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MBB: #2 Baylor at #3 Kansas Preview & Game Thread

January 30, 2017
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No. 2 Baylor (20-1; 7-1) travels to Kansas (19-2; 7-1) 8 p.m. CT Wednesday, February 1st on ESPN2.  Here's a look at the match-up. 

KenPom Analysis
Rankings:  Baylor (8); Kansas (7)
Offensive Efficiency:  Baylor (21); Kansas (5)
Defensive Efficiency:  Baylor (5); Kansas (30)
Prediction:  Kansas 73 Baylor 69

Coaches

Baylor:  Scott Drew (292-184)
  • 46 years old
  • 6 NCAA bids; 1 NIT Title
  • 2 Elite 8s; 3 Sweet 16s

Kansas:  Bill Self (611-189)

  • 54 years old
  • 18 NCAA bids
  • 2 Final 4s; 8 Elite 8s; 11 Sweet 16s
Kansas Starters
Forward:  6-10 250 lbs Landen Lucas (SR):  8 ppg; 8 reb; 1 blk; 64% FG; 68% FT

Forward:  6-8 210 lbs Josh Jackson (FR):  16 ppg; 7 reb; 3 asst; 50% FG; 33% 3pt; 55% FT

Guard:  6-8 205 lbs Svi Mykhailuik (JR):  11 ppg; 4 reb; 45% FG; 42% 3pt; 66% FT

Guard:  6-2 185 lbs Devonte Graham (JR): 14 ppg; 5 asst; 2 st; 47% FG; 71% FT; 39% 3pt

Guard:  5-11 190 lbs Frank Mason (SR):  20 ppg; 5 assts; 52% FG; 51% 3pt; 72% FT
Kansas Bench

Forward:  6-9 240 lbs Dwight Coleby (JR):  1 ppg; 2 reb; 46% FG; 38% FT

Forward:  6-8 210 lbs Mitch Lightfoot (FR):  1 ppg; 1 reb; 50% FG; 17% FT

Guard:  6-5 175 lbs Lagerald Vick (SO):  8 ppg; 3 reb; 46% FG; 91% FT; 40% 3pt

Baylor Starters

Forward:  7-0 220 lbs Jo Lual-Acuil (JR):  10 ppg; 7 reb; 59% FG; 53% FT; 39% 3pt; 3 blks

Forward:  6-10 230 lbs Johnathan Motley (JR): 16 ppg; 10 reb; 51% FG; 71% FT; 33% 3pt

Forward:  6-5 235 lbs Ish Wainright (SR): 6 ppg; 5 reb; 3 asst; 41% FG; 80% FT; 28% 3pt; 2 st

Guard:  6-3 200 lbs Al Freeman (JR):  10 ppg; 2 reb; 44% FG; 37% 3pt; 82% FT

Guard:  5-11 175 lbs Manu Lecomte (JR):  12 ppg; 5 asst; 44% FG; 41% 3pt; 82% FT

Baylor Bench

Forward:  6-8 230 lbs Terry Maston (JR):  7 ppg; 4 reb; 55% FG; 75% FT

Forward:  6-9 205 lbs Nuni Omot (JR):  6 ppg; 2 reb; 43% FG; 83% FT; 36% 3pt

Guard:  6-5 200 lbs Jake Lindsey (SO):  5 ppg; 2 reb; 3 asst; 47% FG; 42% 3pt; 71% FT

Guard:  6-3 180 lbs Chuck Mitchell (FR):  3 ppg; 47% FG; 29% 3pt; 71% FT

Guard:  6-3 215 lbs King McClure (SO):  4 ppg; 41% FG; 30% 3pt; 81% FT
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MBB: #2 Baylor @ #3 Kansas Preview & Game Thread

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Bear15
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In reply to GoldMind • 10:17p, 2/1/17
GoldMind said:
Bear15 said:
As tough as this is to type, I am damn proud of our boys tonight! They came in and had great poise and were the best team on the floor. I bet they play with fire the rest of the way out.



Hope we don't drop too far
We aren't falling far after that game. Even the writers know home cooking when they see it.
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10:18p, 2/1/17
Screw 51 wins in a row at home.

They should have two losses this year. KSU with the 5 step layup and tonight.
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10:18p, 2/1/17
We have now played at the 2 toughest venues we will play at all year. ISU will be tough but not like WVU and tonight. Tournaments will be neutral sites and lots of home games.
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In reply to FourthTriplet • 10:18p, 2/1/17
FourthTriplet said:
McBearenstein said:
We have to find an answer at 2 guard, we get anything at all from them and we win that game


Might be time to bench Freeman. Seems completely out of sync with the rest of the guys IMO.


Agreed but I'm not sure what the answer is. Start Lindsey but someone's got to spell him and King isn't much better yet. I know Al has the potential, needs to break out of his funk.
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In reply to BU Bears Fan • 10:19p, 2/1/17
BU Bears Fan said:
GoldMind said:
Bear15 said:
As tough as this is to type, I am damn proud of our boys tonight! They came in and had great poise and were the best team on the floor. I bet they play with fire the rest of the way out.
Hope we don't drop too far
I'm not worried about our ranking at this point. These guys have proven they can play with the best, and this will be a learning experience. Every time they looked like they were going to pull away, we showed guts and poise and answered. It will help us during the tournament. These guys are tuf!!!


Duly noted, and I still hope we don't drop too far.
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10:20p, 2/1/17
What happened with Freeman? He has just disappeared.
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In reply to McBearenstein • 10:20p, 2/1/17
Let's go unconventional at the 2 and make the zone really really long start Ish at the 2 and start Omot at the 3.
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In reply to A Grateful Bear • 10:21p, 2/1/17
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Can one of you knowledgable types explain how this blatant home-cooking actually happens?

It can't just be the tendency to play to the home crowd, because we don't get the favors with even our largest crowds.

I presume it is not a local crew. Aren't they assigned by the conference?
Play at Duke w/out being UNC
At UNC w/out being Duke
At Kentucky
At Kansas

Any of those places you have to beat the crowd, refs and the team.
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In reply to davesburgerbarn • 10:21p, 2/1/17
davesburgerbarn said:
Freeman hasn't hit a 3 since the Obama administration


Thanks, Obama!
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In reply to A Grateful Bear • 10:21p, 2/1/17
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I sicerely want to understand how this works.

Who are these specific refs, and do they risk not getting to work Allen Fieldhouse if they call the game straight?

Why doesn't every announcer call out the absurdity of it?
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In reply to BUBearFan • 10:22p, 2/1/17
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What happened with Freeman? He has just disappeared.


He's got the yips. Wish we could get some breathing room in a couple of games so we could see if Mitchell could turn into an answer.
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10:22p, 2/1/17
Don't take much to get the Scott Drew critics stirred up, does it?
-------------------------------------------------

Skip: You guys. You lollygag the ball around the infield. You lollygag your way down to first. You lollygag in and out of the dugout. You know what that makes you? Larry!
Larry: Lollygaggers!
Skip: Lollygaggers.
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In reply to BeeCaveBear • 10:22p, 2/1/17
BigOBear said:
Then he should make the change.

For the record I do think he is a great coach just poor choice of wording.
I agree we need to figure out something at the 2. Freeman has turned into a black hole. I'm just saying there should never be an "if" in front of "Scott Drew is a great coach."
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In reply to Bears8375 • 10:23p, 2/1/17
Got it. Even worse. Thanks!
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In reply to McBearenstein • 10:23p, 2/1/17
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FourthTriplet said:
McBearenstein said:
We have to find an answer at 2 guard, we get anything at all from them and we win that game


Might be time to bench Freeman. Seems completely out of sync with the rest of the guys IMO.


Agreed but I'm not sure what the answer is. Start Lindsey but someone's got to spell him and King isn't much better yet. I know Al has the potential, needs to break out of his funk.
You can't start Jake. You need him to be part of that dominant bench group.

The answer is King. You just have to play him and hope he hits his threes.
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In reply to Ludwig von Missi • 10:23p, 2/1/17
Agreed my bad
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10:25p, 2/1/17
Love this team, love their fight. They are going to do great things.
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In reply to A Grateful Bear • 10:25p, 2/1/17
A Grateful Bear said:
I sicerely want to understand how this works.

Who are these specific refs, and do they risk not getting to work Allen Fieldhouse if they call the game straight?

Why doesn't every announcer call out the absurdity of it?
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In reply to Bears8375 • 10:26p, 2/1/17
BearSince2010 said:
McBearenstein said:
FourthTriplet said:
McBearenstein said:
We have to find an answer at 2 guard, we get anything at all from them and we win that game


Might be time to bench Freeman. Seems completely out of sync with the rest of the guys IMO.


Agreed but I'm not sure what the answer is. Start Lindsey but someone's got to spell him and King isn't much better yet. I know Al has the potential, needs to break out of his funk.
You can't start Jake. You need him to be part of that dominant bench group.

The answer is King. You just have to play him and hope he hits his threes.


I agree. You start King. You always need a shooter at the 2. If you bring in Jake you shift Manu to the 2.
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In reply to Ursus • 10:26p, 2/1/17
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davesburgerbarn said:
Freeman hasn't hit a 3 since the Obama administration


Thanks, Obama!


Who's that???
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In reply to LadyBear91 • 10:27p, 2/1/17
LadyBear91 said:
BUBearFan said:
FTs:

KU 25 27 (edit)
BU 6
That's insane. Just so wrong. I hope we will at least be on even footing at home on the 18th. Everyone better bring it!


We don't even need it to be even. I'd take 1/2 of their 27 attempts and we win. 1/2 of their attempts would be more than double what we shot tonight. That's just flat out ridiculous. I don't like blaming a loss on refs, but giving KU 16 extra points from the charity stripe did us in.

I'm proud of our guys because even with that decidedly slanted stat they still had a chance with the last possession.
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In reply to Ursus • 10:27p, 2/1/17
Ursus said:
BearSince2010 said:
McBearenstein said:
FourthTriplet said:
McBearenstein said:
We have to find an answer at 2 guard, we get anything at all from them and we win that game


Might be time to bench Freeman. Seems completely out of sync with the rest of the guys IMO.


Agreed but I'm not sure what the answer is. Start Lindsey but someone's got to spell him and King isn't much better yet. I know Al has the potential, needs to break out of his funk.
You can't start Jake. You need him to be part of that dominant bench group.

The answer is King. You just have to play him and hope he hits his threes.


I agree. You start King. You always need a shooter at the 2. If you bring in Jake you shift Manu to the 2.
Our best back court is clearly Jake and Manu, but you need Jake off the bench and you need that duo out there at certain times, especially the final 5 minutes.
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In reply to Bears8375 • 10:30p, 2/1/17
BearSince2010 said:
Ursus said:
BearSince2010 said:
McBearenstein said:
FourthTriplet said:
McBearenstein said:
We have to find an answer at 2 guard, we get anything at all from them and we win that game


Might be time to bench Freeman. Seems completely out of sync with the rest of the guys IMO.


Agreed but I'm not sure what the answer is. Start Lindsey but someone's got to spell him and King isn't much better yet. I know Al has the potential, needs to break out of his funk.
You can't start Jake. You need him to be part of that dominant bench group.

The answer is King. You just have to play him and hope he hits his threes.


I agree. You start King. You always need a shooter at the 2. If you bring in Jake you shift Manu to the 2.
Our best back court is clearly Jake and Manu, but you need Jake off the bench and you need that duo out there at certain times, especially the final 5 minutes.


Jake fouling out with 8 to go on a clean play definitely hurt. His 4th foul also looked like it should've been a 2nd jump ball like the one in the first half.
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In reply to BUBearFan • 10:31p, 2/1/17
BUBearFan said:
FTs:

KU 25
BU 6
The refs were just trying to help us out by minimizing the opportunities for the "No means no" chants.
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In reply to Bear79 • 10:40p, 2/1/17
Bear79 said:
BUBearFan said:
FTs:

KU 25
BU 6
The refs were just trying to help us out by minimizing the opportunities for the "No means no" chants.
LOL
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