Agreed. I mentioned earlier in this thread I'd like to see him focus more on his midrange game for a few games. A) He's more efficient from there and B) seeing the ball go in on a few jump shots might help him get his 3-point shot back.boognish_bear said:bear2be2 said:It was good to see him hit four 3s. But 14 is more than he should be taking right now in his current state.hitmanmw said:
I keep hoping that one of these days Walter will have a decent shooting night. Still waiting. 4-14 from 3 just isn't good enough.
I wonder if he just decided he was going to try to shoot himself out of his slump in that game since it was the one really favorable matchup left on our schedule.
Hopefully it will get him going. But we probably can't afford to have him shooting that much in the future if his percentages don't improve considerably.
I like a lot of things about Walter. But this shooting funk is just weird. And he can't seem to shake it.
His mid range percentage has been much better the last couple of weeks. It would be nice if the coaching staff could get him to turn at least half of those three-point attempts in to mid range shots.
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Gameday Thread: #12 Baylor (18-6; 7-4) at West Virginia (8-16; 3-8)
#12 Baylor (18-6; 7-4) travels to Morgantown, West Virginia to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers (8-16; 3-8) on February 17th at 5pm CST. The game will be televised on ESPN2.
KenPom Prediction: Baylor 78 West Virginia 68
Torvik Prediction: Baylor 77 West Virginia 68
Evan Miyakawa: Baylor 80 West Virginia 69
Haslametrics: Baylor 76 West Virginia 66
Coaches
West Virginia: Josh Eilert (43) 8-16
Baylor: Scott Drew (53); 459-249 overall (439-238 at Baylor); 11 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF; 1 National Championship
Head to Head: 0-0
West Virginia Starters
Guard: Kerr Kriisa (SR) 6-3 185 lbs; 11 ppg; 3 reb; 5 asst; 43% FG; 43% 3pt; 79% FT
Guard: Kobe Johnson (JR) 6-3 205 lbs; 6 ppg; 2 reb; 2 asst; 39% FG; 25% 3pt; 81% FT
Guard: Raequan Battle (SR) 6-5 195 lbs; 16 ppg; 4 reb; 39% FG; 28% 3pt; 79% FT
Forward: Quinn Slazinski (SR) 6-9 230 lbs; 13 ppg; 4 reb; 41% FG; 32% 3pt; 76% FT
Forward: Jesse Edwards (SR) 6-11 240 lbs; 14 ppg; 8 reb; 2 blks; 57% FG; 61% FT
West Virginia Bench
Guard: Noah Farrakhan (SR) 6-1 170 lbs; 10 ppg; 4 reb; 2 asst; 39% FG; 30% 3pt; 77% FT
Forward: Patrick Suemnick (SR) 6-8 235 lbs; 5 ppg; 3 reb; 54% FG; 50% 3pt; 61% FT
Forward: Akok Akok (SR) 6-10 225 lbs; 4 ppg; 3 reb; 48% FG; 29% 3pt; 53% FT
Forward: Josiah Harris (SO) 6-7 215 lbs; 5 ppg; 4 reb; 32% FG; 27% 3pt; 87% FT
Baylor Starters
Guard: RayJ Dennis (SR) 6-3 180 lbs; 13 ppg; 4 reb; 7 asst; 49% FG; 39% 3pt; 68% FT
Guard: Jayden Nunn (JR) 6-3 190 lbs; 11 ppg; 3 reb; 2 asst; 46% FG; 44% 3pt; 67% FT
Guard: Ja’Kobe Walter (FR) 6-5 185 lbs; 14 ppg; 5 reb; 2 asst; 39% FG; 33% 3pt; 85% FT
Forward: Jalen Bridges (JR) 6-9 225 lbs; 11 ppg; 5 reb; 2 asst; 46% FG; 40% 3pt; 87% FT
Forward: Yves Missi (FR) 6-11 220 lbs; 11 ppg; 6 reb; 2 blocks; 63% FG; 58% FT
Baylor Bench
Guard: Langston Love (SO) 6-5 210 lbs; 12 ppg; 3 reb; 46% FG; 49% 3pt; 80% FT
Forward: Caleb Lohner (JR) 6-8 235 lbs; 2 ppg; 2 reb; 54% FG; 25% 3pt; 79% FT
Forward: Josh Ojianwuna (SO) 6-10 240 lbs; 5 ppg; 3 reb; 78% FG; 61% FT
Guard: Miro Little (FR) 6-4 185 lbs; 2 ppg; 47% FG; 40% 3pt; 73% FT
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