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Gameday Thread: #11 Baylor (21-8; 10-6) vs Texas (19-10; 8-8)

March 3, 2024
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#11 Baylor (21-8; 10-6) takes on Texas (19-10; 8-8) in Waco at Foster Pavilion March 4 at 8pm.  The game will be televised on ESPN.  

KenPom Prediction:  Baylor 78 Texas 72

Torvik Prediction:  Baylor 77 Texas 71

Evan Miyakawa:  Baylor 76 Texas 71

Haslametrics:  Baylor 76 Texas 69

Coaches

Texas:  Rodney Terry (55) 204-174 (41-18 at Texas); 2 NCAAs; Sweet 16; Elite 8

Baylor:  Scott Drew (53); 462-251 overall (442-240 at Baylor); 11 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF; 1 National Championship

Head to Head:  2-1 Terry

Texas Starters

Guard:  Tyrese Hunter (JR) 5-11 175 lbs; 11 ppg; 3 reb; 4 asst; 46% FG; 35% 3pt; 66% FT

Guard:  Max Abmas (SR) 5-11 175 lbs; 17 ppg; 3 reb; 4 asst; 42% FG; 37% 3pt; 91% FT

Guard: Ithiel Horton (JR) 6-5 200 lbs; 6 ppg; 2 reb; 37% FG; 35% 3pt; 71% FT

Forward:  Dillon Mitchell (SO) 6-8 205 lbs; 10 ppg; 8 reb; 57% FG; 61% FT

Forward:  Dylan Disu (SR) 6-9 225 lbs; 17 ppg; 5 reb; 50% FG; 51% 3pt; 81% FT

Texas Bench

Guard: Brock Cunningham (SR) 6-6 210 lbs; 5 ppg; 4 reb; 2 asst; 40% FG; 36% 3pt; 91% FT

Forward:  Kadin Shedrick (SR) 6-11 230 lbs; 8 ppg; 3 reb; 59% FG; 38% 3pt; 73% FT

Guard:  Chendall Weaver (SO) 6-3 180 lbs; 6 ppg; 3 reb; 48% FG; 21% 3pt; 70% FT

Baylor Starters

Guard:  RayJ Dennis (SR) 6-3 180 lbs; 13 ppg; 4 reb; 7 asst;  50% FG; 38% 3pt; 71% FT

Guard:  Jayden Nunn (JR) 6-3 190 lbs; 11 ppg; 3 reb; 2 asst; 48% FG; 46% 3pt; 69% FT 

Guard:  Ja’Kobe Walter (FR) 6-5 185 lbs; 15 ppg; 5 reb; 2 asst; 38% FG; 33% 3pt; 84% FT

Forward:  Jalen Bridges (JR) 6-9 225 lbs; 11 ppg; 5 reb; 2 asst;  45% FG; 40% 3pt; 85% FT

Forward:  Yves Missi (FR) 6-11 220 lbs; 11 ppg; 6 reb; 2 blocks; 64% FG; 61% FT

Baylor Bench

Guard:  Langston Love (SO) 6-5 210 lbs; 11 ppg; 3 reb; 46% FG; 49% 3pt; 79% FT

Forward:  Caleb Lohner (JR) 6-8 235 lbs; 2 ppg; 2 reb; 55% FG; 22% 3pt; 79% FT

Forward:  Josh Ojianwuna (SO) 6-10 240 lbs; 5 ppg; 3 reb; 73% FG; 63% FT

Guard:  Miro Little (FR) 6-4 185 lbs; 2 ppg; 46% FG; 36% 3pt; 72% FT

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Gameday Thread: #11 Baylor (21-8; 10-6) vs Texas (19-10; 8-8)

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12:37a, 3/5/24
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
Psalm 119:36
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In reply to Guitarbiscuit • 6:00a, 3/5/24
Guitarbiscuit said:

To me, this was unbelievable. Absolutely did not see this comeback coming or UT's severe challenges once Abmas was taken out of the game.



Yeah. The fact that we hit our first 10 or so shots of the 2nd half and hadn't dented the halftime deficit was nuts. I did think there might be a slim chance we might keep it up and do what we ended up doing, but I really expected us to kinda run out of gas and fade. What a comeback!
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In reply to Guitarbiscuit • 6:22a, 3/5/24
Well coach Terry, I am glad you found time to post here while coaching Texas tonight. But the records don't lie.
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier
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6:46a, 3/5/24
The team really found something in their game, in themselves, their "identity" in the second half of the Houston game, and it has carried over. Large early point deficits aren't fazing this team, there's confidence and persistence. Bridges having a prominent role is working for them.
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6:48a, 3/5/24
And will someone please tell OldBear83 that people from the Politics/Religion forum do actually follow Baylor sports and read/post in the sports forums too? He's not being "followed".
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6:56a, 3/5/24
Buncha drama queens in this thread. Sheesh.

We have to have one of the lowest bball IQ fanbases of any high major basketball school.
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In reply to Mitch Henessey • 7:18a, 3/5/24
Why do you waste time reading other forums ?
And that's simply not accurate go read the ISU forum and get back to me on your thoughts
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8:01a, 3/5/24
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In reply to Quinton • 8:08a, 3/5/24
Quinton said:
When Bridges plays like that he's a matchup nightmare for most college teams. The spacing with a guy like that completely breaks defenses. He was excellent v Houston as well
I am the biggest Bridges fan boy on here. He is just so talented and that talent shines when he asserts himself. As I've said all year, he is the X factor for our team. We need him to stay aggressive to reach our potential. When Love returns his assertiveness on the offensive end needs to continue.
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 8:22a, 3/5/24
Oldbear83 said:
Well coach Terry, I am glad you found time to post here while coaching Texas tonight. But the records don't lie.
Like the Kansas game, Drew and co. made key adjustments that turned the game around. Taking the ball to the hoop earlier in the shot clock got us to the foul line. Not one of those fouls was cheap or disputed. Texas never adjusted to what Baylor was doing down the stretch. Terry will be the last to admit it, as I don't remember him saying anything nice about us, but he got schooled.
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9:43a, 3/5/24
In the first half, UT was getting away with a lot of defensive contact in the paint where the refs were giving them benefit of the doubt for either having defensive position, or maintaining verticality without overtly reaching in.

However, by the time they started to tire in the second half, they didn't get into position in time, or those attempts at verticality turned into reaches, which led to call after call after call on drives inside.

Plus, losing Disu took out one of their main interior stalwarts. Without him, Shedrick and Cunningham had to play extended minutes, which led to Shedrick tiring out and Cunningham going on a foul-a-minute spree. Eventually, they had no defense left with which to stop us.
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In reply to boognish_bear • 9:43a, 3/5/24
boognish_bear said:
Wah Wah Wah...typical comment from this guy. What a crybaby.
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In reply to boognish_bear • 9:58a, 3/5/24
boognish_bear said:
This is the story. You can complain about officiating if you want, but you didn't score a basket for 10 mins in the second half.
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In reply to Crawfoso1973 • 10:16a, 3/5/24
When Bridges plays aggressive we will win 90 percent of those games. His driving to the basket is so incredibly difficult to guard for a smaller 2/3 and larger 4/5.
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In reply to mcleod66 • 10:37a, 3/5/24
mcleod66 said:
boognish_bear said:
Wah Wah Wah...typical comment from this guy. What a crybaby.
Not to mention the 3 or 4 non-calls on Abmas when he reached in from behind after being beat on defense.
Terry is an idiot. He should have run every offensive set the last 10 minutes through Abmas. Dude was on a serious heater - and we had to double team him/hedge. Abmas would have certainly created much better shots for his teammates than long jumpers from Hunter and Cunningham. Thank heaven Texas deferred to their brick-layers down the stretch.
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In reply to TXBEAR_bf • 10:48a, 3/5/24
TXBEAR_bf said:
When Bridges plays aggressive we will win 90 percent of those games. His driving to the basket is so incredibly difficult to guard for a smaller 2/3 and larger 4/5.
100%. Also when locked in on the boards and defensively, he get gets so many blocks and deflections when playing with an edge. Easily our best two-way player and not really close. I think sometimes he plays like he has to pace himself to battle fatigue. He basically needs to play the entire game with no viable option to spell him more than a couple minutes.
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11:37a, 3/5/24
What a great thing to sell recruits on

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In reply to boognish_bear • 11:39a, 3/5/24
boognish_bear said:
What a great thing to sell recruits on

That kind of blows my mind because whatever their record is, Kentucky has been funneling kids to the NBA for years, but I hadn't paid attention to trends outside of Baylor the last few years.
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 11:43a, 3/5/24
My name is Seth. I'm not coach Terry. If you don't find it at least mildly disturbing that it took an historic 3pt performance to beat UT and that the win was just business as usual, then I guess we'll disagree. UT is the one team apart from maybe Houston I just don't want to play, in part because they may have that one player who is the best player on the court. And notice how things changed after
Disu went to the locker room. After that occurred, we were able to stop them. Before then we had gotten hot offensively but we're still bad defensively. There's a reason I said what I said. UT may not be best in Big 12 and I'll admit that I overshot things there. But playing them is not on my list of favorite activities.
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In reply to boognish_bear • 11:47a, 3/5/24
boognish_bear said:
What a great thing to sell recruits on


He's 100% correct. Baylor's player development is top notch. Facilities top notch. Student support top notch.

Could be on the precipice of something even more amazing over the next decade.
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In reply to Guitarbiscuit • 11:48a, 3/5/24
Guitarbiscuit said:
But playing them is not on my list of favorite activities.
Seth, I have good news for you!
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In reply to Guitarbiscuit • 11:48a, 3/5/24
Guitarbiscuit said:
My name is Seth. I'm not coach Terry. If you don't find it at least mildly disturbing that it took an historic 3pt performance to beat UT and that the win was just business as usual, then I guess we'll disagree. UT is the one team apart from maybe Houston I just don't want to play, in part because they may have that one player who is the best player on the court. And notice how things changed after
Disu went to the locker room. After that occurred, we were able to stop them. Before then we had gotten hot offensively but we're still bad defensively. There's a reason I said what I said. UT may not be best in Big 12 and I'll admit that I overshot things there. But playing them is not on my list of favorite activities.
This guy?

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In reply to BearlyBeloved • 11:51a, 3/5/24
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bear2be2 said:
Abmas is a stud. He's keeping them in this one.
The only thing not to like about Abmas is his uniform.
Think we can get him into the portal?
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In reply to whitetrash • 11:54a, 3/5/24

No. Im a Baylor grad, law school drop out who deals in vinyl records. I make less money than Seth Davis. I am glad that CSD almost always manages to play his best ball this time of year.



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Guitarbiscuit said:
My name is Seth. I'm not coach Terry. If you don't find it at least mildly disturbing that it took an historic 3pt performance to beat UT and that the win was just business as usual, then I guess we'll disagree. UT is the one team apart from maybe Houston I just don't want to play, in part because they may have that one player who is the best player on the court. And notice how things changed after
Disu went to the locker room. After that occurred, we were able to stop them. Before then we had gotten hot offensively but we're still bad defensively. There's a reason I said what I said. UT may not be best in Big 12 and I'll admit that I overshot things there. But playing them is not on my list of favorite activities.
This guy?

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In reply to ScottS • 11:55a, 3/5/24
It seems everyone is available these days if there is enough money involved.



ScottS said:
BearlyBeloved said:
bear2be2 said:
Abmas is a stud. He's keeping them in this one.
The only thing not to like about Abmas is his uniform.
Think we can get him into the portal?
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In reply to ScottS • 11:55a, 3/5/24
This is his last year of eligibility
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In reply to boognish_bear • 12:15p, 3/5/24
boognish_bear said:
What a great thing to sell recruits on

Much appreciation to Fran, who began talking up Drew and the program before anyone at the National level. For those that remember, one of a litany of unfair criticisms of Drew in the first decade he was here was that top level players would not get the development they would get at the elite schools. I remember that comment going out when Perry Jones and Quincy Miller fell in the NBA draft. I think we can check another one off as debunked!
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In reply to boognish_bear • 2:02p, 3/5/24
boognish_bear said:

Cow tears!!

We will all be so glad when Texas is gone. They are sore losers and sore winners (thankfully not as often in recent years). Good riddance!!
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
Psalm 119:36
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2:39p, 3/5/24
Why does he say needed every call. We won by 8. What am I missing here? Is there a single call that could get a team 8 points?
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In reply to Guitarbiscuit • 2:46p, 3/5/24
Guitarbiscuit: "I'm not coach Terry."

Then you shouldn't channel him on Baylor forums.
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier
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In reply to Guitarbiscuit • 3:01p, 3/5/24
Let's start a GoFundMe to get treatment for GuitarBiscuit.

He needs our help and compassion.
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In reply to BearlyBeloved • 3:44p, 3/5/24
No treatment needed. At least not this week. Maybe next week. I still find it hard to believe that there aren't a couple of people on here who are not comfortable with the fact we had to shot 70 pct from 3 and that a key player had to go to the locker room before we pulled ahead. If I'm the only one, so be it.




BearlyBeloved said:
Let's start a GoFundMe to get treatment for GuitarBiscuit.

He needs our help and compassion.
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