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Gameday Thread: #19 Baylor (10-3; 0-1) vs #17 TCU (12-1; 1-0)

January 2, 2023
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#19 Baylor (10-3; 0-1) takes on #17 TCU (12-1; 1-0) Wednesday January 4th at 8pm CST in Waco.  The game will be televised on ESPN2.  

KenPom Prediction:  Baylor 74 TCU 69

Torvik Prediction:  Baylor 74 TCU 68

Evan Miyakawa Prediction:  Baylor 76 TCU 70

Coaches

TCU:   Jamie Dixon (57) 457-208 (129-85 at TCU); 13 NCAAs; 3 Sweet 16s; 1 Elite 8

Baylor:  Scott Drew (52); 429-236 overall (409-225 at Baylor); 10 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF; 1 National Championship

Head to Head:  7-4 Drew

TCU Starters

Guard:  Mike Miles  (JR) 6-2 195 lbs; 19 ppg; 3 reb; 3 asst; 52% FG; 30% 3pt; 68% FT

Guard:  Damion Baugh (SR) 6-4 195 lbs; 12 ppg; 4 reb; 5 asst; 46% FG; 31% 3pt; 63% FT

Forward: Charles O’Bannon (SR) 6-6 215 lbs; 9 ppg; 4 reb; 34% FG; 32% 3pt; 74% FT

Forward:  Emmanuel Miller (SR) 6-7 220 lbs; 14 ppg; 6 reb; 2 asst; 57% FG; 47% 3pt; 68% FT

Forward: Eddie Lampkin (SO) 6-11 265 lbs; 7 ppg; 7 reb; 55% FG; 40% 3pt; 88% FT

TCU Bench

Forward:  Xavier Cork (SR) 6-9 230 lbs; 4 ppg; 2 reb; 62% FG; 50% FT

Forward:  Micah Peavy (JR) 6-7 215 lbs; 9 ppg; 3 reb; 2 asst; 37% FG; 15% 3pt; 81% FT

Forward:  JaKobe Coles (SO) 6-7 215 lbs; 8 ppg; 5 reb; 44% FG; 30% 3pt; 91% FT

Baylor Starters

Guard:  Adam Flagler (SR) 6-3 185 lbs; 17 ppg; 3 reb; 5 asst; 48% FG; 50% 3pt; 81% FT

Guard:  LJ Cryer (JR) 6-1 190 lbs; 15 ppg; 2 reb; 2 asst; 45% FG; 37% 3pt; 92% FT

Guard:  Keyonte George (FR) 6-4 185 lbs; 16 ppg; 4 reb; 4 asst; 38% FG; 34% 3pt; 83% FT

Forward:  Jalen Bridges (JR) 6-7 225 lbs; 9 ppg; 5 reb; 47% FG; 18% 3pt; 78% FT

Forward:  Flo Thamba (SR) 6-10 250 lbs; 5 ppg; 5 reb; 1 blk; 63% FG; 48% FT

Baylor Bench

Guard:  Dale Bonner (SR) 6-2 170 lbs; 6 ppg; 2 reb; 4 asst; 2 st; 46% FG; 36% 3pt; 79% FT

Forward:  Caleb Lohner (JR) 6-8 235 lbs; 6 ppg; 5 reb; 56% FG; 33% 3pt; 69% FT

Guard:  Langston Love (FR) 6-5 210 lbs; 8 ppg; 3 reb; 43% FG; 31% 3pt; 82% FT

Forward:  Joshua Ojianwuna (FR) 6-10 235 lbs; 6 ppg; 4 reb; 1 blk; 69% FG; 68% FT

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Gameday Thread: #19 Baylor (10-3; 0-1) vs #17 TCU (12-1; 1-0)

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BearFan33
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10:32p, 1/4/23
Dang he got to bucket
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10:32p, 1/4/23
Collapse of baylor athletics.

Sugar bowl

NCAA title

Trash
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Stefano DiMera
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In reply to IowaBear • 10:32p, 1/4/23
You're horrible. Why are you so ****ing happy
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10:32p, 1/4/23
Great play call. Way to get to the basket. Go off two feet and create the contact he's gonna get that call.
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10:32p, 1/4/23
That's the look you want. Great play by TCU.

Never should have been that close, though.
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In reply to Fre3dombear • 10:32p, 1/4/23
Fre3dombear said:
Body slammed
Nope. That one was clean. Just a great play by the TCU defender.
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10:33p, 1/4/23
It's going to be tough making the tournament this season with this defense
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In reply to vanillabryce • 10:33p, 1/4/23
vanillabryce said:
Great play call. Way to get to the basket. Go off two feet and create the contact he's gonna get that call.
You've got to finish. You're not getting a call there.

But credit to Cork. That was a great play.
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10:33p, 1/4/23
No excuse for this loss.

This team is not going to a second round without a much better transition defense
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier
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10:33p, 1/4/23
Hard being a bu fan this year
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10:33p, 1/4/23
Not sure how this teams going to win games… when you get out scored by almost 30 in the paint you'll lose every time… no lead this team builds will be safe…going to be a long long long season. NCAA hopes are going to straight up disappear if this team doesn't start winning and fast
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10:33p, 1/4/23
Now is the winter of our discontent.
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In reply to davesburgerbarn • 10:34p, 1/4/23
davesburgerbarn said:
It's going to be tough making the tournament this season with this defense
We're in absolutely no danger of missing the tourney. Stop this silly narrative.

Getting to weekend #2 is an entirely different story.
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 10:34p, 1/4/23
Oldbear83 said:
No excuse for this loss.

This team is not going to a second round without a much better transition defense
No excuse needed. This team is just not very good, especially on the defensive end.
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In reply to IowaBear • 10:34p, 1/4/23
IowaBear said:
Not sure how this teams going to win games… when you get out scored by almost 30 in the paint you'll lose every time… no lead this team builds will be safe…going to be a long long long season. NCAA hopes are going to straight up disappear if this team doesn't start winning and fast
Drama queen
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In reply to Mitch Henessey • 10:35p, 1/4/23
Mitch Henessey said:
davesburgerbarn said:
It's going to be tough making the tournament this season with this defense
We're in absolutely no danger of missing the tourney. Stop this silly narrative.

Getting to weekend #2 is an entirely different story.
We have to start winning games. This conference is too tough to be losing at home.
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 10:35p, 1/4/23
Oldbear83 said:
No excuse for this loss.

This team is not going to a second round without a much better transition defense


I honestly believe it is optimistic to think this team makes the tournament. Completely lack "killer" instinct.
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In reply to Stefano DiMera • 10:35p, 1/4/23
Happy? Hardly! I've said for weeks this team just isnt good. You and the "experts crapped on me" did your usual sunshine pumping … and now reality is setting in. Bears aren't good. It happens
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In reply to bear2be2 • 10:35p, 1/4/23
bear2be2 said:
vanillabryce said:
Great play call. Way to get to the basket. Go off two feet and create the contact he's gonna get that call.
You've got to finish. You're not getting a call there.

But credit to Cork. That was a great play.
Bingo. No call is gonna be made there. Most of those shots are gonna get partially blocked because you're gonna have 6-8, 6-10 guys in there. You win those kinda games with the rebound and put back. Josh O just starting falling backwards too soon and had no force to his shot.
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In reply to Fre3dombear • 10:35p, 1/4/23
Fre3dombear said:
Body slammed


That would be felony assault in 16 states.
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10:35p, 1/4/23
I previously posted on another thread that if I was an objective gambler betting on this game, I would take the frogs and the points. So pissed I was right.
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10:35p, 1/4/23
Just a really poorly coached and poorly executing team. Not well conditioned and probably the worst high major transition defense in D1. Absolutely ridiculous game even if they would have pulled it out. That was a borderline must win. This could go downhill very quickly if they don't start running off some consecutive wins.
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In reply to Mitch Henessey • 10:37p, 1/4/23
Am I? Does this look like an ncaa team? Maybe to you it does you're a sunshine pumpers no matter how we look. You have to win games. Can't lose at home and make the dance. We're 0-2 against 2 very winnable opponents
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In reply to Mitch Henessey • 10:37p, 1/4/23
Mitch Henessey said:
davesburgerbarn said:
It's going to be tough making the tournament this season with this defense
We're in absolutely no danger of missing the tourney. Stop this silly narrative.

Getting to weekend #2 is an entirely different story.


If you believe this you are either delusional or know nothing of the game of basketball. Where do you see 10 more wins?
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In reply to IowaBear • 10:37p, 1/4/23
You are a certified idiot..or intellectually challenged..I'm not sure which..you literally posted NIT BABY with three exclamation points...that obviously means you're happy with the outcome.
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10:38p, 1/4/23
My god this team is terrible. Never believe the hype for a Baylor team regardless of sport ever again
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10:39p, 1/4/23
This team struggled with the nobody teams that hurt our RPI just by playing them. Hard to see us not starting 0-4 in conference. George is near total bust territory.
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10:39p, 1/4/23
Just can't beat those pukes.
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In reply to DanaDane • 10:39p, 1/4/23
DanaDane said:
bear2be2 said:
vanillabryce said:
Great play call. Way to get to the basket. Go off two feet and create the contact he's gonna get that call.
You've got to finish. You're not getting a call there.

But credit to Cork. That was a great play.
Bingo. No call is gonna be made there. Most of those shots are gonna get partially blocked because you're gonna have 6-8, 6-10 guys in there. You win those kinda games with the rebound and put back. Josh O just starting falling backwards too soon and had no force to his shot.


No time for a rebound. If he goes off two feet he does two things… 1. Has more body control and absorbs contact 2. Creates the contact. It's not a guarantee
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In reply to Stefano DiMera • 10:39p, 1/4/23
No… means that's where we're headed as of right now. 16 games to change that. The only idiot is you for continuing to act like this team is elite. It's ok to be realistic
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10:39p, 1/4/23
Just feels like football and basketball have lost the will to win, both at the same time. The toughness has turned to complacency. Are we feeling the effects of the "one and done" curse? Used to build around 4-5 year commitments.
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
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In reply to IvanBear • 10:40p, 1/4/23
George is far from bust he played great tonight
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In reply to Cove Dawg • 10:40p, 1/4/23
Cove Dawg said:
Mitch Henessey said:
davesburgerbarn said:
It's going to be tough making the tournament this season with this defense
We're in absolutely no danger of missing the tourney. Stop this silly narrative.

Getting to weekend #2 is an entirely different story.


If you believe this you are either delusional or know nothing of the game of basketball. Where do you see 10 more wins?
If you think you need 10 wins to make the NCAA tournament out of the Big 12, I'm definitely not the one who knows nothing about basketball.
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In reply to IvanBear • 10:41p, 1/4/23
IvanBear said:
This team struggled with the nobody teams that hurt our RPI just by playing them. Hard to see us not starting 0-4 in conference. George is near total bust territory.


27 points on 13 FGs… lol
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10:42p, 1/4/23
The roster has so many flaws. I think Drew needs to start Ojianwuna over Thamba and even experiment with a four guard line-up.
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