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Gameday Thread: #15 Baylor (14-4; 3-2) vs TCU (14-5; 3-3)

January 25, 2024
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#15 Baylor (14-4; 3-2) hosts TCU (14-5; 3-3) at Foster Pavilion Saturday January 27th at 3pm.  The game will be televised on ESPN2.  

KenPom Prediction:  Baylor 81 TCU 75

Torvik Prediction:  Baylor 82 TCU 76

Evan Miyakawa:  Baylor 81 TCU 76

Haslametrics:  Baylor 75 TCU 72


Coaches

TCU:  Jamie Dixon (58) 481-225; 14 NCAAs; 3 Sweet 16s; Elite 8

Baylor:  Scott Drew (53); 455-247 overall (435-236 at Baylor); 11 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF; 1 National Championship

Head to Head:  8-5 Drew


TCU Starters

Guard:  Avery Anderson (SR) 6-2 170 lbs; 9 ppg; 2 reb; 4 asst; 47% FG; 28% 3pt; 83% FT

Guard:  Trevian Tennyson (SR) 6-2 180 lbs; 9 ppg; 2 reb; 2 asst; 47% FG; 45% 3pt; 85% FT

Forward: Micah Peavy (SR) 6-7 215 lbs; 11 ppg; 5 reb; 3 asst; 50% FG; 26% 3pt; 59% FT

Forward:  Emmanuel Miller (SR) 6-7 215 lbs; 17 ppg; 6 reb; 3 asst 49% FG; 39% 3pt; 83% FT

Forward:  Ernest Udeh (SO) 6-11 260 lbs; 5 ppg; 6 reb; 57% FG; 55% FT

TCU Bench

Guard: Jameer Nelson (SR) 6-2 205 lbs; 10 ppg; 3 reb; 3 asst; 44% FG; 25% 3pt; 70% FT

Forward:  JaKobe Coles (JR) 6-8 215 lbs; 10 ppg; 4 reb; 47% FG; 37% 3pt; 72% FT

Forward:  Xavier Cork (SR) 6-9 235 lbs; 5 ppg; 3 reb; 67% FG; 71% FT

Forward:  Chuck O’Bannon (SR) 6-7 220 lbs; 6 ppg; 3 reb; 47% FG; 37% 3pt; 79% FT

Baylor Starters

Guard:  RayJ Dennis (SR) 6-3 180 lbs; 13 ppg; 4 reb; 6 asst;  50% FG; 38% 3pt; 71% FT

Guard:  Jayden Nunn (JR) 6-3 190 lbs; 10 ppg; 3 reb; 2 asst; 44% FG; 42% 3pt; 70% FT 

Guard:  Ja’Kobe Walter (FR) 6-5 185 lbs; 15 ppg; 4 reb; 42% FG; 37% 3pt; 85% FT

Forward:  Jalen Bridges (JR) 6-9 225 lbs; 11 ppg; 5 reb; 45% FG; 38% 3pt; 90% FT

Forward:  Yves Missi (FR) 6-11 220 lbs; 10 ppg; 6 reb; 2 blocks; 63% FG; 49% FT

Baylor Bench

Guard:  Langston Love (SO) 6-5 210 lbs; 12 ppg; 2 reb; 47% FG; 48% 3pt; 82% FT

Forward:  Caleb Lohner (JR) 6-8 235 lbs; 3 ppg; 2 reb; 56% FG; 33% 3pt; 70% FT

Forward:  Josh Ojianwuna (SO) 6-10 240 lbs; 5 ppg; 4 reb; 79% FG; 63% FT

Guard:  Miro Little (FR) 6-4 185 lbs; 3 ppg; 54% FG; 50% 3pt; 77% FT

Discussion from...

Gameday Thread: #15 Baylor (14-4; 3-2) vs TCU (14-5; 3-3)

54,188 Views | 595 Replies | Last: 9 mo ago by Guitarbiscuit
BearFan33
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Love fouled on 3 points shot. No call!
CHP Bear
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BUGWBBear
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We should fall out of the 25. Can't close
wgeralds
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absolutely no clutch. not a closer mentality on the one of them.
IowaBear
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Men's are farrrr from a lock to even make it… there's not a single game left that isn't 50/50 at best…
Killing Floor
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Gotta do better. Refs blew some calls but Bears blew 20 possessions. Rough game.
KajunKarlsdad
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5 of 22 from behind the arc, how can D1 players shoot so poorly?
BearFan33
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We should have won in second overtime but phantom rebound foul call on love

We should have won in third overtime but phantom rebound call on love.
IowaBear
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Should have last week… anyone with a brain knows this isn't a top 25 team
Mitch Henessey
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Inches from being 6-0 in conference. Instead, we are officially in freefall.
Fre3dombear
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Ain't nobody shocked baylor lost this game

Tcu always just wants it more

17 TOs

Shockingly free throws weren't pathetic

38 of them at home and you lose. Wow

Impressive
ImABearToo
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Gritty, we're not. We need 3&4 year guys that have been in Drew's system the entire time. But in this portal world,, plus the one and done's, that'll never happen.
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
DanaDane
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3 losses in 9 combined points and 4 OTs. Crap.
pilgrim
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Rouigh seasons getting rougher.
Gametime
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Both of our teams are in trouble
Mitch Henessey
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Fre3dombear said:

Ain't nobody shocked baylor lost this game

Tcu always just wants it more

17 TOs

Shockingly free throws weren't pathetic

38 of them at home and you lose. Wow

Impressive
FlordaMike gets to rejoice in another loss. Enjoy your Zimas tonight, big guy.
Oldbear83
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Remember how the media made such a big deal of Foster, how it was going to be so hard for visitors to win here?

That turned out to be BS.

None of the three losses should have happened, now I have zero confidence we can do more than finish in the middle and in the second round of the tournament.

Something is very wrong, and I don't think we can fix it this season anymore.
Yogi
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Years from now, we will regret how we had the opportunity to take this basketball program to the elite level for years to come and absolutely blew it.

This team absolutely deserves its fate.
"Smarter than the Average Bear."
DanaDane
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Just please get me a defensive specialist coach in the off-season. I don't want to watch yet another team shot > 50% against us. Whatever it is we've been doing the past 2 years, it ain't working.
Oldbear83
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BUGWBBear said:

We should fall out of the 25. Can't close
We will. Losing three in a row is not going to impress any of the voters.

Today we officially changed from 'contender' to 'pretender'.
Yogi
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We are TCU's b*tch...
"Smarter than the Average Bear."
BearFan33
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We have to perform perfectly down the stretch at home or on the road. The refs are never going to help us. That's for sure
Bearwhiz
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Bridges got owned. He had a very bad night
Oldbear83
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Guitarbiscuit said:

Disgusting no call. These officials are crap.
Why is it that those critical calls always go against us?
Fre3dombear
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Mitch Henessey said:

Fre3dombear said:

Ain't nobody shocked baylor lost this game

Tcu always just wants it more

17 TOs

Shockingly free throws weren't pathetic

38 of them at home and you lose. Wow

Impressive
FlordaMike gets to rejoice in another loss. Enjoy your Zimas tonight, big guy.


Huh?
EvilTroyAndAbed
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Oldbear83 said:

Remember how the media made such a big deal of Foster, how it was going to be so hard for visitors to win here?

That turned out to be BS.

None of the three losses should have happened, now I have zero confidence we can do more than finish in the middle and in the second round of the tournament.

Something is very wrong, and I don't think we can fix it this season anymore.


Last year UConn went 2-6 in January.

The season is not in jeopardy. It sucks to lose three games by seven points, but go ahead and give up. I'm not going to.
Fre3dombear
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Yogi said:

Years from now, we will regret how we had the opportunity to take this basketball program to the elite level for years to come and absolutely blew it.

This team absolutely deserves its fate.



It's the curse of Mack and Linda. They've slowly destroyed everything they touch. Just like….
rileyroo
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3 boneheaded plays:

1) at the end of 2PT, we have Dennis shoot a 3 instead of going to the basket

2) 10 second violation in 3OT

3) letting a TCU shooter get his own rebound and score at the end of the game.

Not clutch.
BearFan33
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DanaDane said:

Just please get me a defensive specialist coach in the off-season. I don't want to watch yet another team shot > 50% against us. Whatever it is we've been doing the past 2 years, it ain't working.


I don't think I saw any zone. It's time to admit Defeat on defense and change something drastically
Quinton
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DanaDane said:

Just please get me a defensive specialist coach in the off-season. I don't want to watch yet another team shot > 50% against us. Whatever it is we've been doing the past 2 years, it ain't working.


It's needed desperately. And that coach needs to be given autonomy. Needs to be a vet that isn't scared to tell everyone what's really happening.

Fre3dombear
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Maybe this team shocks the world and makes it to the 2nd weekend (or soon, the tourney if not careful)

Now they have nothing to lose. Maybe these guys play better without the pressure of being elite.

The torch was passed and so far they have fumbled it
bear2be2
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wgeralds said:

absolutely no clutch. not a closer mentality on the one of them.
RayJ has that mentality. And Love shows it occasionally. But we have way too many wilting lilies.
MashedPotatoes
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5 for 22 3-point shooting.
IowaBear
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That's the norm… this team has been god awful shooting the 3 ball in conference play aside from the Tx game
bear2be2
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Mitch Henessey said:

Inches from being 6-0 in conference. Instead, we are officially in freefall.
We're not in freefall. We'll play a whole lot more games like the first six. We'll either get better at finishing games or we'll lose a lot of close games.

Fortunately, there's precedent for Scott Drew teams making in-season turnarounds. This team needs one starting with the UCF game.
 
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