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Gameday Thread: #1 Baylor (15-0; 3-0) vs #19 Texas Tech (11-3; 1-1)

January 11, 2022
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#1 Baylor (15-0; 3-0) strives to protect home court against the #19 Texas Tech Red Raiders (11-3; 1-1) at 6pm CST in Waco Tuesday January 11th.  The game will be televised on ESPN2. 

KenPom Prediction:  Baylor74 Texas Tech 63

Torvik Prediction:  Baylor 73 Texas Tech 62

Evan Miyakawa Prediction:  Baylor 75 Texas Tech 63

Coaches

Texas Tech:    Mark Adams (65);  55-93 (11-3 at Texas Tech)

Baylor:  Scott Drew (51); 407-224 overall (386-213 at Baylor); 9 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF; 1 National Championship

Head to Head:   0-0

Texas Tech Starters

Guard:  Adonis Arms (SR) 6-5 200 lbs; 8 ppg; 4 reb; 2 asst; 49% FG; 38% 3pt; 62% FT

Guard:  Clarence Nadolny (JR) 6-3 200 lbs; 5 ppg; 2 asst; 46% FG; 22% 3pt; 70% FT

Guard:  Davion Warren (SR) 6-6 205 lbs; 11 ppg; 3 reb; 46% FG; 30% 3pt; 80% FT

Forward:  Kevin Obanor (SR) 6-8 235 lbs; 9 ppg; 5 reb; 49% FG; 38% 3pt; 78% FT

Forward:  Bryson Williams (SR) 6-8 240 lbs; 12 ppg; 5 reb; 54% FG; 41% 3pt; 63% FT

Texas Tech Bench

Forward:  Marcus Santos-Silva (SR) 6-7 250 lbs; 5 ppg; 4 reb; 63% FG; 47% FT

Guard:  Mylik Wilson (JR) 6-3 175 lbs; 4 ppg; 2 reb; 3 asst; 47% FG; 29% 3pt; 60% FT

*Forward:  Kevin McCullar (JR) 6-6 210 lbs; 14 ppg; 6 reb; 4 asst; 44% FG; 37% 3pt; 67% FT

*Forward:  Terrance Shannon (JR) 6-6 215 lbs; 14 ppg; 3 reb; 2 asst; 48% FG; 36% 3pt; 85% FT

Baylor Starters

Guard:  James Akinjo (SR) 6-1 190 lbs; 14 ppg; 3 reb; 6 asst; 2 st; 45% FG; 41% 3pt; 74% FT

Guard:  Adam Flagler (JR) 6-3 180 lbs; 12 ppg; 3 reb; 4 asst; 45% FG; 37% 3pt; 85% FT

Forward:  Matt Mayer (SR) 6-9 230 lbs; 9 ppg; 5 reb; 40% FG; 32% 3pt; 60% FT

Forward:  Kendall Brown (FR) 6-8 205 lbs; 11 ppg; 4 reb; 2 asst; 69% FG; 46% 3pt; 69% FT

Forward:  Flo Thamba (SR) 6-10 250 lbs; 5 ppg; 5 reb; 1 blk; 63%; 66% FT

Baylor Bench

Forward:  Jonathan Tchatchoua (JR) 6-8 250 lbs; 8 ppg 8 reb; 66% FG; 44% 3pt; 74% FT

Guard:  LJ Cryer (SO) 6-1 185 lbs; 13 ppg; 2 asst; 50% FG; 47% 3pt; 62% FT

Guard:  Dale Bonner (JR) 6-2 170 lbs; 2 ppg; 1 asst; 27% FG; 18% 3pt; 63% FT

*Forward:  Jeremy Sochan (FR) 6-9 230 lbs; 8 ppg; 6 reb; 2 asst; 48% FG; 35% 3pt; 54%

*injuries, status uncertain

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Gameday Thread: #1 Baylor (15-0; 3-0) vs #19 Texas Tech (11-3; 1-1)

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Wichitabear
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In reply to DanaDane • 8:28p, 1/11/22
DanaDane said:
For any of you who didn't see Akinjo at Georgetown -- that was a throwback to those days.
I didn't like it.
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In reply to IowaBear • 8:29p, 1/11/22
IowaBear said:
I'll say it again Brown and Mayer have got to be scoring threats or the L's will start to stack up. We have good guards not elite guards
We have 3 elite guards. Name me a backcourt you would take over them.
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8:30p, 1/11/22
Good lord, some of you need to take five deep breaths, count to ten, count our blessings as a basketball program, and STFU. The last time we lost a game was March 12, 2021! We were out two star players and hosted a top 20 team that was red hot after beating the no 6 team in the country! Relax! We were due a loss and hopefully they respond and take this L as a teaching moment. We are going to be fine.
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8:31p, 1/11/22
Credit to Tech. I never thought I would see a team play better D than Baylor, but they did tonight.

The Bears just had far too many turnovers, the bigs were out-hustled, we couldn't get to the basket.

And, is is me or has Kendall Brown lost his confidence? He rarely shoots or drives anymore. He just immediately passes. We need his offense with Sochan on the bench.

Onward Bears. Time to start a new streak
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In reply to Oso del lago • 8:31p, 1/11/22
Agreed they have to go back to the drawing board and basics. Tech just played with more heart and we do have a bullseye on our backs. Maybe now we won't play like we have to be perfect just play free.
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In reply to Wichitabear • 8:31p, 1/11/22
Wichitabear said:
DanaDane said:
For any of you who didn't see Akinjo at Georgetown -- that was a throwback to those days.
I didn't like it.
He'll be back. We all drift into our old selves from time to time. It doesn't help when Cryer was the only other one actively trying to move to the ball though. Couple of the other guys were just standing there like statues.
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In reply to BUCANDOIT82 • 8:37p, 1/11/22
Drew's coaching lost us the game? Man you're full of idiotic takes.
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In reply to Oso del lago • 8:38p, 1/11/22
Big-O!-Bear said:
Cryers body language was crap all game. Flagler has to make FTs and take care of the ball. Kendall is turning into a net liability over the past 3 games. Mayer needs to learn like Davion what to do to stem huge runs by the other team by setting an example.


Time to regroup and play for the tourney. Last year's team didn't give up 19-0 runs and 2 10-0 runs in the same game


I agree. The last 2 minutes Mayer did nothing to help our cause. A senior and he begs to be benched. Pathetic!
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8:39p, 1/11/22
Akinjo had 5 assists to 1 turnover tonight. Didn't shoot the ball well from three and over dribbled some, but saved our ass a few time too.

Tech played good defense and we had a hard time against their pressure.

If we knock down some FTs maybe it's a different result.

It's hard to fathom that we let a team come back from 15 down, even in the first half.
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8:39p, 1/11/22
I knew we weren't going undefeated - I just thought the first loss would come on the road. Really surprised.
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8:40p, 1/11/22
No lead is safe with this team ...up 16 at home and can't make a basket in 7 mins... will be lucky to be 2/3 games above .500 in conference.... face the truth...paper tigers ..
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8:41p, 1/11/22
The old bear coming with hot take after hot take!
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In reply to Timbear • 8:41p, 1/11/22
Timbear said:
If Coach Drew doesn't get a plan besides Akinjo dribbling 1 on 5, then we can forget it. No inside game. The Bigs should be PO'ed. Dribble dribble then jack up a shot. How about team ball. Did the team coach themselves last year?


Yes!
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In reply to Bryceb • 8:44p, 1/11/22
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This team won't repeat, when we lost love and sochan it was over


Good grief, chicken little.
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In reply to IowaBear • 8:46p, 1/11/22
IowaBear said:
Drew's coaching lost us the game? Man you're full of idiotic takes.


Well, explain why having Mayer sit the last 2 minutes was the best coaching decision?
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8:46p, 1/11/22
Time for Drew to earn his pay.

For Baylor, all that matters is we win the last game we play.

Teachable moment now.
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In reply to BUCANDOIT82 • 8:49p, 1/11/22
BUCANDOIT82 said:
IowaBear said:
Drew's coaching lost us the game? Man you're full of idiotic takes.


Well, explain why having Mayer sit the last 2 minutes was the best coaching decision?


So your take is all our players are first round draft picks but our coach sucks?
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In reply to mj366823 • 8:49p, 1/11/22
mj366823 said:
The crowd was great until Baylor gave up a 15 point run. From there not much to root for.

Unless they are the #1 team and reigning national champs.
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In reply to Jack Bauer • 8:51p, 1/11/22
Got your chicken little right here Baby gap
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In reply to EvilTroyAndAbed • 8:52p, 1/11/22
EvilTroyAndAbed said:
BUCANDOIT82 said:
IowaBear said:
Drew's coaching lost us the game? Man you're full of idiotic takes.


Well, explain why having Mayer sit the last 2 minutes was the best coaching decision?


So your take is all our players are first round draft picks but our coach sucks?


Explain why Mayer sat the last 2 minutes?
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In reply to BUCANDOIT82 • 8:54p, 1/11/22
Have you seen MM play the last 5 games. He has 28 total points in those games and is in a shooting slump. Forcing too many shots. He needs to get back into his rhythm. While the last play wasn't ideal, Akinjo has been our most clutch player. Tonight just wasn't our night.
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In reply to DancinBear09 • 8:55p, 1/11/22
DancinBear09 said:
Good lord, some of you need to take five deep breaths, count to ten, count our blessings as a basketball program, and STFU. The last time we lost a game was March 12, 2021! We were out two star players and hosted a top 20 team that was red hot after beating the no 6 team in the country! Relax! We were due a loss and hopefully they respond and take this L as a teaching moment. We are going to be fine.
This.
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In reply to DancinBear09 • 8:56p, 1/11/22
DancinBear09 said:
Good lord, some of you need to take five deep breaths, count to ten, count our blessings as a basketball program, and STFU. The last time we lost a game was March 12, 2021! We were out two star players and hosted a top 20 team that was red hot after beating the no 6 team in the country! Relax! We were due a loss and hopefully they respond and take this L as a teaching moment. We are going to be fine.

We know Coaches Drew, Tang, etc will work in the guys to fix some of the problems. We also know that they will have a chip on their shoulder going forward, especially in Lubbock. We will learn a lot about this team by how they respond to the loss. But it's not the end of the world or even the season. It might even be a blessing in disguise as the focus now is only on winning games not a streak, breaking records, living up to media expectations, or any other unimportant nonsense. Theoretically, we could even remain #1 depending on what happens Saturday. We get the Pokes at home. (I think they will put Duke on top or another blue blood).

How many spoiled fans will give up on the team because of one loss against a very good conference opponent?
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In reply to rileyroo • 8:57p, 1/11/22
rileyroo said:
Credit to Tech. I never thought I would see a team play better D than Baylor, but they did tonight.

The Bears just had far too many turnovers, the bigs were out-hustled, we couldn't get to the basket.

And, is is me or has Kendall Brown lost his confidence? He rarely shoots or drives anymore. He just immediately passes. We need his offense with Sochan on the bench.

Onward Bears. Time to start a new streak
And this.

Hot take: Mark Adams is what everyone thinks Chris Beard is. His dudes play really, really hard, especially on the defensive end.
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8:58p, 1/11/22
I also think we missed Sochan tonight. One of our biggest strengths is our depth and our ability to wear teams down in the second half with our energy. We didn't have that tonight.
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In reply to bear2be2 • 8:58p, 1/11/22
bear2be2 said:
DancinBear09 said:
Good lord, some of you need to take five deep breaths, count to ten, count our blessings as a basketball program, and STFU. The last time we lost a game was March 12, 2021! We were out two star players and hosted a top 20 team that was red hot after beating the no 6 team in the country! Relax! We were due a loss and hopefully they respond and take this L as a teaching moment. We are going to be fine.
This.


Luckily this is March Madness and not CFP. A reality check may do more good in the long run.

21 game winning streak, last undefeated team in NCAA. You can be upset with the performance without burning down the town.
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In reply to Jack Bauer • 9:00p, 1/11/22
Amen
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In reply to rileyroo • 9:11p, 1/11/22
When I saw KB play the non-conference schedule, I thought that this guy would be a dominant college player as a freshman with everything that he brought to the game. I am really surprised that at this point of the season that Sochan seems to be a more complete & reliable player than KB. This was a game for KB to step up & carry this team to a hard-fought victory, but instead he seemed to not want the ball down the stretch.
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In reply to bear2be2 • 9:12p, 1/11/22
bear2be2 said:
I also think we missed Sochan tonight. One of our biggest strengths is our depth and our ability to wear teams down in the second half with our energy. We didn't have that tonight.

Bigger problem with Sochan out is that it means more minutes on the court for Flo and more minutes on the court for Bonner, neither of which pose any offensive threat whatsoever. That allows defenders to sag off their man and double or trap Akinjo, Flagler or Cryer in the front court, taking away their normally open 3 outside shot and resulting in substantial dribbling. That's basically what we saw tonight. Sochan isn't a huge offensive threat himself, but certainly much more of one than either Flo or Bonner and a defender can't afford to sag too far off him to help trap James, Adam or LJ.
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9:14p, 1/11/22
What happen???
An Objective Fan of The Former Baylor Lady Bears.
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In reply to Futbol Bear • 9:15p, 1/11/22
Futbol Bear said:
When I saw KB play the non-conference schedule, I thought that this guy would be a dominant college player as a freshman with everything that he brought to the game. I am really surprised that at this point of the season that Sochan seems to be a more complete & reliable player than KB. This was a game for KB to step up & carry this team to a hard-fought victory, but instead he seemed to not want the ball down the stretch.
He is not a go-to offensive player who we would want to "want the ball." He is playing the Mark Vital role this year and his offensive game still needs time to develop. Our offense runs through our guards.
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9:21p, 1/11/22
If we can't create inside offense like tech did we are dead in the water
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In reply to Mulder • 9:26p, 1/11/22
Mulder said:
What happen???



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9:35p, 1/11/22
We got punched in the mouth tonight. We are gonna get everyone's best shot this year as we have the target on our back.

B12 is a beast of a conference. It's gonna be a fight all year. My money is on Drew to help this team continue to grow and get stronger.
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9:36p, 1/11/22
We win in Lubbock, calling it now.
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier
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