Originally Posted by
DOM_Toretto
Man it’s gonna be tough for Tulsa. Tulsa lost 3 key pieces in Jeffries, Scott & Taplin, so Haith is gonna have to depend on some young guards making a leap forward. I got Tulsa near the middle of the pack in the conference. My guess is they’ll knock off one of the big boys at home, but probably drop some games that leave you scratching your head.
AAC got 4 teams into the tournament last year. UCF should fall off a cliff with Tacko Fall, BJ Taylor and Aubrey Dawkins all gone. UConn is leaving the AAC for the Big East next year, so they could be distracted. Temple lost its coach and best player - not sure how they could bounce back from that right away.
But Memphis has the best recruiting class the conference has ever seen, Houston just got Kansas 5-star transfer Quentin Grimes eligible, Cincy gets a new coach but Brannen was a winner at NKU where he rode his best player Drew McDonald to multiple conference titles and now he has a chance to do the same with Jarron Cumberland. Those 3 teams are highly likely to make the big dance. Beyond that - Wichita State, South Florida, UConn and Tulsa will all be fighting over probably 1 or 2 remaining tickets to the dance.
As a side note, if those young guards look like they can pan out then I’ll be interested in betting Tulsa often in conference play. Ever since Haith arrived I’ve really liked backing Tulsa against the spread, especially at home.