I play mostly $50 NL pokerstars.

Anyone think it's a decent strategy to minraise preflop with decent suited connectors and low pocket pairs? The point would be to simply build the pot, knowing you're almost always done with the hand if you don't hit the flop hard.

I hate the idea of having these drawing hands, flopping a set/flush/straight, but being unable to induce any steals or get my bets called because there simply isn't enough in the pot for anyone to make a risky play. My underlying theory is that people get slightly mentally pot committed when they've called a PFR, even a minraise, as opposed to just calling the BB. Therefore, your BB sized minraise is worth more than just a BB. Also, when you flop an open ender or 4-flush, your flop bet gets more respect since you raised before the flop, and people are more likely to fold if there's a scare card.

Or is it simply a terrible idea to build a pot that you're not a favorite to win?