{"id":7603,"date":"2015-03-11T07:44:21","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T11:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7603"},"modified":"2015-03-11T07:45:20","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T11:45:20","slug":"cit-and-cbi-tournaments-should-the-dukes-stay-or-should-they-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7603","title":{"rendered":"Lower Tier Tournaments, Should the Dukes Stay or Should They Go?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[polldaddy poll=8717297]With an NCAA bid out of the picture due to losing in the CAA tourney, the Dukes still have a shot at postseason play. The NIT ain&#8217;t gonna happen, but other options still exist. The CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) and College Basketball Invitational both could offer JMU to get in some more time on the court. The CBI has a 16 team bracket with a best of 3 championship series between the finalists. The CIT is open to 32 teams and is geared for mid-majors. We could argue about which tournament is more &#8220;prestigious&#8221;, but come on. Whichever one was determined to be &#8220;best&#8221; would still just be a race to determine the 101st place team in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of tournament status, both the CBI and CIT would provide an opportunity for Brady and the Dukes to continue practicing and playing games. There&#8217;s an argument to be made that doing so could pay dividends next year and give players another opportunity to advance. Of course there&#8217;s a counter-argument, that the team could be well served by resting and focusing on the off-season program. Matt Brady has said that JMU is considering pursuing a bid for one of the tourneys. What do you think? Should JMU go for it or should they just pack it in and focus on the off-season?<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D7603&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[polldaddy poll=8717297]With an NCAA bid out of the picture due to losing in the CAA tourney, the Dukes still have a shot at postseason play. The NIT ain&#8217;t gonna happen, but other options still exist. The CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) and College Basketball Invitational both could offer JMU to get in some more time on the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7607,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=7607","url_meta":{"origin":7603,"position":0},"title":"JMU to Face USC Upstate in College Insider Tournament","date":"March 12, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Yesterday we ran a poll on the blog asking folks if JMU should play in the CIT or CBI tournament. The 78% of you who voted \"Yes\" are going to be happy. It was announced yesterday afternoon that JMU has accepted an invitation to play against USC Upstate. 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