Greg Shaheen
Greg Shaheen
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The NCAA tournament is the ultimate prize, and that's the way we want it. But there is an unquenchable thirst out there for college basketball -- and hey, there is always somebody out there willing to marry the ugly stepsister.
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He's a stud. He takes great pride in all things involved with the tournament. He cares about making it right.
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Dave has been like a kid in a candy store for the last few months. He's loving every minute of putting the tournament together, and he's doing a great job.
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Around the city, whether it's from the RCA Dome, to Circle Centre Mall, to Monument Circle, the planning has been in earnest for more than a year now.
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It should help eliminate the perception of an East Coast bias. And the seeding will help teams and fans better understand who they are playing next and will help schools publicize the games, sell tickets and draw a better TV audience.
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The objective of the NIT is to restore its heritage as a meaningful postseason tournament.
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The human element allows for the right kind of discussion to get a true consensus. It's powerful, it's poignant and it's human, and for us it works.
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It's really an impressive presentation they're looking at. The possibility of it being a building that could host an event for us in the future seems promising. It'll be fun to see that building take shape.
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It was a high priority for us to find a better way to identify the beginning of the season. We want fans to understand that college basketball doesn't start in February and March.
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We want to make this as exciting, and meaningful and inclusive as possible.
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To the extent it's an issue they want to discuss, they can bring it up and we'll study it. My sense is there's a deep satisfaction that the (64/65-team) symmetry and how it works now fits. We've never really talked about expansion or studied it the last several years. ... It's just not something that's been on the table in serious consideration.