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Gameday Thread: #11 Baylor (21-8; 10-6) vs Texas (19-10; 8-8)

March 3, 2024
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#11 Baylor (21-8; 10-6) takes on Texas (19-10; 8-8) in Waco at Foster Pavilion March 4 at 8pm.  The game will be televised on ESPN.  

KenPom Prediction:  Baylor 78 Texas 72

Torvik Prediction:  Baylor 77 Texas 71

Evan Miyakawa:  Baylor 76 Texas 71

Haslametrics:  Baylor 76 Texas 69


Coaches

Texas:  Rodney Terry (55) 204-174 (41-18 at Texas); 2 NCAAs; Sweet 16; Elite 8

Baylor:  Scott Drew (53); 462-251 overall (442-240 at Baylor); 11 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF; 1 National Championship

Head to Head:  2-1 Terry


Texas Starters

Guard:  Tyrese Hunter (JR) 5-11 175 lbs; 11 ppg; 3 reb; 4 asst; 46% FG; 35% 3pt; 66% FT

Guard:  Max Abmas (SR) 5-11 175 lbs; 17 ppg; 3 reb; 4 asst; 42% FG; 37% 3pt; 91% FT

Guard: Ithiel Horton (JR) 6-5 200 lbs; 6 ppg; 2 reb; 37% FG; 35% 3pt; 71% FT

Forward:  Dillon Mitchell (SO) 6-8 205 lbs; 10 ppg; 8 reb; 57% FG; 61% FT

Forward:  Dylan Disu (SR) 6-9 225 lbs; 17 ppg; 5 reb; 50% FG; 51% 3pt; 81% FT

Texas Bench

Guard: Brock Cunningham (SR) 6-6 210 lbs; 5 ppg; 4 reb; 2 asst; 40% FG; 36% 3pt; 91% FT

Forward:  Kadin Shedrick (SR) 6-11 230 lbs; 8 ppg; 3 reb; 59% FG; 38% 3pt; 73% FT

Guard:  Chendall Weaver (SO) 6-3 180 lbs; 6 ppg; 3 reb; 48% FG; 21% 3pt; 70% FT


Baylor Starters

Guard:  RayJ Dennis (SR) 6-3 180 lbs; 13 ppg; 4 reb; 7 asst;  50% FG; 38% 3pt; 71% FT

Guard:  Jayden Nunn (JR) 6-3 190 lbs; 11 ppg; 3 reb; 2 asst; 48% FG; 46% 3pt; 69% FT 

Guard:  Ja’Kobe Walter (FR) 6-5 185 lbs; 15 ppg; 5 reb; 2 asst; 38% FG; 33% 3pt; 84% FT

Forward:  Jalen Bridges (JR) 6-9 225 lbs; 11 ppg; 5 reb; 2 asst;  45% FG; 40% 3pt; 85% FT

Forward:  Yves Missi (FR) 6-11 220 lbs; 11 ppg; 6 reb; 2 blocks; 64% FG; 61% FT

Baylor Bench

Guard:  Langston Love (SO) 6-5 210 lbs; 11 ppg; 3 reb; 46% FG; 49% 3pt; 79% FT

Forward:  Caleb Lohner (JR) 6-8 235 lbs; 2 ppg; 2 reb; 55% FG; 22% 3pt; 79% FT

Forward:  Josh Ojianwuna (SO) 6-10 240 lbs; 5 ppg; 3 reb; 73% FG; 63% FT

Guard:  Miro Little (FR) 6-4 185 lbs; 2 ppg; 46% FG; 36% 3pt; 72% FT

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Gameday Thread: #11 Baylor (21-8; 10-6) vs Texas (19-10; 8-8)

40,084 Views | 363 Replies | Last: 8 mo ago by Mitch Henessey
BearlyBeloved
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Guitarbiscuit said:

No treatment needed. At least not this week. Maybe next week. I still find it hard to believe that there aren't a couple of people on here who are not comfortable with the fact we had to shot 70 pct from 3 and that a key player had to go to the locker room before we pulled ahead. If I'm the only one, so be it.
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Let's start a GoFundMe to get treatment for GuitarBiscuit.

He needs our help and compassion.

OK. When you come to realize your need, I'm good for a donation.
:-)
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Guitarbiscuit said:

My name is Seth. I'm not coach Terry. If you don't find it at least mildly disturbing that it took an historic 3pt performance to beat UT and that the win was just business as usual, then I guess we'll disagree. UT is the one team apart from maybe Houston I just don't want to play, in part because they may have that one player who is the best player on the court. And notice how things changed after
Disu went to the locker room. After that occurred, we were able to stop them. Before then we had gotten hot offensively but we're still bad defensively. There's a reason I said what I said. UT may not be best in Big 12 and I'll admit that I overshot things there. But playing them is not on my list of favorite activities.
And when we were at Austin, we played poorly, and Texas still needed a last second shot to win. I just think you're really giving a 19-11 Texas team way too much credit.
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ScottS said:

Why does he say needed every call. We won by 8. What am I missing here? Is there a single call that could get a team 8 points?
And Texas made the final shot, a 3-pointer. We were up by 11 with 12 seconds left.
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EvilTroyAndAbed said:

Guitarbiscuit said:

My name is Seth. I'm not coach Terry. If you don't find it at least mildly disturbing that it took an historic 3pt performance to beat UT and that the win was just business as usual, then I guess we'll disagree. UT is the one team apart from maybe Houston I just don't want to play, in part because they may have that one player who is the best player on the court. And notice how things changed after
Disu went to the locker room. After that occurred, we were able to stop them. Before then we had gotten hot offensively but we're still bad defensively. There's a reason I said what I said. UT may not be best in Big 12 and I'll admit that I overshot things there. But playing them is not on my list of favorite activities.
And when we were at Austin, we played poorly, and Texas still needed a last second shot to win. I just think you're really giving a 19-11 Texas team way too much credit.
We actually played pretty well in that first game. We shot 47.9 percent from the field, 50 percent from 3 and only had 10 turnovers.

They just played one shot bettter.

These teams match up pretty well with one another. It makes for good offensive basketball games when they meet.
blackie
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Guitarbiscuit said:

No treatment needed. At least not this week. Maybe next week. I still find it hard to believe that there aren't a couple of people on here who are not comfortable with the fact we had to shot 70 pct from 3 and that a key player had to go to the locker room before we pulled ahead. If I'm the only one, so be it.




BearlyBeloved said:

Let's start a GoFundMe to get treatment for GuitarBiscuit.

He needs our help and compassion.


And UT made their lead with similar shooting to start the game. If Texas shoots their normal percentage in the first half it is likely they aren't even ahead at halftime. Streaks in a basketball game are a very large part of it. It happens frequently.
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EvilTroyAndAbed said:

Guitarbiscuit said:

My name is Seth. I'm not coach Terry. If you don't find it at least mildly disturbing that it took an historic 3pt performance to beat UT and that the win was just business as usual, then I guess we'll disagree. UT is the one team apart from maybe Houston I just don't want to play, in part because they may have that one player who is the best player on the court. And notice how things changed after
Disu went to the locker room. After that occurred, we were able to stop them. Before then we had gotten hot offensively but we're still bad defensively. There's a reason I said what I said. UT may not be best in Big 12 and I'll admit that I overshot things there. But playing them is not on my list of favorite activities.
And when we were at Austin, we played poorly, and Texas still needed a last second shot to win. I just think you're really giving a 19-11 Texas team way too much credit.

Fine. You may be right. I am still worried about them when they are at full strength, particularly the ease with which they can shred us. However, I won't deny that Baylor has improved significantly over the past 3 weeks as well.
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bear2be2 said:

EvilTroyAndAbed said:

Guitarbiscuit said:

My name is Seth. I'm not coach Terry. If you don't find it at least mildly disturbing that it took an historic 3pt performance to beat UT and that the win was just business as usual, then I guess we'll disagree. UT is the one team apart from maybe Houston I just don't want to play, in part because they may have that one player who is the best player on the court. And notice how things changed after
Disu went to the locker room. After that occurred, we were able to stop them. Before then we had gotten hot offensively but we're still bad defensively. There's a reason I said what I said. UT may not be best in Big 12 and I'll admit that I overshot things there. But playing them is not on my list of favorite activities.
And when we were at Austin, we played poorly, and Texas still needed a last second shot to win. I just think you're really giving a 19-11 Texas team way too much credit.
We actually played pretty well in that first game. We shot 47.9 percent from the field, 50 percent from 3 and only had 10 turnovers.

They just played one shot bettter.

These teams match up pretty well with one another. It makes for good offensive basketball games when they meet.

Part of this crap on my part is that I don't like offensive shootouts. I much preferred it when Matt Rhule would win 21-13 than when Briles won 61-58.
bear2be2
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Guitarbiscuit said:

bear2be2 said:

EvilTroyAndAbed said:

Guitarbiscuit said:

My name is Seth. I'm not coach Terry. If you don't find it at least mildly disturbing that it took an historic 3pt performance to beat UT and that the win was just business as usual, then I guess we'll disagree. UT is the one team apart from maybe Houston I just don't want to play, in part because they may have that one player who is the best player on the court. And notice how things changed after
Disu went to the locker room. After that occurred, we were able to stop them. Before then we had gotten hot offensively but we're still bad defensively. There's a reason I said what I said. UT may not be best in Big 12 and I'll admit that I overshot things there. But playing them is not on my list of favorite activities.
And when we were at Austin, we played poorly, and Texas still needed a last second shot to win. I just think you're really giving a 19-11 Texas team way too much credit.
We actually played pretty well in that first game. We shot 47.9 percent from the field, 50 percent from 3 and only had 10 turnovers.

They just played one shot bettter.

These teams match up pretty well with one another. It makes for good offensive basketball games when they meet.

Part of this crap on my part is that I don't like offensive shootouts. I much preferred it when Matt Rhule would win 21-13 than when Briles won 61-58.
I like teams like our 2021 team or this year's Houston's team that defend and score at a high level. But those are rare. In the absence of a capable defensive team, I'm really glad we have the ability to outscore quality opponents.
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Guitarbiscuit said:

bear2be2 said:

EvilTroyAndAbed said:

Guitarbiscuit said:

My name is Seth. I'm not coach Terry. If you don't find it at least mildly disturbing that it took an historic 3pt performance to beat UT and that the win was just business as usual, then I guess we'll disagree. UT is the one team apart from maybe Houston I just don't want to play, in part because they may have that one player who is the best player on the court. And notice how things changed after
Disu went to the locker room. After that occurred, we were able to stop them. Before then we had gotten hot offensively but we're still bad defensively. There's a reason I said what I said. UT may not be best in Big 12 and I'll admit that I overshot things there. But playing them is not on my list of favorite activities.
And when we were at Austin, we played poorly, and Texas still needed a last second shot to win. I just think you're really giving a 19-11 Texas team way too much credit.
We actually played pretty well in that first game. We shot 47.9 percent from the field, 50 percent from 3 and only had 10 turnovers.

They just played one shot bettter.

These teams match up pretty well with one another. It makes for good offensive basketball games when they meet.

Part of this crap on my part is that I don't like offensive shootouts. I much preferred it when Matt Rhule would win 21-13 than when Briles won 61-58.
I prefer it when we simply win, and don't make excuses for our losses. But Aranda will show this year if he has learned from the last two debacles.
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier
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historian
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On my Sling app, they show a replay of last night's game available on ESPN3. It's on now since the Sunflower Showdown is now available on ESPN.

It should be available to anyone using the ESPN app without going to a specific channel.

“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
Psalm 119:36
historian
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It was funny after the game when they played a clip from a song with the line, "until the cows come home"! I'm not sure which song it was but I did I enjoy that extra touch after Monday night's game.
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
Psalm 119:36
Mitch Henessey
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Meh. We're Texas's Super Bowl. They always come out like a house on fire, and then fade late. It's just too bad we let one get away in Austin this year. Would have loved to send those chumps out without a tourney appearance.
 
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