What would be better for program development?

[H8IAST8]

Is there criteria for the "First Four"? Are they generally the last 8 at large?

Found it. It would suck not getting past the First Four, but if you do, you might have a slight advantage by getting a game under your belt.
Each night’s action will pit two No. 16 seeds battling for the right to play a second-round game against a top-seeded team. Those games will be followed by contests featuring two of the last four at-large teams selected to the field. All four games will be broadcast on Turner Broadcasting’s truTV..

First Four to remain in Dayton - NCAA.com

 

[tweeterhawk]

Being one of the last bubble teams into the NCAA tournament and playing a game in a far off region against a 4 or better seed, or hosting a couple games at home in the NIT?

Did you post this just to stir the pot after a big win or are you really this thick?

 

[NewMexHawk]

Regardless where they would play or who they would draw, going to the NCAA far outweighs the NIT...

 

[SirJamaLot]

the Dance carries much more weight in credibility with future recruits than anything the NIT has to offer, start going on a regular basis and and it really opens up some recruiting opportunities

 

[Husky28]

Did you post this just to stir the pot after a big win or are you really this thick?

I vote thick. Remember his constant rendition about recruiting and his negative comments about this staff's recruiting abilities? That is until 2012 class signed.

NCAA hands down. The experience is unmeasurable by leaps and bounds for returning players and not to mention the recruiting benefit. I'd really like to see Matt to be able to have the satisfaction of carrying the team on his back into the Big Dance... Plus it'd really suck to have ISU make it back before Iowa.

 

[sioux34]

The simple fact that CAAR is thick does not preclude the second fact that he is only here to stir the pot.

 

[CAARHawk]

Have any of you ever gone to first round game of teams that are not basically home teams?

I have.

The teams play in arenas with large sections of empty seats in the middle of the day. There is hardly any crowd energy unless there is a big upset afoot.

Of course Iowa would be in position to be that upset seed, so that is something.

Without a doubt the atmosphere of a home evening game in Carver in the NIT would be better than what they would experience in a first round game in the middle of the day in Portland.

Think people are so used to being excited about their brackets that they don't realize the excitement doesn't necessarily carry into those early arenas.

Of course, there is a big recruiting benefit to be able to say you made it to the dance. Think it would take getting to the final four of the NIT to see a recruiting benefit. And if Fran was able to pull off one of his patented early upsets, that would put the program seriously on the map. Just think, Iowa being the team to mess up everyone's region!

But still gotta wonder how a couple of good Carver tournament wins might carry over into next year.

 

[HawkeyeShane]

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Oh, and /thread

This. Why are there most posts after this one???

 

[BILLBUCKNER]

What is better for the development of this team. If we had a deep run in the NIT to the championship I would take that over one and done in the NCAA.

But if we caught fire and got good matchup draws in the NCAA and managed to win a couple I go with NCAA.

 

[herbyhawk]

other than drawing a #1 seed i can't see a reason why Iowa couldn't win a game or 2 in the BD, the way this team is playing they could and probably would beat anybody they face, this is not the same team that started out and are 4-3 against Top 25 teams, some of the losses were to teams that had their best game of the season and little used players had career games.

 

[atomicblue224]

No. I am seriously curious as to what people think. I keep going back and forth with my thinking on it.

The NCAA tournament excitement would be great, but I could see them really sticking it to the Hawks - particularly with the way they are sticking top seeds in their own neighborhoods now.

Also, seeing Carver like it was tonight, keeping this kind of home court momentum with a couple of tournament games at home could really springboard into next year.

But then the Dance is the Dance.

ok i respect your opinion! we got to aim higher than zit