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MBB: Baylor (10-4; 0-2) vs Texas (10-4; 1-1) Preview & Game Thread

January 4, 2018
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Baylor (10-4; 0-2) hosts Texas (10-4; 1-1) on Saturday January 6th at 1:00pm CST.  The game is televised on ESPNU.  Here is a look at the match-up.  

KenPom Rankings

Texas:  35 overall; 127 offensive efficiency; 5 defensive efficiency

Baylor:  36 overall; 41 offensive efficiency; 39 defensive efficiency

Prediction:  Baylor 63 Texas 60


Coaches

Texas:  Shaka Smart (40); 204-95 (41-39 at Texas);  6 NCAAs; 1 Sweet 16; 1 Elite 8; 1 Final 4

Baylor:  Scott Drew (47); 309-193 overall (289-182 at Baylor); 7 NCAAs; 4 Sweet 16s; 2 Elite 8s


Texas Starting Line-Up

PG:  Matt Coleman (FR) 6-2 180 lbs; 8 ppg; 5 asst; 35% FG; 26% 3pt; 74% FT

SG:  Andrew Jones (SO); 6-4 195 lbs; 14 ppg; 2 reb; 52% FG; 46% 3pt; 73% FT

SF:  Kerwin Roach (JR); 6-4 180 lbs; 11 ppg; 4 reb; 3 asst; 57% FG; 29% 3pt; 59% FT

PF:  Dylan Osetkowski (SR); 6-9 245 lbs; 16 ppg; 8 reb; 45% FG; 31% 3pt; 73% FT

C:  Mo Bamba (FR) 6-11 230 lbs; 12 ppg; 11 reb; 5 blks; 51% FG; 22% 3pt; 60% FT

Texas Bench

G:  Eric Davis (JR); 6-3 190 lbs; 7 ppg; 39% FG; 30% 3pt;71 61% FT

G:  Jacob Young (SO) 6-2 185 lbs; 5 ppg; 38% FG; 27% 3pt; 86% FT

F:  Jericho Sims (FR) 6-9 240 lbs; 4 ppg; 3 reb; 54% FG; 41% FT

G:  Jase Febres (FR) 6-5 190 lbs; 2 ppg; 20% FG; 20% 3pt; 100% FT


Baylor Starting Line-up

PG:  Manu Lecomte (SR) 5-11 180 lbs; 17 ppg; 3 asst; 42% FG; 43% 3pt; 91% FT

SG:  King McClure (JR) 6-3 215 lbs; 11 ppg; 3 reb; 2 asst; 44% FG; 38% 3pt; 77% FT

SF:  Nuni Omot (SR) 6-9 210 lbs; 11 ppg; 4 reb; 3 asst; 52% FG; 40% 3pt; 85% FT

PF:  Tristan Clark (FR) 6-9 240 lbs; 8 ppg; 6 reb; 1 blk; 60% FG; 59% FT

C:  Jo Lual-Acuil (SR) 7-0 220 lbs; 16 ppg; 10 reb; 2 blks; 54% FG; 65% FT; 25% 3pt

Baylor Bench

G:  Jake Lindsey (JR) 6-5 195 lbs; 5 ppg; 3 asst; 50% FG; 38% 3pt; 75% FT

F:  Terry Maston (SR) 6-8 230 lbs; 12 ppg; 7 reb; 60% FG; 63% FT; 38% 3pt

F:  Mark Vital (RFR) 6-5 230 lbs; 8 ppg; 4 reb; 2 asst; 56% FG; 53% FT

G:  Tyson Jolly (RFR) 6-5 190 lbs; 2 p; 3 reb; 2 asst; 22% FG; 100% FT

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MBB: Baylor (10-4; 0-2) vs Texas (10-4; 1-1) Preview & Game Thread

10,347 Views | 58 Replies | Last: 6 yr ago by 3ptSpecialist
BearKamp
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Let's finish this one off finally get the W please!
Keyser Soze
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I broke my hand about the same time he did. I can't imagine playing right now. He gets plenty of tough dude points from me.

JusHappy2BeHere
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Keyser Soze said:

I broke my hand about the same time he did. I can't imagine playing right now. He gets plenty of tough dude points from me.


He's always been a great post scorer, but I thought last year he got pushed around on D and on the Boards

this year not so much
gobears20
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Staff
If Vital improves his shot and ft he will be crazy good!
william
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{ needs a little airplane glue....

here... and here ..... }

EGOTbear
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Good dub, nice 2nd half performance
Keyser Soze
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great block by Vital
BearKamp
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Nice Win! Sic Em!
gobears20
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Staff
Very nice win!
Keyser Soze
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D really stepped up in second half.

JusHappy2BeHere
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What happened to all the Basketball fans at Baylor?

From 08-14 This forum had pretty solid traffic.... lookalike threads, sign suggestions for the Bear Pit... fire Drew... build Drew a statue...
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and a game thread v Texas would go 10 pages instead of 2... Heck, we had a 10-15 page thread for the Kansas game on a Monday night when the game didn't even tip off till Tuesday... that was a classic...

Is it the problems in the other program just taking away our enthusiasm for everything?
marco
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JusHappy2BeHere said:

What happened to all the Basketball fans at Baylor?

From 08-14 This forum had pretty solid traffic.... lookalike threads, sign suggestions for the Bear Pit... fire Drew... build Drew a statue...
`
and a game thread v Texas would go 10 pages instead of 2... Heck, we had a 10-15 page thread for the Kansas game on a Monday night when the game didn't even tip off till Tuesday... that was a classic...

Is it the problems in the other program just taking away our enthusiasm for everything?
I think that and the transition to 365 just kinda killed the mood for a lot of folks. A lot of my no liking the new home has to do with the forum interface. I'm a big fan of VBulletin. I think this thing is Flash based or something and frankly it sucks imho.
BaylorOkie
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Maston dropped 10-15 lbs while he was injured. That's impressive. Definitely is helping him transition back into play much more quickly.
NoBSU
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JusHappy2BeHere said:

What happened to all the Basketball fans at Baylor?

From 08-14 This forum had pretty solid traffic.... lookalike threads, sign suggestions for the Bear Pit... fire Drew... build Drew a statue...
`
and a game thread v Texas would go 10 pages instead of 2... Heck, we had a 10-15 page thread for the Kansas game on a Monday night when the game didn't even tip off till Tuesday... that was a classic...

Is it the problems in the other program just taking away our enthusiasm for everything?
For me, it is freezing cold where I live so we hit the gym early afternoon. Just have things to do. I don't gamethread much if I am listening via cellphone app.
NoBSU
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BaylorOkie said:

Maston dropped 10-15 lbs while he was injured. That's impressive. Definitely is helping him transition back into play much more quickly.
That's good to hear.
gobears.
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Beating the Whorns and Aggies losing their third straight SEC game makes for a very good day.
Bearprof
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If anyone was undecided if ESPN was in UT's hip pocket, of the four or five highlights on ESPN's website...only one was from BU (Vital's block) and BU won the game.
marco
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Yeah, well, the refs hate UT so that helps balance things out a bit. I prefer to win and have lousy press, if that's the trade-off.

http://www.shaggytexas.com/board/showthread.php/184040-Texas-Baylor-1pm-on-ESPNU/page6
Bear8084
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Pretty good win that shows we are getting healthier. Hopefully we can continue on Tuesday against WVU. Sic 'Em!!!!
rudylaw
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Yep. Not to mention the premium factor looming overhead. As awful as BFans was on many levels, I much prefer the basketball board there than here.
3ptSpecialist
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JusHappy2BeHere said:

What happened to all the Basketball fans at Baylor?

From 08-14 This forum had pretty solid traffic.... lookalike threads, sign suggestions for the Bear Pit... fire Drew... build Drew a statue...
`
and a game thread v Texas would go 10 pages instead of 2... Heck, we had a 10-15 page thread for the Kansas game on a Monday night when the game didn't even tip off till Tuesday... that was a classic...

Is it the problems in the other program just taking away our enthusiasm for everything?
there is a decent chunk of MBB fans that post on premium only. That is where I have gravitated also but will try to do a better job posting more on the basketball board in the future. Lots of great posters on this board.
Ashley Hodge
JusHappy2BeHere
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3ptSpecialist said:

JusHappy2BeHere said:

What happened to all the Basketball fans at Baylor?

From 08-14 This forum had pretty solid traffic.... lookalike threads, sign suggestions for the Bear Pit... fire Drew... build Drew a statue...
`
and a game thread v Texas would go 10 pages instead of 2... Heck, we had a 10-15 page thread for the Kansas game on a Monday night when the game didn't even tip off till Tuesday... that was a classic...

Is it the problems in the other program just taking away our enthusiasm for everything?
there is a decent chunk of MBB fans that post on premium only. That is where I have gravitated also but will try to do a better job posting more on the basketball board in the future. Lots of great posters on this board.
Were you still around BF at all when there was the fictitious KU game thread.... fubar posted some stuff that night that made spit DP onto the keyboard... It got so bad that I actually started feeling bad for those that still hadn't figured it out and were hanging on every score update for a game that wouldn't be played till the next evening... There were some folks pissed at ESPN for not showing it in their region....
BaylorOkie
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That was hilarious.
3ptSpecialist
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JusHappy2BeHere said:

3ptSpecialist said:

JusHappy2BeHere said:

What happened to all the Basketball fans at Baylor?

From 08-14 This forum had pretty solid traffic.... lookalike threads, sign suggestions for the Bear Pit... fire Drew... build Drew a statue...
`
and a game thread v Texas would go 10 pages instead of 2... Heck, we had a 10-15 page thread for the Kansas game on a Monday night when the game didn't even tip off till Tuesday... that was a classic...

Is it the problems in the other program just taking away our enthusiasm for everything?
there is a decent chunk of MBB fans that post on premium only. That is where I have gravitated also but will try to do a better job posting more on the basketball board in the future. Lots of great posters on this board.
Were you still around BF at all when there was the fictitious KU game thread.... fubar posted some stuff that night that made spit DP onto the keyboard... It got so bad that I actually started feeling bad for those that still hadn't figured it out and were hanging on every score update for a game that wouldn't be played till the next evening... There were some folks pissed at ESPN for not showing it in their region....
yeah for sure- I posted under Louis Fite on Baylorfans and had been a participant there since 1999. That was funny.
Ashley Hodge
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