Jim Mora summed it up best when he said, "PLAYOFFS?...ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?...PLAYOFFS!?". Sunday, the Washington Husky men's basketball team learned that they had made the playoffs...not the NCAA tournament...not even the NIT tournament...but the College Basketball Invitational Tournament. The new CBI is now the third tournament for college basketball teams nationwide, meaning 113 teams will continue their season...one of those being the Huskies. If the Huskies win the CBI title (which they are a 4-1 favorite to do) they will be considered the 98th best team in the nation. Sounds funny doesn't it. Well it is funny and sad. The Huskies have no business being in the post season even if you consider they play in one of the toughest conferences in America. Come on, lets not celebrate mediocrity...let the poor kids go back to what they are in College for; studying. The Huskies need to turn down this invitation, they do not deserve it. They finished the season 16-16 in 8th place in the Pac 10. That's right 8th place! It could also be argued that they are the 9th best team in a 10 team conference as they lost in the Pac 10 tourney to California. Does an 9th place team really deserve to play a post season game? The Huskies are just not a very good team this year as was apparent when late in the season Oregon State (a 6 win team with an RPI of 269) took them to the final minutes before losing. If the Huskies have any dignity they will pass on this "opportunity" and save the $60,000 it costs to host a CBI game. Let 2009 season begin now.
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