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Gameday Thread: No. 8 Baylor (0-0) at No. 6 Gonzaga (0-0)

November 1, 2024
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No. 8 Baylor (0-0) kicks off the 2024-25 season with a top-10 match-up in No. 6 Gonzaga's (0-0) backyard at Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington, on Nov. 4, 2024, at 10:30 p.m. CST. The game will be televised on ESPN2.

KenPom Prediction: Gonzaga 79, Baylor 76

Torvik Prediction: Gonzaga 77, Baylor 72

Evan Miyakawa: Gonzaga 83, Baylor 75

Haslametrics: Gonzaga 78, Baylor 73

Coaches

Gonzaga: Mark Few (61) 716-143 (263-188 at Gonzaga); 23 NCAAs; 13 Sweet 16s; 5 Elite 8s; 2 FFs

Baylor: Scott Drew (53); 465-253 overall (435-242 at Baylor); 12 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF; 1 National Championship

Head to Head: 3-2 Few

Gonzaga Starters

  • Guard: Ryan Nembhard (SR) 6-0 180 lbs; 13 ppg; 4 reb; 7 asst; 45% FG; 32% 3pt; 75% FT
  • Guard: Khalif Battle (SR) 6-5 185 lbs; 15 ppg; 3 reb; 41% FG; 35% 3pt; 87% FT; Arkansas TR
  • Forward: Michael Ajayi (SR) 6-7 230 lbs; 17 ppg; 10 reb; 47% FG; 47% 3pt; 71% FT; Pepperdine TR
  • Forward: Graham Ike (SR) 6-9 250 lbs; 17 ppg; 7 reb; 61% FG; 37% 3pt; 78% FT
  • Forward: Ben Gregg (SR) 6-10 230 lbs; 9 ppg; 6 reb; 54% FG; 38% 3pt; 73% FT

Gonzaga Bench

  • Guard: Nolan Hickman (SR) 6-2 190 lbs; 14 ppg; 2 reb; 3 asst; 47% FG; 41% 3pt; 88% FT
  • Forward: Braden Huff (SO) 6-10 250 lbs; 9 ppg; 3 reb; 60% FG; 34% pt; 55% FT
  • Guard: Dusty Stromer (SO) 6-6 200 lbs; 5 ppg; 3 reb; 37% FG; 36% 3pt; 81% FT

Baylor Starters

  • Guard: Jeremy Roach (SR) 6-2 180 lbs; 14 ppg; 3 reb; 3 asst; 47% FG; 43% 3pt; 84% FT; Duke TR
  • Guard: Jayden Nunn (SR) 6-4 190 lbs; 11 ppg; 3 reb; 2 asst; 46% FG; 44% 3pt; 71% FT 
  • Guard: VJ Edgecombe (FR) 6-5 190 lbs; 5 star freshman
  • Forward: Norchad Omier (SR) 6-7 245 lbs; 17 ppg; 10 reb; 55% FG; 35% 3pt; 75% FT; Miami TR
  • Forward: Josh Ojianwuna (JR) 6-10 255 lbs; 5 ppg; 3 reb; 73% FG; 63% FT

Baylor Bench

  • Guard: Langston Love (JR) 6-5 215 lbs; 11 ppg; 3 reb; 47% FG; 48% 3p; 78% FT
  • Forward: Jalen Celestine (SR) 6-7 215 lbs; 9 ppg; 3 reb; 45% FG; 44% 3pt; 72% FT; Cal TR
  • Guard: Rob Wright (FR) 6-1 180 lbs; 5 star freshman
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Gameday Thread: No. 8 Baylor (0-0) at No. 6 Gonzaga (0-0)

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IowaBear
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In reply to bear2be2 • 12:19a, 11/5/24
It's 1 game but boy his scouting report does not match the play…
Dude was billed as the best ever recruit for the Bears. Hopefully it's game 1 jitters but man he looks brutal
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12:20a, 11/5/24
35 pt loss ? WTH? Pathetic,, how can a Scott Drew team play this badly ?? Don't have to worry about 1 and done with Vj.. he can't make 2 with a pencil….. imagine what Calapari will do to this team Saturday,,
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12:21a, 11/5/24

Well I'm confident Drew will be able to make it work as we get to mid February, but non conference could be a real pain.
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In reply to bear2be2 • 12:22a, 11/5/24
bear2be2 said:
Why do we have Nunn and Wright defending the post? What the hell are we even trying to do defensively?
Drew getting his ass handed to him tonight
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In reply to Guitarbiscuit • 12:23a, 11/5/24
Guitarbiscuit said:

Well I'm confident Drew will be able to make it work as we get to mid February, but non conference could be a real pain.
I have no doubt we'll be good by season's end. But it's disappointing to see so many of the same weaknesses in Game 1.
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12:23a, 11/5/24
Anyway we can skip Arky Saturday and play Arky St instead?
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In reply to IowaBear • 12:25a, 11/5/24
IowaBear said:
Anyway we can skip Arky Saturday and play Arky St instead?
We need a few Sun Belt and WAC games to build some chemistry. This team looks rough.
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12:25a, 11/5/24

I do wish Drew would at least devote some portion of the program toward getting some 3 to 4 year players so that we can have an ounce of continuity going into the season. Seems that he talks about the need to do this but hasn't been able to execute there. Perhaps with NIL and portal, it's a fool's errand to expect year to year continuity at all.
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In reply to bear2be2 • 12:26a, 11/5/24
bear2be2 said:
IowaBear said:
Anyway we can skip Arky Saturday and play Arky St instead?
We need a few Sun Belt and WAC games to build some chemistry. This team looks rough.

Very much so. This is one of those situations that playing top 10 ball clubs may not do us much good.
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In reply to bear2be2 • 12:26a, 11/5/24
If we're going keep the strategy of having a completely new roster yearly than we need to dial it back in the non con significantly.
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12:27a, 11/5/24
Guys just standing around not doing anything
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12:27a, 11/5/24
We're getting a well-earned "overrated" chant now. What a nut-kick this game has turned out to be.
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12:28a, 11/5/24
Well VJ can dunk. Unfortunately he didn't show any other discernible basketball skill tonight.
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12:28a, 11/5/24
3-21 from 3.

Joe Few. Mark's son in now.
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12:31a, 11/5/24
What a deflating start! A 40 point ass kicking. The non con beat downs we've taken the last 3 years are impressive
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12:32a, 11/5/24
The only positives tonight were Wright and Omier. Other than those two, we were universally awful.
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12:32a, 11/5/24
That was just a clinic. Drew was completely outclassed
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12:32a, 11/5/24
Rob Wright down hurt.
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12:35a, 11/5/24
https://www.thescore.com/ncaab/events/2434777/box_score
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In reply to LIB,MR BEARS • 12:36a, 11/5/24
LIB,MR BEARS said:
https://www.thescore.com/ncaab/events/2434777/box_score
Now why would you go and do that? We all saw it.
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12:41a, 11/5/24
14% from 3
Gave up 42% from 3 on 13 made 3s
37% to 57% from the field
11/11 A/TO
Out rebounded by 11

Omier looked good
Wright looked good
We can't possibly shoot that bad from 3 normally
We can't possibly rebound that poorly…. Can we?
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In reply to bear2be2 • 12:42a, 11/5/24
bear2be2 said:
LIB,MR BEARS said:
https://www.thescore.com/ncaab/events/2434777/box_score
Now why would you go and do that? We all saw it.

Looking for the silver lining. Hoping someone could help
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12:57a, 11/5/24
Anyone happen to know when is the last time we got beat by more than 38 points?
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In reply to boognish_bear • 1:03a, 11/5/24
boognish_bear said:
Anyone happen to know when is the last time we got beat by more than 38 points?
Oklahoma beat us 91-51 in 2007 and 103-60 in 2005.

I'm not sure if we've had any losses that bad since.
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