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Message: [QUOTE="StunningSteve, post: 2718206, member: 7895"] I like Houston. Some people thought they'd drop off after Dotson was drafted by the Knicks, and they were demonstrably better. Watch out for Armoni Brooks (besides the Louisiana kids and Nate Hinton). [MEDIA=twitter]996125311405355010[/MEDIA] The coaches in this league are too good to slip all the way back down the mountain due to NBA/grads. With Landry Shamet, Shake Milton, Melvin Frazier, and Jacob Evans going pro early pundits are underselling the guys coming up behind them. UCF of course is the name everyone knows because Tacko Fall, BJ Taylor, and Aubrey Dawkins, are going to man what was one of the best defenses in MBB last year. However, the cupboards aren't bare at the top 8-9 schools. Just unproven. The league took a huge step this offseason with the hires of Hurley, Hardaway, Dooley, and McKie (as C.I.W.). Memphis and UConn were actually in a very similar situation last year with a ton of new guys. I see both UConn/Memphis competing for post season bids year 1, because of the maturation of those players. Here's how I see the AAC next year, in levels. [U]Reload (Level 1): NCAA Teams[/U] Sampson: Houston Cronin: Cincinnati Dawkins: UCF [U]Regroup (Level 2): Bid Contenders - NCAA-NIT[/U] Dunleavy: Temple - NCAA Bubble/NIT Hardaway: Memphis - NCAA Bubble/NIT Jankovich: SMU - NCAA Bubble/NIT Hurley: UConn - NIT Marshall: Wichita State - NIT Haith: Tulsa - NIT [U]Recommit (Level 3): Program Developing[/U] Dunleavy: Tulane Gregory: USF Dooley: ECU [/QUOTE]

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