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Gameday Thread: #15 Baylor (14-4; 3-2) vs TCU (14-5; 3-3)

January 25, 2024
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#15 Baylor (14-4; 3-2) hosts TCU (14-5; 3-3) at Foster Pavilion Saturday January 27th at 3pm.  The game will be televised on ESPN2.  

KenPom Prediction:  Baylor 81 TCU 75

Torvik Prediction:  Baylor 82 TCU 76

Evan Miyakawa:  Baylor 81 TCU 76

Haslametrics:  Baylor 75 TCU 72


Coaches

TCU:  Jamie Dixon (58) 481-225; 14 NCAAs; 3 Sweet 16s; Elite 8

Baylor:  Scott Drew (53); 455-247 overall (435-236 at Baylor); 11 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF; 1 National Championship

Head to Head:  8-5 Drew


TCU Starters

Guard:  Avery Anderson (SR) 6-2 170 lbs; 9 ppg; 2 reb; 4 asst; 47% FG; 28% 3pt; 83% FT

Guard:  Trevian Tennyson (SR) 6-2 180 lbs; 9 ppg; 2 reb; 2 asst; 47% FG; 45% 3pt; 85% FT

Forward: Micah Peavy (SR) 6-7 215 lbs; 11 ppg; 5 reb; 3 asst; 50% FG; 26% 3pt; 59% FT

Forward:  Emmanuel Miller (SR) 6-7 215 lbs; 17 ppg; 6 reb; 3 asst 49% FG; 39% 3pt; 83% FT

Forward:  Ernest Udeh (SO) 6-11 260 lbs; 5 ppg; 6 reb; 57% FG; 55% FT

TCU Bench

Guard: Jameer Nelson (SR) 6-2 205 lbs; 10 ppg; 3 reb; 3 asst; 44% FG; 25% 3pt; 70% FT

Forward:  JaKobe Coles (JR) 6-8 215 lbs; 10 ppg; 4 reb; 47% FG; 37% 3pt; 72% FT

Forward:  Xavier Cork (SR) 6-9 235 lbs; 5 ppg; 3 reb; 67% FG; 71% FT

Forward:  Chuck O’Bannon (SR) 6-7 220 lbs; 6 ppg; 3 reb; 47% FG; 37% 3pt; 79% FT

Baylor Starters

Guard:  RayJ Dennis (SR) 6-3 180 lbs; 13 ppg; 4 reb; 6 asst;  50% FG; 38% 3pt; 71% FT

Guard:  Jayden Nunn (JR) 6-3 190 lbs; 10 ppg; 3 reb; 2 asst; 44% FG; 42% 3pt; 70% FT 

Guard:  Ja’Kobe Walter (FR) 6-5 185 lbs; 15 ppg; 4 reb; 42% FG; 37% 3pt; 85% FT

Forward:  Jalen Bridges (JR) 6-9 225 lbs; 11 ppg; 5 reb; 45% FG; 38% 3pt; 90% FT

Forward:  Yves Missi (FR) 6-11 220 lbs; 10 ppg; 6 reb; 2 blocks; 63% FG; 49% FT

Baylor Bench

Guard:  Langston Love (SO) 6-5 210 lbs; 12 ppg; 2 reb; 47% FG; 48% 3pt; 82% FT

Forward:  Caleb Lohner (JR) 6-8 235 lbs; 3 ppg; 2 reb; 56% FG; 33% 3pt; 70% FT

Forward:  Josh Ojianwuna (SO) 6-10 240 lbs; 5 ppg; 4 reb; 79% FG; 63% FT

Guard:  Miro Little (FR) 6-4 185 lbs; 3 ppg; 54% FG; 50% 3pt; 77% FT

Discussion from...

Gameday Thread: #15 Baylor (14-4; 3-2) vs TCU (14-5; 3-3)

42,373 Views | 595 Replies | Last: 3 mo ago by Guitarbiscuit
historian
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Missi!!
ImABearToo
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Defense please.
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
BUGWBBear
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These dweebs keep coughing up the ball. Forget March at this point.
historian
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Don't leave them wide open!!!!!
historian
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Nunn!!
Bearwhiz
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Drew needs to turn this staff over. There is not reason to be this bad on D
bear2be2
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I hate our defense. All this damn switching and help routinely leaves guys wide open on the perimeter. And it's not like we're good at defending the drive/pick-and-roll either.

The no-middle, switch-everything defense looks awful when you don't have the personnel to run it, and we haven't for two years.
Gametime
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bear2be2 said:

Nunn drives me insane. One good thing for every two or three bad ones.


If we are counting on him down the stretch, I'm not confident. Such a limited player.
historian
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Too many commercial breaks

However, the players probably need a rest
DanaDane
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This team has to frustrate Drew from time to time on D because it doesn't seem to sink in to some of them that at this level and particularly with Big 12 quality teams you can't just play off a shooter even a little or you'll get burned.
whitetrash
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Apparently elbows to the throat to clear out space are not only ignored but also encouraged.
historian
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It's certainly frustrating for us fans!
Gametime
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Bearwhiz said:

Drew needs to turn this staff over. There is not reason to be this bad on D


After these last two years something is not right.
bear2be2
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Bearwhiz said:

Drew needs to turn this staff over. There is not reason to be this bad on D
We need a defensive coordinator. We get lost on that end more than any good team I've ever seen.
bear2be2
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DanaDane said:

This team has to frustrate Drew from time to time on D because it doesn't seem to sink in to some of them that at this level and particularly with Big 12 quality teams you can't just play off a shooter even a little or you'll get burned.
Players do what is taught or tolerated. We've tolerated too much undisciplined, lazy defense the last two seasons.
DanaDane
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We definitely don't have the overall team quickness to do it. Gets exposed so easily by any team with good ball movement.
bear2be2
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Walter needs to pull his head out of his ass. We're not good enough this year to win games with him giving us nothing.
Oldbear83
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We can't have nice things, at least so far
bear2be2
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We need Bridges to do more of that. He's a much tougher guard when he doesn't settle for being a catch-and-shoot guy.
DanaDane
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Ok, Bridges getting involved more in the offensive flow. Like that.
bear2be2
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Walter is killing us on both ends. Park him on the bench for a while.
whitetrash
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Peavy elbows Josh O again in the throat on Bridges's last 3.
historian
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RayJ
bear2be2
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RayJ needs to assert himself more on the offensive end. We need him to look for his shot more than he has the last two games.
historian
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Bad call
bear2be2
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historian said:

Bad call
Nope. You can't slide in underneath a guy anymore as a help defender. That's an automatic block.
wgeralds
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okay yeah the camera angle is doo doo
BUGWBBear
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wgeralds said:

okay yeah the camera angle is doo doo


It's not impeding my view on TV.
bear2be2
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Missi can be frustrating at times because he's so raw. But that dude has excellent coordination for a kid that young. His ability to catch a ball in traffic and finish is pretty impressive for a kid his age.
wgeralds
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was that dave aranda above love's right shoulder when he was taking those free throws?
historian
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I'm tired of playing from behind. We need some defensive stops. Getting a few steals would be nice too
historian
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ok
BUGWBBear
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historian said:

I'm tired of playing from behind. We need some defensive stops. Getting a few steals would be nice too


That takes drive and aggression-two things this bunch lacks.
historian
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Dancing bacon!
Johnny Bear
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historian said:

I'm tired of playing from behind. We need some defensive stops. Getting a few steals would be nice too

Agree. After a good start on D we're now in a stretch where TCU is scoring at will.
 
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