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Gameday Thread: #13 Baylor (17-5; 6-3) at #4 Kansas (18-5; 6-4)

February 8, 2024
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#13 Baylor (17-5; 6-3) takes on #4 Kansas (18-5; 6-4) at Allen Fieldhouse Saturday February 10th at 5pm CST.  The game will be televised on ESPN.  

KenPom Prediction:  Kansas 77 Baylor74

Torvik Prediction:  Kansas 79 Baylor 73

Evan Miyakawa:  Kansas 80 Baylor 74

Haslametrics:  Kansas 76 Baylor 71


Coaches

Kansas:  Bill Self (61) 801-238 (574-133 at Kansas); 24 NCAAs; 14 S16s; 11 E8s’ 4 FFs; 2 NC; 5 LV1*

Baylor:  Scott Drew (53); 458-248 overall (438-237 at Baylor); 11 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF; 1 National Championship

Head to Head:  28-8 Self

Last 8:  4-4 


Kansas Starters

Guard:  DaJuan Harris (JR) 6-2 170 lbs; 8 ppg; 2 reb; 7 asst; 44% FG; 45% 3pt; 77% FT

Guard:  Kevin McCullar (SR) 6-7 215 lbs; 20 ppg; 6 reb; 5 asst; 47% FG; 36% 3pt; 80% FT

Forward:  Johnny Furphy (FR) 6-9 200 lbs; 8 ppg; 4 reb; 53% FG; 41% 3pt; 68% FT

Forward:  KJ Adams (JR) 6-7 235 lbs; 13 ppg; 5 reb; 4 asst; 63% FG; 61% FT

Forward:  Hunter Dickinson (SR) 7-2 260 lbs; 19 ppg; 11 reb; 58% FG; 35% 3pt; 73% FT

Kansas Bench

Guard:  Elmarko Jackson (FR) 6-3 195 lbs; 5 ppg; 38% FG; 30% 3pt; 86% FT

Guard:  Nicolas Timberlake (SR) 6-4 195 lbs; 3 ppg; 2 reb; 35% FG; 26% 3pt; 69% FT

Forward:  Parker Braun (SO) 6-10 235 lbs; 3 ppg; 2 reb; 69% FG; 43% 3pt; 75% FT


Baylor Starters

Guard:  RayJ Dennis (SR) 6-3 180 lbs; 14 ppg; 4 reb; 6 asst;  50% FG; 39% 3pt; 70% FT

Guard:  Jayden Nunn (JR) 6-3 190 lbs; 10 ppg; 3 reb; 2 asst; 45% FG; 41% 3pt; 66% FT 

Guard:  Ja’Kobe Walter (FR) 6-5 185 lbs; 14 ppg; 5 reb; 2 asst; 39% FG; 34% 3pt; 85% FT

Forward:  Jalen Bridges (JR) 6-9 225 lbs; 11 ppg; 5 reb; 2 asst; 45% FG; 40% 3pt; 86% FT

Forward:  Yves Missi (FR) 6-11 220 lbs; 11 ppg; 6 reb; 2 blocks; 64% FG; 56% FT

Baylor Bench

Guard:  Langston Love (SO) 6-5 210 lbs; 12 ppg; 3 reb; 46% FG; 49% 3pt; 80% FT

Forward:  Caleb Lohner (JR) 6-8 235 lbs; 3 ppg; 2 reb; 55% FG; 25% 3pt; 79% FT

Forward:  Josh Ojianwuna (SO) 6-10 240 lbs; 5 ppg; 3 reb; 79% FG; 63% FT

Guard:  Miro Little (FR) 6-4 185 lbs; 2 ppg; 48% FG; 42% 3pt; 77% FT

Discussion from...

Gameday Thread: #13 Baylor (17-5; 6-3) at #4 Kansas (18-5; 6-4)

39,849 Views | 380 Replies | Last: 9 mo ago by Guitarbiscuit
BearkatBear
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****ing **** man
IvanBear
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Jakobe sucks
vanillabryce
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Walter's wide open, Nunn wide open.

Zero points
burg0047
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Unreal.
davesburgerbarn
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We suck… other teams do not miss those open looks to us
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bear2be2
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Frustrating loss. Kansas tried to give it to us and we absolutely refused to take it.
BUGWBBear
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Ends with a doink. We Are Baylor.
Fre3dombear
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At least he didn't turn it over
Johnny Bear
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Of course Nunn missed it
thales
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Can't miss a wide open shot like that
gobears20
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Staff
Can't believe we were in this game with 21 turnovers
Mitch Henessey
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KU ain't it this year. They're beatable, and we let them off the hook.
Yogi
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How many Kansas points off Baykor turnovers tonight?

Name of the game.

"Smarter than the Average Bear."
Self Made Bear
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We better pummel them in Waco
Hotsauce
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Believe in this team.

We're gonna go as far as Missi can take us. Watch out if JK finds his way.
Johnny Bear
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Fitting it ended with Walter missing a 3.
Mitch Henessey
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BUGWBBear said:

Ends with a doink. We Are Baylor.
Drunk again already, BUG?
Fre3dombear
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We don't have someone that can rise to the occasion consistently.

Brady Heslip would have murdered Kansas tonight on only 1 piece of gum
vanillabryce
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Missi with a great screen. Wide open.

Turnovers. Missed opportunities
IowaBear
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Same story vs TCU… Texas.. KSU. KU played it's worse home game of the year and still beat us. That's as frustrating as it gets
Stefano DiMera
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Cockroach that never dies
Bear in AL
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It's hard to have confidence in this team.
Guitarbiscuit
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vanillabryce said:

Walter's wide open, Nunn wide open.

Zero points

I thought Walter was a better 3 point shooter. But he's not. If he can improve in that area, he has a chance to impact this team greatly.
boognish_bear
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Great effort. Several times looked like KU was gonna run away. But we got to put the ball in the basket.

The 3 pointer is supposed to be a weapon for us and we shot 30% from 3 tonight. Lots of wide open looks missed. Frustrating.
IowaBear
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Cryer would have canned that in his sleep
historian
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Played great in the toughest environment in the country and everyone is nitpicking about his terrible our team is. The ESPN announcers think better off our players than do Baylor fans here!

You know that game in Waco is going to be a huge one. And probably a lot more exciting!
bear2be2
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IowaBear said:

Same story vs TCU… Texas.. KSU. KU played it's worse home game of the year and still beat us. That's as frustrating as it gets
Our defense in the second half had something to do with that. But we just never got in any sort of rhythm on the offensive end. Everything was a challenge.
Bearsalwayswin
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/ban
IowaBear
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For a guy who loves to spell check others you sure do butcher sentences.
Guitarbiscuit
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I thought we would lose this by 8 to 10. The fact it was close means this Baylor team fights. And because it fights, I think we will be very good come March. Potential Sweet 16 good, perhaps Elite 8 if Missi begins to realize that he may be one of the best players in basketball. He was awesome today. Very excited to follow his future development.
boognish_bear
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Guitarbiscuit said:


I thought we would lose this by 8 to 10. The fact it was close means this Baylor team fights. And because it fights, I think we will be very good come March. Potential Sweet 16 good, perhaps Elite 8 if Missi begins to realize that he may be one of the best players in basketball. He was awesome today. Very excited to follow his future development.


Missi is a special talent. What a get by our staff.
bear2be2
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Guitarbiscuit said:


I thought we would lose this by 8 to 10. The fact it was close means this Baylor team fights. And because it fights, I think we will be very good come March. Potential Sweet 16 good, perhaps Elite 8 if Missi begins to realize that he may be one of the best players in basketball. He was awesome today. Very excited to follow his future development.
Missi is the truth. His improvement this season has been remarkable.
Longfellown
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Incredible we were still in it. Proud of this team's effort. Got the shots we wanted, just didn't fall.
MrGolfguy
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Yogi said:

Where is Terry Teagle when you need him?
fixed
Guitarbiscuit
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historian said:

Played great in the toughest environment in the country and everyone is nitpicking about his terrible our team is. The ESPN announcers think better off our players than do Baylor fans here!

You know that game in Waco is going to be a huge one. And probably a lot more exiting!

This loss today by Baylor gave me some hope, more so than their last 3 wins. A closer look at this game shows Kansas has a lot to worry about as the season progresses, and Baylor has a lot more upside than Kansas does. They should be worried, and Baylor should be hopeful that those 21 turnovers will turn into more like 11 by the time the Conference Tournament is over.

There is something about this team I really do like. Multiple things in fact:

1. We can drive well to the basket.
2. We are good at offensive rebounding.


I like this team.

 
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