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Gameday Thread: #9 Baylor (20-7; 9-5) at #14 KSU (20-7; 8-6)

February 20, 2023
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#9 Baylor (20-7; 9-5) travels to Manhattan, Kansas to take on #14 KSU (20-7; 8-6) Tuesday February 21st at 6pm CST.  The game will be televised on ESPN2.  

KenPom Prediction:  KSU 76 Baylor 75

Torvik Prediction:  KSU 76 Baylor 75

Evan Miyakawa Prediction:  Baylor 74 KSU 74


Coaches

KSU:   Jerome Tang (56) 20-7 

Baylor:  Scott Drew (52); 439-240 overall (419-229 at Baylor); 10 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF; 1 National Championship

Head to Head:  1-0 Tang


KSU Starters

Guard:  Markquis Nowell (SR) 5-8 160 lbs; 17 ppg; 4 reb; 8 asst; 38% FG; 35% 3pt; 88% FT

Guard:  Desi Sills (SR) 6-2 200 lbs; 8 ppg; 3 reb; 2 asst; 44% FG; 24% 3pt; 72% FT

Guard: Cam Carter (SO) 6-3 190 lbs; 6 ppg; 3 reb; 36% FG; 34% 3pt; 76% FT

Forward:  Keyontae Johnson (SR) 6-6 230 lbs; 17 ppg; 7 reb; 2 asst; 51% FG; 40% 3pt; 73% FT

Forward: Nae’Qwan Towlin (JR) 6-10 210 lbs; 10 ppg; 6 reb; 46% FG; 24% 3pt; 74% FT

KSU Bench

Forward:  Abayomi Iyolia (SR) 6-10 220 lbs; 4 ppg; 3 reb; 56% FG; 81% FT

Forward:  Ismael Massoud (JR) 6-9 225 lbs; 5 ppg; 2 reb; 39% FG; 42% 3pt; 95% FT

Forward:  David N’Guessan (JR) 6-9 215 lbs; 7 ppg; 4 reb; 67% FG; 57% 3pt; 52% FT


Baylor Starters

Guard:  Adam Flagler (SR) 6-3 185 lbs; 16 ppg; 2 reb; 5 asst; 43% FG; 42% 3pt; 84% FT

Guard:  LJ Cryer (JR) 6-1 190 lbs; 15 ppg; 2 reb; 2 asst; 46% FG; 43% 3pt; 88% FT

Guard:  Keyonte George (FR) 6-4 185 lbs; 17 ppg; 5 reb; 3 asst; 39% FG; 35% 3pt; 81% FT

Forward:  Jalen Bridges (JR) 6-7 225 lbs; 10 ppg; 6 reb; 49% FG; 27% 3pt; 77% FT

Forward:  Flo Thamba (SR) 6-10 250 lbs; 5 ppg; 5 reb; 58% FG; 63% FT

Baylor Bench

Forward:  Caleb Lohner (JR) 6-8 235 lbs; 3 ppg; 4 reb; 52% FG; 23% 3pt; 62% FT

Guard:  Langston Love (FR) 6-5 210 lbs; 7 ppg; 2 reb; 43% FG; 36% 3pt; 74% FT

Forward:  Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua (SR) 6-8 245 lbs; 6 ppg; 5 reb; 52% FG; 44% 3pt; 100% FT

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Gameday Thread: #9 Baylor (20-7; 9-5) at #14 KSU (20-7; 8-6)

19,635 Views | 125 Replies | Last: 1 yr ago by Oldbear83
Eagle11Bear
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Johnny Bear said:

Somebody please put Lohner on the far end of the bench with Loveday.


Turnover machine tonight
Stefano DiMera
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At worst we'll be a 4 seed..unless Yale or Princeton are our matchups as a 13 seed I'm pretty confident we'll get past first round..don't feed the animals like BUGWB
Johnny Bear
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We look anything like a team that came into this loss with a shot a conference championship. Was really hoping to see us bounce back big, but it's just more of the same from Saturday.
IowaBear
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Talk about a portal whiff…
IowaBear
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Dare I say KU broke this team…
ImABearToo
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Got whipped and sent to the woodshed, afraid to come back out.
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
IowaBear
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If we lose our doubt we're a 4 seed. I wouldn't bet on this team to win any games in March. We're a sieve defensively and wildly inconsistent from deep. Not saying will get upset but it happened to us as a 3 seed
Mitch Henessey
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IowaBear said:

Talk about a portal whiff…
I really struggle to understand what the coaching staff saw in him at BYU. Maybe he drastically improves the next couple of years, but I'm not optimistic.
Stefano DiMera
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We won't lose out..haha
EasyE
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Why did they stop playing Josh? I would certainly have him making freshman mistakes to learn from rather than Lohner getting the minutes he is getting.
PaperBear89
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Stefano DiMera said:

At worst we'll be a 4 seed..unless Yale or Princeton are our matchups as a 13 seed I'm pretty confident we'll get past first round..don't feed the animals like BUGWB


If we get Yale I'm breaking out the video of the Taurean Prince post game rebounding explanation.
IowaBear
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What have you seen tonight or Saturday that assures you we can beat Texas or ISU? Or go on the road and beat a tough OSU team?
Johnny Bear
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Flag needs to sit the rest of the game - he's just sleep walking. Since it's a loss anyway, give the guy some rest.
DanaDane
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I'll never understand how all 4 of our guards can move so quickly on offense but are relegated to Mr. Magoo speed on defense.
ImABearToo
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Our defense…never mind.
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
Stefano DiMera
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Are you listening to Fran tonight? And haven't you learned by now good God to stop the 'where is our next win coming from' schtick?
IowaBear
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Anyone hoping this defense is going to improve at any point should put down the pipe. This is team is just brutal defensively and that's not changing 30 games into a season
IowaBear
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I ask a question, answer it. I never said will lose out I said if we do we aren't a 4 seed. Now tell me which team you're Uber confident we beat.
DanaDane
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K State -- 18 assists, 6 TOs

Bears: 13 assists, 14 TOs
Oldbear83
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... and I thought the second half against Kansas was hard to watch.



We look like we could lose any game left on our schedule.
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier
ImABearToo
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Plane is gassed up, engines running, we're out of here.
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
Johnny Bear
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Now that it doesn't matter, watch KG go off for a couple of minutes on the offensive end.
IowaBear
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Careful, you're going to offend people thinking we could lose… 3 losable games
Quinton
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Staff getting worked this game. Same TOS, same weak transition D, poor footwork on perimeter D. Flag absent tonight.
Johnny Bear
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Oldbear83 said:

... and I thought the second half against Kansas was hard to watch.



We look like we could lose any game left on our schedule.

We could. Not saying we will, but if we're exhausted with 3 tough games left it's hard to feel confident.
PaperBear89
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DanaDane said:

K State -- 18 assists, 6 TOs

Bears: 13 assists, 14 TOs


And there you have it. We're actually shooting a respectable 40% to their 19% from 3pt range. TOs and $#!++y defense are the story.
DanaDane
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Yeah, hard to swallow when you realize we're losing by double digits to a team that's shooting 19% from 3.
IowaBear
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Exhausted is a lame excuse… every team in the league is playing the same grind of a schedule we are. We just played two piss poor 2nd halves in a row. Any chance at a B12 title is out the window. Need to find a way to finish strong
DanaDane
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Swept by Tang.
SIC EM 94
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PaperBear89 said:

And they will probably return home to a mostly burnt orange crowd Saturday.

That's a stupid thing to say, it won't even be close to "mostly burnt orange".
IowaBear
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But Tang wasn't a big loss…. At least that's what the experts on here tell me
Johnny Bear
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IowaBear said:

Exhausted is a lame excuse… every team in the league is playing the same grind of a schedule we are. We just played two piss poor 2nd halves in a row. Any chance at a B12 title is out the window. Need to find a way to finish strong

I agree it's a lame excuse and if true, it's a sad commentary on our conditioning.
pilgrim
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Hope we can get our legs under us and do a bit better on defense by tournament time. We're in quite a digression right now.
Big_Pumpin
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Needed a split in Kansas. 2 leads at halftime and then played terrible 2nd half basketball in both games.
BUCANDOIT82
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IowaBear said:

What have you seen tonight or Saturday that assures you we can beat Texas or ISU? Or go on the road and beat a tough OSU team?


I saw Flagler have an off-night. He could easily go for 30 the next two games. I saw a 4 guard lineup late in the second half that could pay huge dividends down the stretch. I see plenty of hope.

I also see Mayer making some people on this board eat crow with how he's playing (no names).
 
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