Not just 4 guards, but *THESE* 4 guards. It cannot be overstated the downgrade defensively from KB to Cryer in the starting lineup. Flagler tries and is smart, but lacks length and is below average defensively. Keyonte has his good moments but lacks consistent intensity on that end, while Cryer and Love are truly awful defenders no way to sugarcoat it. Compounding the situation is when opposing guards blow by our matador perimeter defense, our inside players are a defensive liability as well. Massive dropoff from MM / Sochan to Bridges / Lohner. Thamba is several steps slow and has regressed considerably. Josh O has huge upside but is still learning through freshman mistakes and is foul prone. So when our perimeter D gets burned over and over again, our inside guys are left even more vulnerable to picking up cheap fouls or giving up weak-side rebounds when out of position to help or to help the helper. Really looking forward to what Ja'Kobe Walter will bring next year, he is an elite perimeter defender who will stop teams from penetrating at will.bear2be2 said:If you think our defense is bad now, just wait until we trot four guards out there.True Grit said:
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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Baylor Basketball
Gameday Thread: #19 Baylor (10-3; 0-1) vs #17 TCU (12-1; 1-0)
#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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