Atlantic 10 Basketball is heading into conference play with a ton of unknowns. What are some pivotal questions for the teams in the league?
Coming into the 2019-20 Atlantic 10 Basketball season, there looked to be a trio of teams (VCU, Dayton, and Davidson) that were separated from the rest of the group. But things have gone a bit different, with the Flyers performing above expectations and the Wildcats struggling in their non-conference slate.
Instead, other teams have emerged, including Duquesne, George Mason, Saint Louis and Richmond. All four have 10+ wins heading into conference play and have shown the capabilities of taking on the top teams. And outside of Saint Joe’s and maybe Fordham, the rest of the league aren’t going to be complete pushovers.
But which teams are for real and which are most likely to fall apart? And how good exactly are VCU and Dayton? To get help answering these questions, I asked a few of our talented Busting Brackets writers familiar with the Atlantic Ten to help out. Here is the gentleman who contributed to this piece:
Stu Luddecke – @sluddecke93
Cody Gerena – @thebigliestboy
TJ Miller – @timmyjmiller
Connor Cluck – @GluckConnor
Thanks to these guys for participating in this latest roundtable and check out their social media for other Atlantic Ten and other college basketball takes. Without further ado, here are the five biggest questions I had for the conference, followed by each of their responses.