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Gameday Thread: #5 Baylor (0-0) vs Mississippi Valley St (0-0)

November 6, 2022
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#5 Baylor opens their season against Mississippi Valley State at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas on November 7th at 11am CST. The game will be televised on ESPN+

KenPom Prediction:  Baylor 90 Mississippi Valley State 50

Torvik Prediction:  Baylor 95 Mississippi Valley State 58

Evan Miyakawa Prediction:  Baylor 92 Mississippi Valley State 55


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Mississippi Valley State:  George Ivory (57); 140-269 overall (0-0 at MVSU); 1 NCAA

Baylor:  Scott Drew (52); 419-231 overall (398-220 at Baylor); 10 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF; 1 National Championship

Head to Head:  1-0 Drew


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Gameday Thread: #5 Baylor (0-0) vs Mississippi Valley St (0-0)

8,968 Views | 93 Replies | Last: 1 yr ago by tomiathon
DanaDane
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For anyone who doesn't have ESPN+ or can't see the game:


Baylor 43
MVSU 14

4:56 1st half
Big_Pumpin
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Flo, did you see loveday? Keep the ball high, son!
DanaDane
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Is Lohner gonna foul out in the 1st half?
Big_Pumpin
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Lots of fouls. I think they are excited!

Big_Pumpin
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I just fouled my cat out of excitement
Married A Horn
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Timeout question:

Are we better than healthy last year's team?
BUBradley
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DanaDane said:

Bears now shooting 54% overall and 46% from 3.
76.5% from the charity stripe!
DanaDane
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This is what I love about George already.

Shots not falling for him early. Yet look at his other stats:


5 assists, 3 boards, 0 TO's, and a blocked shot
BUBradley
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George is an elite passer!
BUBradley
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Yes. I think so.
DanaDane
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Man this team moves the ball incredibly well.
Stefano DiMera
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Game is available on several YouTube streams for free.
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DanaDane said:

Man this team moves the ball incredibly well.


Flagler too good for this game. Its not fair.
DanaDane
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I can see why a professional scout would see a lot of long term growth potential for Josh O. He has an impressive frame for his age. His frame could easily carry 20-25 lbs more weight and potential power as he continues to grow.
Married A Horn
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Married A Horn said:

DanaDane said:

Man this team moves the ball incredibly well.


Flagler too good for this game. Its not fair.


Flagler again!
DanaDane
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Baylor 61
MVSU 21


HALFTIME
Quinton
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George is a really good rebounder. If Bonner can shoot like this and Love gets into it... would be a Warrior type college team from 3. Ridiculous.

6 legit 35+% 3 point shooters

Flagler
Cryer
Bonner
Love
George
Bridges

At least 3 40+% guys
Flagler
Cryer
One of Bonner/George/Bridges will shoot close to that level.
DanaDane
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Man, JTT looks like an NFL defensive end sitting there on the bench. He's ripped!
DanaDane
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I see a lot of positives today, but the biggest positive I see?


Cryer is moving easily on that bad foot so I'm gonna hopefully assume the surgery fixed him.
DanaDane
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At some point the refs have to realize this is a 40+ point game and stop calling the fouls unless blatantly obvious.
parch
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Trying not to get too excited about beating a team that went 2-26 last year like a rented mule, and I am absolutely failing.

Bring on the Dallas Mavericks.
alanmarmstrong
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Grimes gonna get any run today?
bear2be2
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Dale Bonner has been really impressive today. He doesn't look out of place in this guard group at all, which wasn't always the case last season.

If he can shoot 35 percent from 3 this year, he's going to be a very valuable player off the bench.
DanaDane
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Shooting has been impressive. But the thing that has impressed me in this game is his maturity. What I mean by that is that this is a game that it's easy to fall into street ball mode. Pretty much everyone has looked that way today at various times (as expected) except for Bonner, Passes have been controlled. He's passed up lower probability shots and found an open shooter. No wild dribbling or playground moves. Just steady, smart basketball.
Mitch Henessey
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Asking a guy to go from shooting 17% to 35+% seems like a bit of a stretch, but he's going to get open looks. That's for sure.

If he can at least keep teams honest from beyond the arc (30+%), I'll be happy.
bear2be2
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DanaDane said:

Shooting has been impressive. But the thing that has impressed me in this game is his maturity. What I mean by that is that this is a game that it's easy to fall into street ball mode. Pretty much everyone has looked that way today at various times (as expected) except for Bonner, Passes have been controlled. He's passed up lower probability shots and found an open shooter. No wild dribbling or playground moves. Just steady, smart basketball.
I thought that was a strength of his last year, so I was never really worried about that with him. He's a really poised dude. I was just interested to see if he could improve enough as a shooter to cement himself in that fourth guard spot and allow Love got come along slowly. So far, so good.
DanaDane
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O/U was 142.5 ?
bear2be2
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Mitch Henessey said:

Asking a guy to go from shooting 17% to 35+% seems like a bit of a stretch, but he's going to get open looks. That's for sure.

If he can at least keep teams honest from beyond the arc (30+%), I'll be happy.
Bonner was a 43.7 percent 3-point shooter his sophomore year at Fairmont State and was a 40.7 percent 3-point shooter (84 of 208) in his two years there. He didn't just forget how to shoot. Last year was an issue of confidence, not skill.
DanaDane
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5 guys now in double figures:

Flagler 18
Bonner 14
Bridges 13
George 13
Cryer 13
IowaBear
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Yup placed a hefty bet on the over easy money lol as Scott would say
CHP Bear
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Excellent tune-up game. We're going to be in the hunt all the way through March. Lots of basketball talent on our team. Calling it a game. Got an appointment with VA for cremation benefits.
fubar
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Big_Pumpin said:

I just fouled my cat out of excitement
That might have been a good play. How is your cat at the line?
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fubar
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I just got here and can't watch. The Lohner fouls? Over-aggressiveness? Out of position? Likes fouling cats? Something else?
Gunter gleiben glauchen globen
fubar
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CHP Bear said:

Excellent tune-up game. We're going to be in the hunt all the way through March. Lots of basketball talent on our team. Calling it a game. Got an appointment with VA for cremation benefits.
I hope it's not your benefits.
Gunter gleiben glauchen globen
DanaDane
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So was it officially announced and I just missed it? Pretty obvious Grimes is redshirting if he's not getting into this game and he's not on the injury list.
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