men's basketball team - Wikipedia
Why would the CBI think of taking some trash team below .500 overall and below .500 in a mid major conference that could not even make the semis of their conference tournament? Come on, man.
I mean, at that point, you’re splitting hairs worrying about the integrity of a tournament that doesn’t have the first 100 picks of teams able to play. You’ve got to pay a fee just to play in the tournament. The entire tournament is played in 4 days in one location. $$$$$. If they weren’t making money, they’d fold.
Straw Hat Luffy
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I keep seeing this thread up on new posts and every time I think to myself “coli posters probably hating”
tremonthustler1
aka bx_representer
every tournament requires at least your team to be .500 or better unless you simply run out of eligible teams (kinda like being bowl eligible in college football)
tremonthustler1
aka bx_representer
watching someone nobody knew on a bad team nobody gave a shyt about in order to break a record nobody was even thinking about wouldn't have accomplished what you thought it would. It makes the record look fugazi as fukk if you're bending rules to get a guy a record he didn't get in the time he needed it.
Kingcobrakai
Pro
That’s not true at all. Has never been. Even the NCAA tournament can invite an at-large team outside of their usual criteria. The CBI is welcome to invite any team that was not selected for either the NIT or NCAA regardless of record.
Kingcobrakai
Pro
Just because you (and myself, as well) think it would be a cheap way to gain a buzz, and since we’ve established it’s not against the rules, doesn’t mean it wouldn’t gain eyeballs/make more people aware of the CBI.
The tournament director is on record saying he reached out to Detroit Mercy first to gauge interest and let them know the fee to compete in the tournament. He kept talks going with the school afterwards. He also never offered a contract to play. While he wouldn’t admit it, the prevailing thought is he came to the conclusion that campaign made it clear that a lot of people didn’t want to see the record broken by this guy.
The truth of the matter is comparatively to their current ratings, they would have drove more numbers/received more exposure.
tremonthustler1
aka bx_representer
Let's keep it 100. If Caitlin Clark had the profile of Antoine Davis, nobody would care about her record either. She happens to be the best player in the country and the projected #1 pick. Davis was a 5 year senior at a mid major that didn't win anything and was nowhere near a mock draft. He had a splendid college career whether he got the record or not, but if tourneys have to make exceptions to let your team in just so you can try to break a record, it cheapens the record. He ran out of time. Missed it by 3 points.
Whether he was in it or not, nothing would have changed, because only nerds like myself keep up with these tourneys (and admittedly my attention varies depending on whether BU is in it)
toni kukoc