AAC: Houston Picked to Win Conference over Memphis

[XU 87]

That's absurd. It's a clear vote of no confidence against Penny, because he clearly has the best players by a wide margin.

Memphis has the best players. We'll now see if Penny can coach them.

[xubrew]

Picking Houston may not be as absurd as you think.

The last two years they've started off unranked and with no real expectations, and ended up having a great year both years.

They only have one starter back, but they have the transfer from Towson who was one of the leading scorers in the Colonial who would have started last yer had he been eligible. They also have Quinten Grimes who started for Kansas last year, and was given a waiver to play this year.

I think a lot of people see that they lost four starters and just assume that they don't have anything coming in to replace it. They do. I would still pick Memphis, but Houston is going to be pretty good again this year despite the roster overhaul.

[American X]

Kelvin Sampson is one of the best things to ever happen to Xavier basketball.