I'd like to see an all New England tournament

[borninansonia]

the best 8 teams in New England play for the New England championship. So old-time rivalries here.

UConn, Providence, BC, UMass, URI and the best of Harvard, Yale, BU, Northeastern, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, and Fairfield as voted in by the Boneyard.

 

[Matrim55]

I've made this suggestion a few times - sort of a region-wide basketball Beanpot.

1. UConn
2. Providence
3. BC
4. UMass
5. Harvard
6. URI
7. Fairfiled
8. New Hampshire

Play the whole tourney over four days in Boston at the Garden. I honestly think people would go berserk for it.

 

[80shusky]

I've made this suggestion a few times - sort of a region-wide basketball Beanpot.

1. UConn
2. Providence
3. BC
4. UMass
5. Harvard
6. URI
7. Fairfiled
8. New Hampshire

Play the whole tourney over four days in Boston at the Garden. I honestly think people would go berserk for it.

At least most of those teams would have better RPIs thank UMass-Lowell and the Furman! I'd like to see us throw out three of those total cupcake games we had this year and play three decent "mid-majors" instead.

 

[Tenspro2002]

I'd like to see us throw out three of those total cupcake games we had this year and play three decent "mid-majors" instead.

Take a number.

 

[Leebo]

At least most of those teams would have better RPIs thank UMass-Lowell and the Furman! I'd like to see us throw out three of those total cupcake games we had this year and play three decent "mid-majors" instead.

Furman wasn't a buy game, it was part of the Battle 4 Atlantis.

 

[johnhuskies95]

I've made this suggestion a few times - sort of a region-wide basketball Beanpot.

1. UConn
2. Providence
3. BC
4. UMass
5. Harvard
6. URI
7. Fairfiled
8. New Hampshire

Play the whole tourney over four days in Boston at the Garden. I honestly think people would go berserk for it.

URI and UMass are both in the A-10 so that wouldn't work. But that's about as close as you can get it without sacrificing the quality of teams.

I like this idea, but not enough to sacrifice our yearly exempt tourney for it.

 

[alexd]

Furman wasn't a buy game, it was part of the Battle 4 Atlantis.

Furman was at Gampel.

 

[blue93]

Furman wasn't a buy game, it was part of the Battle 4 Atlantis.

Furman's RPI (167) isn't even that bad compared to some of the other teams we've played this year fwiw.

 

[tykurez]

Furman was at Gampel.

Was still considered a B4A game

 

[tcf15]

Didn't there used to be a mini-tourney sponsored by Mass Mutual back in the day? Would feature UConn, UMass and some other New England teams.

 

[johnhuskies95]

Furman was at Gampel.

And it was still part of the Battle for Atlantis.

 

[Leebo]

Furman was at Gampel.

Yeah?

 

[tzznandrew]

the best 8 teams in New England play for the New England championship. So old-time rivalries here.

UConn, Providence, BC, UMass, URI and the best of Harvard, Yale, BU, Northeastern, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, and Fairfield as voted in by the Boneyard.

You can only have one official "tournament." I'd rather have Battle4Atlantis and Maui long term.

They might be able to get away with a round robin of sorts, like Philadelphia's Big 5. Not a tournament, just a series of games at a neutral site: rotate between Boston/Hartford/Providence. Have BC, UConn, and PC and invite two best of the rest Could be interesting, but not likely.

 

[SixRings]

Putnam on the podium?

 

[80shusky]

Furman wasn't a buy game, it was part of the Battle 4 Atlantis.

Right, my bad. But you get my point I'm assuming. Eliminate some sub 200 RPI games and replace them with at minimum some 150+ if possible. 100+ would be better.

 

[willie99]

And it was still part of the Battle for Atlantis.

I must have slept through that game

 

[Danzz]

Would like to see a 4 team weekend tournament at the Garden:
1. UConn
2. Providence
3. BC
4. UMass

 

[Duncan Idaho]

Didn't there used to be a mini-tourney sponsored by Mass Mutual back in the day? Would feature UConn, UMass and some other New England teams.

They played at the Boston Garden, UConn, UMass, BC, Holy Cross.