Baylor v Illinois exhibition game tonight

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In reply to Ewalker80 • 10:52a, 10/24/26
Ewalker80 said:
And how about some props for identifying Isaac Williams out of literally nowhere. That dude had a ft percentage the year before he came I argued had to be a typo because it started with a 4, and now he's looking like a future pro.

I've loved the Isaac Williams pickup since we made it, but no one could have possibly predicted that he'd develop into the player that he has.

He's a(nother) massive feather in Scott Drew's player development cap. I'm glad we're returning to our roots of trying to develop players, given that that's probably been one of Drew's greatest strengths as a coach and program leader.
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11:02a, 10/24/26
I'm not gonna get carried away with expectations this early... but I did have to put a little $10 bet down on this at those crazy odds.


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In reply to boognish_bear • 11:14a, 10/24/26
boognish_bear said:
I'm not gonna get carried away with expectations this early... but I did have to put a little $10 bet down on this at those crazy odds.


I just like this roster.

We've got a couple of outstanding penetrating guards in Isaac Williams and the older Mingo, a true sharpshooter in Deckers, a potentially elite jack-of-all-trades small forward in Celiscar and a true rim protector in Bodo Bodo with a lot of talented wild cards behind those guys in the freshmen, Soyoye and Chatman.

I don't know what our ceiling is, but I think our floor will be considerably higher than what we've seen the past several years.
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11:36a, 10/24/26
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In reply to Crawfoso1973 • 12:04p, 10/24/26
He looks about 55-60% as a straight guess. Labored Langston Love vibes - hopefully he doesn't have that kind of compounding injury luck bc he flashes decent skills
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In reply to boognish_bear • 4:24p, 10/24/26
boognish_bear said:

Good question. They probably should be ranked now. I don't know about too 10 but they will have plenty of opportunities to prove themselves and get there. If they are undefeated they could be top 10 by Christmas.
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
Psalm 119:36
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In reply to bear2be2 • 10:06p, 10/24/26
bear2be2 said:
boognish_bear said:
I'm not gonna get carried away with expectations this early... but I did have to put a little $10 bet down on this at those crazy odds.


I just like this roster.

We've got a couple of outstanding penetrating guards in Isaac Williams and the older Mingo, a true sharpshooter in Deckers, a potentially elite jack-of-all-trades small forward in Celiscar and a true rim protector in Bodo Bodo with a lot of talented wild cards behind those guys in the freshmen, Soyoye and Chatman.

I don't know what our ceiling is, but I think our floor will be considerably higher than what we've seen the past several years.


Celiscar was fantastic in the second half. If he can get in the paint and score at his size, he's going to be tremendous for us.
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In reply to thebrandonlamar • 10:34p, 10/24/26
Celiscar gives me Taurean Prince vibes. He does a bit of everything to help a team win. Elijah Williams is the same kind of player, a high IQ and efficient glue guy.
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10:39p, 10/24/26
The big thing about the Florida and Illinois wins is that both programs are (1) top ranked and (2) returning tons of production. Being competitive against top competition when Baylor is still in the early phase of learning to play together against good teams further along that same path is huge.

Imagine how good Baylor can be after they have 10-15 games playing together. 10-15 games of learning the O and D schemes. 10-15 games of situational learning. Learning one another strengths and weaknesses. Improved timing. Improved connectivity.

Honestly they look like a team that has 2-3 months of game play together. And they haven't played a single real game.

Not sure where the plateau for the team is but the starting point is pretty dang high.
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In reply to bear2be2 • 10:40p, 10/24/26
bear2be2 said:
Ewalker80 said:
It's almost like this team didn't have its starting pg poached away by a competitor after he already signed his contract and our starting center lost to a season ending injury. It's amazing how much better you look when that doesn't happen.

We were building poor, flawed rosters by Scott Drew standards long before we had a convenient excuses to.

I give Scott Drew full credit for what he's done with this roster, which would appear to be the best and most complete that we've had since 2022. But he's deserved the criticism he's gotten for allowing our program to stagnate the way it has since our title season.

The one thing I love about this team is it's deep and talented enough to allow our freshmen to be supporting actors, not featured talent. That's something we haven't had since we were last actually good, and I suspect it will help us tremendously in terms of consistency and decision-making this season.


Yeah, Dylan Mingo and Elijah Williams are not volume scorers. That's simply not their game which bodes well for the way this team is constructed. Kayden and Isaac Williams will carry our scoring load with Decker providing efficient perimeter scoring. I love the way this roster is constructed.
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In reply to historian • 11:32p, 10/24/26
historian said:
boognish_bear said:

Good question. They probably should be ranked now. I don't know about too 10 but they will have plenty of opportunities to prove themselves and get there. If they are undefeated they could be top 10 by Christmas.


Baylor not even top 10 hardly in their own conference.
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In reply to Fre3dombear • 5:47a, 10/25/26
Fre3dombear said:
historian said:
boognish_bear said:

Good question. They probably should be ranked now. I don't know about too 10 but they will have plenty of opportunities to prove themselves and get there. If they are undefeated they could be top 10 by Christmas.


Baylor not even top 10 hardly in their own conference.

Wanna bet?
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In reply to Fre3dombear • 8:25a, 10/25/26
Yes, and that's a joke.

As usual, the preseason rankings are proving to be meaningless. After a few weeks of real games, we will have a much better idea of which teams deserve to be ranked. If Baylor remains undefeated by Thanksgiving, having beaten 2-3 of the top teams, then we should be on that list.
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
Psalm 119:36
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In reply to boognish_bear • 4:28p, 10/25/26
Makes me wonder if Kansas has lost some of their shine. They no longer dominate the B12 the way they used to and have lost quite a few important games in recent years. I am eager for another win in Lawrence and hope we get one this season. That one time was great but we all hope it's only the first. And I still look forward to a season when we sweep Kansas like they used to do to us regularly.
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
Psalm 119:36
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In reply to historian • 7:55a, 10/26/26
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