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MBB: Baylor (12-6; 2-4) at #10 Kansas (15-3; 5-1) Preview & Game Thread

January 19, 2018
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Baylor (12-6; 2-4) travels to Kansas (15-3; 5-1) on Saturday January 20th at 5pm CST.  The game is televised on ESPN.    

KenPom Rankings

Kansas:   10 overall; 10 offensive efficiency; 30 defensive efficiency

Baylor:  40 overall; 67 offensive efficiency; 24 defensive efficiency

Prediction:  Kansas 74 Baylor 65

Coaches

Kansas:  Bill Self (55); 638-196 (431-91 at Kansas); 19 NCAAs; 12 Sweet 16s; 9 Elite 8s; 2 Final 4s; 1 National Championship; 14 NCAA exits by higher seeds

Baylor:  Scott Drew (47); 311-195 overall (291-184 at Baylor); 7 NCAAs; 4 Sweet 16s; 2 Elite 8s

Kansas Starting Line-Up

PG:  Devonte Graham (SR) 6-2 185 lbs; 18 ppg; 7 asst; 43% FG; 44% 3pt; 87% FT

SG:  Malik Newman (SO); 6-3 190 lbs; 11 ppg; 5 reb; 43% FG; 35% 3pt; 83% FT

SF:  Marcus Garrett (FR); 6-5 180 lbs; 4 ppg; 4 reb; 44% FG; 19% 3pt; 53% FT

PF:  Svi Mykhailiuk (JR); 6-8 205 lbs; 17 ppg; 4 reb; 3 asst; 46% FG; 48% 3pt; 73% FT

C:  Udoka Azubuike (SO) 7-0 280 lbs; 15 ppg; 8 reb; 2 blks; 78% FG; 42% FT

Kansas Bench

G:  Lagerald Vick (JR); 6-5 175 lbs; 15 ppg; 6 reb; 53% FG; 43% 3pt; 66% FT

F:  Mitch Lightfoot (SO) 6-8 210 lbs; 4 ppg; 3 reb; 53% FG; 42% 3pt; 82% FT

F:  Silvio De Sousa (FR) 6-9 245 lbs; 1 ppg; 2 reb; 100% FG

G:  Sam Cunliffe (SO) 6-6 200 lbs; 3 ppg; 43% FG; 29% 3pt; 100% FT

Baylor Starting Line-up

PG:  Manu Lecomte (SR) 5-11 180 lbs; 17 ppg; 3 asst; 41% FG; 41% 3pt; 90% FT

SG:  King McClure (JR) 6-3 215 lbs; 10 ppg; 3 reb; 2 asst; 42% FG; 38% 3pt; 79% FT

SF:  Mark Vital (RFR) 6-5 230 lbs; 7 ppg; 5 reb; 3 asst; 53% FG; 51% FT

PF:  Tristan Clark (FR) 6-9 240 lbs; 8 ppg; 6 reb; 1 blk; 61% FG; 61% FT

C:  Jo Lual-Acuil (SR) 7-0 220 lbs; 15 ppg; 10 reb; 2 blks; 52% FG; 66% FT; 27% 3pt

Baylor Bench

F:  Nuni Omot (SR) 6-9 210 lbs; 9 ppg; 4 reb; 2 asst; 48% FG; 40% 3pt; 84% FT

G:  Jake Lindsey (JR) 6-5 195 lbs; 5 ppg; 3 asst; 49% FG; 38% 3pt; 73% FT

F:  Terry Maston (SR) 6-8 230 lbs; 9 ppg; 7 reb; 52% FG; 79% FT; 38% 3pt

G:  Tyson Jolly (RFR) 6-5 190 lbs; 1 ppg; 2 reb; 2 asst; 22% FG; 100% FT

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MBB: Baylor (12-6; 2-4) at #10 Kansas (15-3; 5-1) Preview & Game Thread

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RealLarryDon
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7:13p, 1/20/18
We have ZERO clutch outside shooters.
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7:13p, 1/20/18
**** Kansas and those ****ing ass refs. They screw everyone.

Home job is so bad at this place - all the other BIg12 schools need to thump Kansas in all other sports so these *****s don't make the next conference alignment.

Yup. Little bitter tonight. Need to stop drinking.
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7:15p, 1/20/18
Could easily be a foul called on KU but they'll just get the ball back instead.
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7:15p, 1/20/18
Makes me want to play them again in football.
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7:16p, 1/20/18
Clark freaks out and misses a pass that Maston could've handled in his sleep. Would LOVE to know what's going on with 31.
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In reply to RealLarryDon • 7:17p, 1/20/18
RealLarryDon said:
We have ZERO clutch outside shooters.
And on top of that, just about every time Vital goes to the line it's as good as a turnover.
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In reply to rudylaw • 7:18p, 1/20/18
rudylaw said:
Clark freaks out and misses a pass that Maston could've handled in his sleep. Would LOVE to know what's going on with 31.


Yep. Gotta know what's going on there.
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7:18p, 1/20/18
Manu could have saved us so I hate to complain ...,


But the refs were not going to let us win that game. What a friggin hose job.
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In reply to rudylaw • 7:19p, 1/20/18
rudylaw said:
Clark freaks out and misses a pass that Maston could've handled in his sleep. Would LOVE to know what's going on with 31.
It's got to be the hand

you can see it when he shoots... he had the best touch on the team and now he shoots like I do...

It's got to be his hand
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In reply to JusHappy2BeHere • 7:22p, 1/20/18
JusHappy2BeHere said:
rudylaw said:
Clark freaks out and misses a pass that Maston could've handled in his sleep. Would LOVE to know what's going on with 31.
It's got to be the hand

you can see it when he shoots... he had the best touch on the team and now he shoots like I do...

It's got to be his hand


If that's the case Maston with a broke a** hand is still light years better than Clark.
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In reply to Illinois Bear • 7:23p, 1/20/18
Illinois Bear said:
JusHappy2BeHere said:
rudylaw said:
Clark freaks out and misses a pass that Maston could've handled in his sleep. Would LOVE to know what's going on with 31.
It's got to be the hand

you can see it when he shoots... he had the best touch on the team and now he shoots like I do...

It's got to be his hand


If that's the case Maston with a broke a** hand is still light years better than Clark.
Especially when that last play calls for a catch and pass to the corner. Clark hasn't done that all year.
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7:25p, 1/20/18
I just don't get it. I thought McClure and Lecomte would be a strength of the team this year. So disappointing... Tonight, they were a combined 6 for 22. Yikes...

On a side note, we play better with our three guard line-up.

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7:28p, 1/20/18
Getting that 2-8 feeling we had in 2013/14 again. Maybe we turn this season around as well but 2013/14 team had much more developed talent.
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7:29p, 1/20/18
We are now officially the cellar dwellers, tied with TCU and Iowa St but both beat us.
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In reply to rudylaw • 7:30p, 1/20/18
rudylaw said:
Getting that 2-8 feeling we had in 2013/14 again. Maybe we turn this season around as well but 2013/14 team had much more developed talent.
Love the optimism but conference doesn't have 4 weak teams to feast on like it did then.
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7:32p, 1/20/18
KU player drives at Jo, who's backing up and straight up, WHISTLE! And one.

McClure drives and gets bumped while in midair... PLAY ON.

Game was over at that point, Lecomte's chucks aside. Problem is Tech was still able to overcome 5-8 down the stretch there and we're nowhere near as good as they are.
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In reply to rudylaw • 7:35p, 1/20/18
rudylaw said:
dKU player drives at Jo, who's backing up and straight up, WHISTLE! And one.

McClure drives and gets bumped while in midair... PLAY ON.

Game was over at that point, Lecomte's chucks aside. Problem is Tech was still able to overcome 5-8 down the stretch there and we're nowhere near as good as they are.
Lecomte only has to hit 1 of the 4 chucks and the refs calls are irrelevant. We can blame the refs all day long ( and be correct), but you gotta have a leader who comes thru in the clutch. We don't.
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7:37p, 1/20/18
I've never seen a conference like this ever. The difference between the highest and lowest ranked teams are razor thin. The "worst" team on a given week can play with anyone.
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7:39p, 1/20/18
When we went up 67-61, I said "we will not score again". Not kidding. Good effort, but we have to do a better job of closing out games.
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In reply to EvilTroyAndAbed • 7:39p, 1/20/18
EvilTroyAndAbed said:
I've never seen a conference like this ever. The difference between the highest and lowest ranked teams are razor thin. The "worst" team on a given week can play with anyone.
Which is the reason we are in deep do do now. It is highly unlikely anyone (well, maybe 1) is gonna go on an 8 game run this year with that kind of depth.
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In reply to RealLarryDon • 7:40p, 1/20/18
RealLarryDon said:
rudylaw said:
dKU player drives at Jo, who's backing up and straight up, WHISTLE! And one.

McClure drives and gets bumped while in midair... PLAY ON.

Game was over at that point, Lecomte's chucks aside. Problem is Tech was still able to overcome 5-8 down the stretch there and we're nowhere near as good as they are.
Lecomte only has to hit 1 of the 4 chucks and the refs calls are irrelevant. We can blame the refs all day long ( and be correct), but you gotta have a leader who comes thru in the clutch. We don't.
This is correct but even if Manu makes that layup with 4 seconds left, we probably get called for a bench tech for celebrating too hard.

Manu could learn from Medford as to how to hit a big shot on the road. That airball three was awful but we have no one else willing to take a big shot, so it's not all on him. Well, some might take it but ain't no one making it.
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In reply to rudylaw • 7:41p, 1/20/18
rudylaw said:
RealLarryDon said:
rudylaw said:
dKU player drives at Jo, who's backing up and straight up, WHISTLE! And one.

McClure drives and gets bumped while in midair... PLAY ON.

Game was over at that point, Lecomte's chucks aside. Problem is Tech was still able to overcome 5-8 down the stretch there and we're nowhere near as good as they are.
Lecomte only has to hit 1 of the 4 chucks and the refs calls are irrelevant. We can blame the refs all day long ( and be correct), but you gotta have a leader who comes thru in the clutch. We don't.
This is correct but even if Manu makes that layup with 4 seconds left, we probably get called for a bench tech for celebrating too hard.

Manu could learn from Medford as to how to hit a big shot on the road. That airball three was awful but we have no one else willing to take a big shot, so it's not all on him. Well, some might take it but ain't no one making it.
Good points.
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7:43p, 1/20/18
This year, most likely, ends the NCAA run but it could be a good reset since we've underachieved/met expectations the last three March's. This team is due for another long run but our current personnel isn't the makeup we need to survive in this iteration of the B12.
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7:56p, 1/20/18
Worst part about this outcome is that we'll start to believe that we'll at least beat them at home and then lose by 10.
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In reply to rudylaw • 8:18p, 1/20/18
10+
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8:20p, 1/20/18
naw screw that thought process. Our fans need to get to that game early and give our guys an emotional lift all game long. And help the refs see things the right way.
Ashley Hodge
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In reply to 3ptSpecialist • 8:38p, 1/20/18
3ptSpecialist said:
naw screw that thought process. Our fans need to get to that game early and give our guys an emotional lift all game long. And help the refs see things the right way.
I'll say this about our guys... talent wise they shouldn't have been on the court with KU... but these kids work and grind and make it ugly.... they compete

We could really use a Brady Heslip
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9:46p, 1/20/18
Nice fight in the 2nd half - team has played hard all year. This is a good team overall actually, just not good enough to have .500+ record in this insane Big 12. Drew just hasn't collected enough offense to finish games this year - the only game we have closed out is Creighton. Otherwise we fold like a cheap table. Hope they can at least make the NIT
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2:16a, 1/21/18
I'm not going to stop watching but I think we are what the record says we are. I'm already looking forward to next year just because I can see that we're not likely to be going far this year and I have 2 quick hit thoughts: 1) I'm going to miss Big Jo. Last year to this year he's a completely different player, much more assertive. 2) We need a top flight PG in a bad way.
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In reply to RealLarryDon • 4:08p, 1/21/18
RealLarryDon said:
rudylaw said:
Getting that 2-8 feeling we had in 2013/14 again. Maybe we turn this season around as well but 2013/14 team had much more developed talent.
Love the optimism but conference doesn't have 4 weak teams to feast on like it did then.
Baylor is a weak team that has no trouble getting feasted on.
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In reply to IndyYes • 4:22p, 1/21/18
IndyYes said:
RealLarryDon said:
rudylaw said:
Getting that 2-8 feeling we had in 2013/14 again. Maybe we turn this season around as well but 2013/14 team had much more developed talent.
Love the optimism but conference doesn't have 4 weak teams to feast on like it did then.
Baylor is a weak team that has no trouble getting feasted on.
Insightful. They just keep getting their weak asses kicked.
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In reply to BaylorOkie • 4:26p, 1/21/18
BaylorOkie said:
IndyYes said:
RealLarryDon said:
rudylaw said:
Getting that 2-8 feeling we had in 2013/14 again. Maybe we turn this season around as well but 2013/14 team had much more developed talent.
Love the optimism but conference doesn't have 4 weak teams to feast on like it did then.
Baylor is a weak team that has no trouble getting feasted on.
Insightful. They just keep getting their weak asses kicked.
blown out every game... sad
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