2019-20 AAC Roundtable (The Athletic)

[Drew]

With the college basketball season beginning next week, we’re taking an in-depth look at each power conference with the benefit of some of our expert voices. We continue on with the American Athletic Conference, and Brian Bennett (staff writer), Seth Davis (The Athletic managing editor), John Martin (Memphis) and Justin Williams (Cincinnati).

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With the college basketball season beginning next week, we’re taking an in-depth look at each...

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I feel like people are really overlooking us this year. I can’t believe how little mention we get in articles like this. I’ve been down on us the past few years prior to the season but I definitely think we can make a run at the NCAA’s with this group and some of the opportunities we’ll have inside/outside the league

 

[HooperScooper]

Look at the bright side, they're calling the AAC a power conference.

 

[UofCT]

Look at the bright side, they're calling the AAC a power conference.

2nd biggest AAC win since UConn won the Championship

 

[auror]

A lot of "keeping an eye on UConn"'s. Which is pretty fair all things considered.

For the record, 0 of them picked UConn to make the NCAA tournament.

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

I feel like people are really overlooking us this year. I can’t believe how little mention we get in articles like this. I’ve been down on us the past few years prior to the season but I definitely think we can make a run at the NCAA’s with this group and some of the opportunities we’ll have inside/outside the league

We haven't done anything in the last 3 years that suggests we shouldn't be overlooked. We have to earn that back.

I'm worried some of us might be a little too high on this team this year. There will definitely be much improvement, if we can stay healthy. But, we were far from a tournament team last year and lost our highest scorer and will be relying on a couple freshmen this year.

We'll see improvement this year, and then that 2020-21 team is when we will really start to see the team that we want. But that's not to say we can't overachieve this year and make the tournament, I just wouldn't bank on it at all.