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Gameday Thread: #14 Baylor (18-6; 7-4) at #17 TCU (17-7; 6-5)

February 9, 2023
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#14 Baylor (18-6; 7-4) takes on #17 TCU (17-7; 6-5) Saturday February 11th at 3pm CST in Fort Worth.  The game will be televised on ESPN2.

KenPom Prediction:  TCU 76 Baylor 75

Torvik Prediction:  TCU 77 Baylor 75

Evan Miyakawa Prediction:  TCU 75 Baylor 73


Coaches

TCU:   Jamie Dixon (57) 462-214 (134-91 at TCU); 13 NCAAs; 3 Sweet 16s; 1 Elite 8

Baylor:  Scott Drew (52); 437-239 overall (417-228 at Baylor); 10 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF; 1 National Championship

Head to Head:  7-5 Drew


TCU Starters

Guard:  Shada Wells (JR) 6-0 185 lbs; 6 ppg; 2 reb; 3 asst; 44% FG; 26% 3pt; 74% FT

Guard:  Damion Baugh (SR) 6-4 195 lbs; 13 ppg; 4 reb; 5 asst; 44% FG; 26% 3pt; 74% FT

Forward: Charles O’Bannon (SR) 6-6 215 lbs; 8 ppg; 3 reb; 37% FG; 30% 3pt; 71% FT

Forward:  Emmanuel Miller (SR) 6-7 220 lbs; 13 ppg; 7 reb; 2 asst; 55% FG; 48% 3pt; 69% FT

Forward: Eddie Lampkin (SO) 6-11 265 lbs; 7 ppg; 6 reb; 55% FG; 61% FT

TCU Bench

Forward:  Xavier Cork (SR) 6-9 230 lbs; 5 ppg; 3 reb; 59% FG; 61% FT

Forward:  Micah Peavy (JR) 6-7 215 lbs; 8 ppg; 3 reb; 36% FG; 18% 3pt; 69% FT

Forward:  JaKobe Coles (SO) 6-7 215 lbs; 8 ppg; 4 reb; 47% FG; 31% 3pt; 86% FT

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

*injury status uncertain


Baylor Starters

Guard:  Adam Flagler (SR) 6-3 185 lbs; 15 ppg; 2 reb; 5 asst; 42% FG; 41% 3pt; 80% FT

Guard:  LJ Cryer (JR) 6-1 190 lbs; 14 ppg; 2 reb; 2 asst; 44% FG; 38% 3pt; 86% FT

Guard:  Keyonte George (FR) 6-4 185 lbs; 18 ppg; 4 reb; 3 asst; 39% FG; 34% 3pt; 80% FT

Forward:  Jalen Bridges (JR) 6-7 225 lbs; 10 ppg; 6 reb; 51% FG; 28% 3pt; 76% FT

Forward:  Flo Thamba (SR) 6-10 250 lbs; 5 ppg; 5 reb; 1 blk; 59% FG; 64% FT

Baylor Bench

Forward:  Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua (SR) 6-8 245 lbs; 7 ppg; 4 reb; 56% FG; 57% 3pt

Guard:  Dale Bonner (SR) 6-2 170 lbs; 4 ppg; 3 asst; 2 st; 39% FG; 29% 3pt; 77% FT

Forward:  Caleb Lohner (JR) 6-8 235 lbs; 4 ppg; 4 reb; 52% FG; 25% 3pt; 62% FT

Guard:  Langston Love (FR) 6-5 210 lbs; 7 ppg; 2 reb; 43% FG; 35% 3pt; 78% FT

Forward:  Joshua Ojianwuna (FR) 6-10 235 lbs; 5 ppg; 4 reb; 62% FG; 69% FT

 

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Gameday Thread: #14 Baylor (18-6; 7-4) at #17 TCU (17-7; 6-5)

33,410 Views | 285 Replies | Last: 1 yr ago by bear2be2
PaperBear89
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This has the makings of a$$ whupping we took in Ames to open conf play.
bear2be2
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Mitch Henessey said:

This **** is embarrassing
Yep. They're just punking us at this point.

This has been a really disappointing effort.
bear2be2
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IowaBear said:

This is a bad L if we lose.This team didn't turn any corner, TCU is nothing special without Miles. We still can't defend and we still rely way to much on the 3. I'm really hoping Drew goes to the portal for a big who can create his own in the paint
Don't panic. We're still a tough matchup for a lot of teams. TCU just isn't one of them.

It is disappointing to see us getting consistently out-hustled today, though.
BellCountyBear
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How did we become tcu's beatch in just about every sport?
IowaBear
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TCU gonna become our daddies on the ball court too! Just getting punted by the B team! Embarrassing effort! Don't want to hear any excuses, zero reason this team should lose today. They have smiles and they're up 25 right now
IowaBear
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With 2 point defense like ours we're not tough for anyone because anyone can score on us. We're PRINE for that usual 4/13 upset unless we fall down the seed line which is very possible
Mitch Henessey
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Layup after layup after layup
bear2be2
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IowaBear said:

TCU gonna become our daddies on the ball court too! Just getting punted by the B team! Embarrassing effort! Don't want to hear any excuses, zero reason this team should lose today. They have smiles and they're up 25 right now
Our guards struggle against big, quick guards. This has been the case all year. We shouldn't be surprised by it anymore.
Johnny Bear
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BellCountyBear said:

How did we become tcu's beatch in just about every sport?

Well, there's always baseball……….oh wait………….
ImABearToo
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Bottom line, we're soft. We done have grit, toughness or determination. That's the opposite of the Bears in recent years. Tang affect?
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
DanaDane
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I guess I never realized how slow Cryer and Flagler were relative to a lot of Big 12 guards last year. George isn't much faster. And Love looks like he moves in slow motion.
PaperBear89
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IowaBear said:

This is a bad L if we lose.This team didn't turn any corner, TCU is nothing special without Miles. We still can't defend and we still rely way to much on the 3. I'm really hoping Drew goes to the portal for a big who can create his own in the paint


Watched UCONN and Creighton before this one. Old school big on big still has place in the game.
bear2be2
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IowaBear said:

With 2 point defense like ours we're not tough for anyone because anyone can score on us. We're PRINE for that usual 4/13 upset unless we fall down the seed line which is very possible
We haven't lost to a team all year that's outside the top-25 in KenPom. There's no reason to turn a bad matchup/performance into a referendum on a team that had won eight of nine coming into today.
Fre3dombear
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BellCountyBear said:

How did we become tcu's beatch in just about every sport?


When they fired briles
PaperBear89
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ImABearToo said:

Bottom line, we're soft. We done have grit, toughness or determination. That's the opposite of the Bears in recent years. Tang affect?

Yes 100%
IowaBear
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Yup I say this all the time, a big who could get us 10-12 a game would make a world of a difference. We rely wayyyyy to much on contested jump shots
bear2be2
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ImABearToo said:

Bottom line, we're soft. We done have grit, toughness or determination. That's the opposite of the Bears in recent years. Tang affect?
Grit isn't the problem. We just have slow guards this year. So we're going to struggle against any team that can penetrate.
Fre3dombear
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I don't know how often we end up
With flag trying to defend the basket against someone 6'8 or above.

Seems we should avoid that
DanaDane
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Slow and fundamentally unsound, defensively. Not a good combo.
Fre3dombear
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And keynote has completely disappeared this game.

Rise up bro!!!
IowaBear
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TCU is without 2 of its best 3 players. Sit here and make all the excuses you wish. This is a piss poor performance in a game Baylor has no business losing
bear2be2
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DanaDane said:

Slow and fundamentally unsound, defensively. Not a good combo.
And lazy in a couple of cases.

We're a bad defensive team, and it stems primarily from guards who can't stay in front of their men.
PaperBear89
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Fre3dombear said:

BellCountyBear said:

How did we become tcu's beatch in just about every sport?


When they fired briles

We save our venom for the Whorns (who don't even consider us as little brother, but that weird distant cousin that you're not sure is even related.)
DanaDane
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bear2be2 said:


And lazy in a couple of cases.


That's the part that's bothered me the whole year. And I think you and I are talking about the same two.
Fre3dombear
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****!!!
bear2be2
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IowaBear said:

TCU is without 2 of its best 3 players. Sit here and make all the excuses you wish. This is a piss poor performance in a game Baylor has no business losing
They're not excuses. You and I are watching the same game. We can't stay in front of their drivers.
Fre3dombear
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Double ****
IowaBear
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Luckily we still have time to make a run!!
DanaDane
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I mean, I guess it is impressive that we're only down 4 in spite of some of erratic play.
Fre3dombear
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No points in paint for tcu in 4 Minutes
GoodOleBaylorLine
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Fre3dombear said:

BellCountyBear said:

How did we become tcu's beatch in just about every sport?


When they fired briles


His record was hardly stellar. And in the losses, team often looked unprepared.
DanaDane
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Now that's the fight I like to see, Bridges!!!!!!!


Hell yeah!!!!!!!
Fre3dombear
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Need to Keep them from running the clock rolling it up the court
IowaBear
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Flag!! I can appreciate this effort even in a loss. But let's steal this one fellas! Make me eat crow!
Fre3dombear
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How many ****ing layups we gonna miss. My God
 
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