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Gameday Thread: #3 Seed Baylor (23-10) vs #6 Seed Creighton (22-12)

March 19, 2023
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#3 Seed Baylor (23-10) takes on #6 Seed Creighton (22-12) Sunday March 19th in Denver at 6:10 pm CST.  The game will be televised on TBS.  

KenPom Prediction:  Creighton 75 Baylor 74

Torvik Prediction:  Creighton 75 Baylor 74

Evan Miyakawa Prediction:  Creighton 76 Baylor 75


Coaches

Creighton:   Greg McDermott (58) 578-344 (298-149 at Creighton); 11 NCAAs; Sweet 16

Baylor:  Scott Drew (52); 442-243 overall (422-232 at Baylor); 11 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF; 1 National Championship

Head to Head:  4-2 Drew


Creighton Starters

Guard:  Ryan Nembhard (SO) 6-0 170 lbs; 12 ppg; 4 reb; 5 asst; 43% FG; 36% 3pt; 86% FT

Guard: Trey Alexander (SO) 6-4 190 lbs; 14 ppg; 4 reb; 3 asst; 45% FG; 43% 3pt; 81% FT

Guard:  Baylor Scheierman (SR) 6-7 205 lbs; 13 ppg; 8 reb; 3 asst; 42% FG; 36% 3pt; 82% FT

Forward:  Arthur Kaluma (SR) 6-7 225 lbs; 12 ppg; 6 reb; 2 asst; 42% FG; 32% 3pt; 73% FT

Forward:  Ryan Kalkbrenner (JR) 7-1 260 lbs; 16 ppg; 6 reb; 2 blks; 72% FG; 33% 3pt; 78% FT

Creighton Bench

Guard:  Franciso Farabello (SR) 6-3 185 lbs; 3 ppg; 31% FG; 28% 3pt; 50% FT

Forward:  Mason Miller (FR) 6-7 190 lbs; 2 ppg; 2 reb; 37% FG; 38% 3pt; 56% FT


Baylor Starters

Guard:  Adam Flagler (SR) 6-3 185 lbs; 16 ppg; 3 reb; 5 asst; 43% FG; 41% 3pt; 80% FT

Guard:  LJ Cryer (JR) 6-1 190 lbs; 15 ppg; 2 reb; 2 asst; 44% FG; 42% 3pt; 91% FT

Guard:  Keyonte George (FR) 6-4 185 lbs; 16 ppg; 4 reb; 3 asst; 38% FG; 34% 3pt; 79% FT

Forward:  Jalen Bridges (JR) 6-7 225 lbs; 10 ppg; 6 reb; 50% FG; 32% 3pt; 78% FT

Forward:  Flo Thamba (SR) 6-10 250 lbs; 5 ppg; 5 reb; 57% FG; 64% FT

Baylor Bench

Guard:  Dale Bonner (SR) 6-2 170 lbs; 5 ppg; 3 asst; 44% FG; 37% 3pt; 77% FT

Forward:  Caleb Lohner (JR) 6-8 235 lbs; 3 ppg; 4 reb; 55% FG; 25% 3pt; 64% FT

Guard:  Langston Love (FR) 6-5 210 lbs; 6 ppg; 2 reb; 43% FG; 36% 3pt; 69% FT

Forward:  Jonthan Tchama Tchatuouia (SR) 6-10 235 lbs; 6 ppg; 5 reb; 51% FG; 50% 3pt; 85% FT

Forward:  Joshua Ojianwuna (FR) 6-10 230 lbs; 4 ppg; 4 reb; 60% FG; 66% FT

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Gameday Thread: #3 Seed Baylor (23-10) vs #6 Seed Creighton (22-12)

62,919 Views | 411 Replies | Last: 1 yr ago by Bear89
SIC EM 94
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17-17 free throws and 11-22 on 3's…that wins every night
BearTruth13
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IowaBear said:

He has been all year! Dudes a grade a loafer. Won't miss him a bit! He's been Mia like a month straight. Need to get back to recruiting chip on the shoulder guys. 5 stars are shiny. They don't win national titles


The 5 star guys we've had before were

Perry Jones
Isaiah Austin
Quincy Miller
Kendall Brown
Keynote George

I wouldn't put any of those guys on Baylor's top 10 players.
bear2be2
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Dustinf100 said:

Nah. Terrible backside defender. Can be ignored on offense.
Kalkbrenner is five points below his season scoring average and 20 points below his season field goal percentage. And two of those buckets came on stupid switches that left him unguarded under the basket. (not Flo's fault). Flo has largely done his job today.

It's not Flo's job to defend the 3-point line.
boognish_bear
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Layups are hard
IowaBear
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What did people expect ? We haven't defended worth a **** all year and Creighton is ridiculously efficient on offense. George, Cryer, Flag are all horrendous defensively.
CHP Bear
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This game has been a tough one to watch. Defense has definitely been an issue this year. However, Creighton came to play and made their shots. Life is good.
Quinton
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Just make it respectable. Don't just let them run you here
DanaDane
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Blown off the court by both Big East teams we played this year.

Marquette shot 58% from floor, 48% from 3 and hit 14-15 FTs (93%)

Creighton's hitting 54% from the floor, 50% from 3 and 16-16 FT's


I guess it's good we didn't have to play UConn or Xavier this year too.
BUGWBBear
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Open the portal Drew. Get a big broom.
IowaBear
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Both UConn and Xavier would dominate us fairly easy
BearFan33
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Need stops. A lot of them
Daveisabovereproach
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I admit I don't follow basketball closely, but it sure seems like anytime our team gets hyped up in the preseason by our fans, it ends up being a very disappointing season. Football is kinda the same way now that I think about it
bear2be2
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IowaBear said:

Both UConn and Xavier would dominate us fairly easy
UConn looks scary. That may be a Final Four team.
wgeralds
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goodnight boys and girls. i knew it would be a tough one but never expected a blow out. CSD has to find someone to create/build/develop a defensive scheme these players can buy into and execute. pure talent can get these dudes the tourney but it'll be another early exit if the team can't figure out how to gel on defense. were 30 games in and they have no idea who covers who half the time on a simple pick and roll. none of the big men box out or provide meaningful lane work. what a waste of an opportunity with princeton up next...yikes.
IvanBear
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BearTruth13 said:

IowaBear said:

He has been all year! Dudes a grade a loafer. Won't miss him a bit! He's been Mia like a month straight. Need to get back to recruiting chip on the shoulder guys. 5 stars are shiny. They don't win national titles


The 5 star guys we've had before were

Perry Jones
Isaiah Austin
Quincy Miller
Kendall Brown
Keynote George

I wouldn't put any of those guys on Baylor's top 10 players.



Drew absolutely needs to stop recruiting them, the only guy on the list that didn't actively hurt his team was Jones. And he was he a disappointment
Quinton
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It's not always the case though. We've just gotten guys with laid back loose demeanors. There are top players that are more intense and fiery. They might not think it's a culture fit but they are around.

The two next year are more intense guys. Might work better
SIC EM 94
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If we could rebound we could have made this close
whitetrash
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FINALLY calls Creighton for the push off.
Branch155
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IvanBear said:

BearTruth13 said:

IowaBear said:

He has been all year! Dudes a grade a loafer. Won't miss him a bit! He's been Mia like a month straight. Need to get back to recruiting chip on the shoulder guys. 5 stars are shiny. They don't win national titles


The 5 star guys we've had before were

Perry Jones
Isaiah Austin
Quincy Miller
Kendall Brown
Keynote George

I wouldn't put any of those guys on Baylor's top 10 players.



Drew absolutely needs to stop recruiting them, the only guy on the list that didn't actively hurt his team was Jones. And he was he a disappointment
Derrick Lively for Duke was the #1 recruit in the nation last year. He literally took zero shots in their loss against TN. 5 stars are overrated
Space Cutter
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All season long K. George shows up against weaker teams but in big games he vanishes. I'd grade his year a B-. He's not ready for NBA.
BearTruth13
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Quinton said:

It's not always the case though. We've just gotten guys with laid back loose demeanors. There are top players that are more intense and fiery. They might not think it's a culture fit but they are around.

The two next year are more intense guys. Might work better


We'll see. Go to 247 and go down the list of our top recruits. Other than Gathers and Butler (4 stars) you have to go fairly far down the list for some of our fan favorites.
Branch155
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Leave it to George to squander a great chance with hero ball. I can't believe we share a last name.
Fre3dombear
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Abortion
SIC EM 94
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Another BS call…would have been a 6 point game
bear2be2
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A nice 1-of-10 game to end George's Baylor career.
cleverbearname
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George looking for highlight every time and not smart play. Gets old
IowaBear
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Lively is ELITE defensively though. But as a whole I agree. Our recruiting philosophy seems to have switched to more 5 star focused. Recruiting 1 and sone guys like George isn't going to win you a Natty. Look at Kentucky if you want a prime example. Get old and stay old and yes while that's harder with the portal it's still possible just looks at Houston
SIC EM 94
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Pathetic decision making with the game still in doubt
Fre3dombear
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Crazy we had a legit chance with 3 min to
Go
wgeralds
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IvanBear said:

BearTruth13 said:

IowaBear said:

He has been all year! Dudes a grade a loafer. Won't miss him a bit! He's been Mia like a month straight. Need to get back to recruiting chip on the shoulder guys. 5 stars are shiny. They don't win national titles


The 5 star guys we've had before were

Perry Jones
Isaiah Austin
Quincy Miller
Kendall Brown
Keynote George

I wouldn't put any of those guys on Baylor's top 10 players.



Drew absolutely needs to stop recruiting them, the only guy on the list that didn't actively hurt his team was Jones. And he was he a disappointment
we need players with that dog in them. lace dunn. pierre jackson. terry teagle. quincy acy. taurean prince. davion. tweety. macio. shoot even mark vital. size didn't matter - it was the fight.
SIC EM 94
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Fre3dombear said:

Crazy we had a legit chance with 3 min to
Go

Yep…and did nothing with it!
Quinton
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UConn would dismantle this team. Highest ceiling of any team in the tournament and they would find it against us
IowaBear
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Dudes crazy inefficient
BellCountyBear
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Welp, on to baseball season! Wait…
BearFan33
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Ok we know who the refs have money on
 
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