List PLAYERS that will sit out the small tournaments...

[MaddyMax]

Guys, every year when some teams don't make it to the big dance and are invited to the smaller tournaments like cbb and nit, some star players sit out.

Lets keep this thread to name the team and players this year.

[jjgold]

why would stars sit out??

Plus most are not stars if not in big tourney

This is not football

[MaddyMax]

why would stars sit out??

Plus most are not stars if not in big tourney

This is not football

Usually players going to NBA sit out if vthey don't make it to the big dance because these small tourny games are useless for them and they don't want to risk an injury.

[jjgold]

you can get injured just practing and working out

same exact risk

[jtoler]

Name one or some that did.

[MaddyMax]

if i remember correctly last year top player from colorado sat out.

[funnyb25]

if i remember correctly last year top player from colorado sat out.

Colorado played Uconn in the big dance first round...not a small tourny

[MaddyMax]

Colorado St?

[GotGreek]

Wasnt lsu in the nit lsst year, im not sure if ben simmons played.

[jtoler]

Wasnt lsu in the nit lsst year, im not sure if ben simmons played.

He played.

[Duke Fan]

He played.

LSU did not play in the NIT.Simmons dropped out of school the day after they were blown out in the SEC tournament

[MaddyMax]

For today's game:

CALIFORNIA:Senior Jabari Bird, Cal's leading scorer, is questionable due to a concussion. Sophomore forward Ivan Rabb, the team's No. 2 scorer, is considering entering the NBA draft.

[jtoler]

LSU did not play in the NIT.Simmons dropped out of school the day after they were blown out in the SEC tournament

I guess I meant he played in the last game of the season.

[Dirty Sanchez]

Yer Momma

[MaddyMax]

For today's game:

CALIFORNIA:Senior Jabari Bird, Cal's leading scorer, is questionable due to a concussion. Sophomore forward Ivan Rabb, the team's No. 2 scorer, is considering entering the NBA draft.

Both those players sat out because they didn't care about this tournament. If cali had made it to the big dance, both would have played with the game. Cali is getting crushed in the first half down by 20.

[Jrod124]

Both those players sat out because they didn't care about this tournament. If cali had made it to the big dance, both would have played with the game. Cali is getting crushed in the first half down by 20.

Good point thats prolly why Cal opened at 9.5 and closed at 6.5 currently like u said getting smoked

Good thread here

[Capybara]

Guess my Bakersfield +8.5 looks pretty good.

Anyone interested in the 2H +8.5??

[MaddyMax]

I had +9.5 too. Liked moneyline but didn't play until it was confirmed the 2nd player was out too...by then line moved to 6.5 and the moneyline i got was +260. I should have played earlier at better odds but oh well.

I didn't play the 2nd half even though i liked the spread. Cali bakersfield is a defensive team that drains the clock and they will just try to drain 30 seconds in each possession and try to play defense. Under might be the play in the 2nd half but i am sitting out second half holding +9.5 and +260.

[Capybara]

I had +9.5 too. Liked moneyline but didn't play until it was confirmed the 2nd player was out too...by then line moved to 6.5 and the moneyline i got was +260. I should have played earlier at better odds but oh well.

I didn't play the 2nd half even though i liked the spread. Cali bakersfield is a defensive team that drains the clock and they will just try to drain 30 seconds in each possession and try to play defense. Under might be the play in the 2nd half but i am sitting out second half holding +9.5 and +260.

Still, great job grabbing the ML. I fukked up and didn't pull the trigger.

Anyway, could be good we laid off the 2H, we'll see.

[jtoler]

Bird left the court bleeding last game after falling hard first two minutes of the game. Rabb may be hurt but prob can play, think he was projected top ten if he left last year, should have left.

[MaddyMax]

can;t see any updates on players entering draft from these small tourny games...usually when they enter the draft they sit out with some fake injuries.

[MaddyMax]

Ball state center Trey Moses who played every single game this season will sit tonights game against IPFW. e he is the team leader in rebuunds and blcks