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MBB: Baylor (19-11; 10-7) at Kansas (22-8; 11-6) Preview & Game Thread

March 8, 2019
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Baylor (19-11; 10-7) travels to Kansas (22-8; 11-6) Saturday March 9th at 1pm to try and get win #20 on the season.  The game will be televised on ESPN.  

KenPom Rankings

Kansas:  16 overall; 28 offensive efficiency; 15 defensive efficiency

Baylor:  37 overall; 27 offensive efficiency; 61 defensive efficiency

Prediction:  Kansas 74 Baylor 67


Coaches

Kansas:  Bill Self (56); 676-211 (469-106 at KU) 20 NCAAs; 13 Sweet 16s; 10 Elite 8s; 3 FFs; 1 NC

Baylor:  Scott Drew (48); 337-216 overall (317-205 at Baylor); 7 NCAAs; 4 Sweet 16s; 2 Elite 8s


Kansas Starters

PG:  Devon Dotson (FR) 6-2 185 lbs; 12 ppg;4 asst; 4 reb; 48% FG; 38% 3pt; 79% FT

SG:  Quentin Grimes (FR) 6-5 210 lbs; 8 ppg; 2 reb; 2 asst; 39% FG; 34% 3pt; 55% FT

SF:  Ochai Agbaji (FR) 6-5 210 lbs; 9 ppg; 5 reb; 47% FG; 33% 3pt; 70% FT

PF:  Dedric Lawson (JR) 6-9 235 lbs; 19 ppg; 11 reb; 49% FG; 37% 3pt; 80% FT

C:  David McCormack (FR) 6-10 265 lbs; 3 ppg; 3 reb; 56% FG; 57% FT

Kansas Bench

G:  Marcus Garrett (SO); 6-5 195 lbs; 7 ppg; 4 reb; 2 asst; 42% FG; 24% 3pt; 61% FT

F:  Mitch Lightfoot (JR); 6-8 225 lbs; 3 ppg; 3 reb; 1 blk; 57% FG; 53% FT

F:  KJ Lawson (SO) 6-8 210 lbs; 3 ppg; 2 reb; 44% FG; 32% 3pt; 76% FT


Baylor Starters

PG:  Makai Mason (SR) 6-1 180 lbs; 15 ppg; 3 reb; 3 asst; 40% FG; 36% 3pt; 83% FT

SG:  Jared Butler (FR) 6-3 185 lbs; 10 ppg; 3 reb; 3 asst; 40% FG; 37% 3pt; 82% FT

SF:  Mario Kegler (SO) 6-7 230 lbs; 10 ppg; 6 reb; 1 blk; 44% FG; 27% 3pt; 63% FT

PF:  Mark Vital (SO) 6-5 230 lbs; 7 ppg; 7 reb; 2 asst; 43% FG; 52% FT

C:  Freddie Gillespie (JR) 6-9 245 lbs; 6 ppg; 5 reb; 1 blk; 66% FG; 59% FT

Baylor Bench

G:  Devonte Bandoo (JR) 6-3 195 lbs; 9 ppg; 2 reb; 45% FG; 41% 3pt; 90% FT

G:  King McClure (SR) 6-3 215 lbs; 9 ppg; 5 reb; 2 asst; 41% FG; 38% 3pt; 64% 

F:  Matthew Mayer (FR) 6-9 200 lbs; 5 ppg; 2 reb; 32% FG; 32% 3pt; 64% FT

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MBB: Baylor (19-11; 10-7) at Kansas (22-8; 11-6) Preview & Game Thread

23,217 Views | 101 Replies | Last: 5 yr ago by historian
rudylaw
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SIC EM 94 said:

McClure's poor shooting will lead to a quick Baylor exit from the tournament!


Hopefully, King won't see the floor after today.
CaliByWayOfKS
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16% from 3 land today... Most of the misses have been wide open good looks too.
Johnny Bear
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SIC EM 94 said:

McClure's poor shooting will lead to a quick Baylor exit from the tournament!
Not going to be at all surprised if the OT win over UT turns out to be our last for the season/post season.
rudylaw
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McClure a great assist off the back iron to Butler.
SIC EM 94
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King 1-7 and 0-5 from 3...why is he getting minutes?
rudylaw
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15 of last 17 for Jared. Amazing effort today.
bear2be2
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rudylaw said:

McClure a great assist off the back iron to Butler.
Butler's going to be a really, really good player. Him and Teague are going to be really fun to watch next to each other the next two seasons.
CaliByWayOfKS
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No other guards I'm guessing.

SIC EM 94 said:

King 1-7 and 0-5 from 3...why is he getting minutes?
SIC EM 94
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CaliByWayOfKS said:

No other guards I'm guessing.

SIC EM 94 said:

King 1-7 and 0-5 from 3...why is he getting minutes?



We managed to find "guards" when both Mason and McClure were out with injuries.
bear2be2
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CaliByWayOfKS said:

No other guards I'm guessing.

SIC EM 94 said:

King 1-7 and 0-5 from 3...why is he getting minutes?

And he's probably our best defensive guard. If we could put Bandoo's offense with King's D, we'd have a hell of a shooting guard.
CaliByWayOfKS
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SIC EM 94 said:

CaliByWayOfKS said:

No other guards I'm guessing.

SIC EM 94 said:

King 1-7 and 0-5 from 3...why is he getting minutes?



We managed to find "guards" when both Mason and McClure were out with injuries.


Butler and Bandoo are already in... They were basically it for quite some time.
CaliByWayOfKS
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King's airball... Ouch
Booray
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If we played this hard against OSU we would have won by 15.
rudylaw
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CaliByWayOfKS said:

King's airball... Ouch


I try to be positive but I can't wait until he's moved on to the next part of his life away from this basketball team. He probably can't either.
CaliByWayOfKS
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It would appear that Butler knows no one on his team is going to really help him today.
rudylaw
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Booray said:

If we played this hard against OSU we would have won by 15.


This.
SIC EM 94
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King 3-17 FG and 1-13 from 3 the past 2 games...impressive!
rudylaw
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Refs making sure this gets no closer.
rudylaw
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Bandoo hit 100x harder than the KU kid earlier. Laugh and a half.
CaliByWayOfKS
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Bandoo hit during the shot... No whistle
CTbruin
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I will go on record. Refs were a 10 point difference.

I would love to watch a replay of this game with this officiating crew.
rudylaw
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CTbruin said:

I will go on record. Refs were a 10 point difference.

I would love to watch a replay of this game with this officiating crew.


Easily. 10 may be underselling it. Even the announcers were piling on the refs at the end and that never happens when Bilas isn't on the call.
Booray
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Between the Butler phnatom hook and the flagrant on Thamba, we got worked over hard this week.
JXL
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6/31 from three isn't going to win a lot of games.
Timbear
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If Drew had sat Mason for 2 weeks, he would have done better as a healthier player.
rudylaw
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Timbear said:

If Drew had sat Mason for 2 weeks, he would have done better as a healthier player.


And we wouldn't be in the tournament without those 2 wins. He probably would've played today if it meant anything. Rest doesn't seem to really matter with this injury.
CHP Bear
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Sometimes I think during the officiating meetings part of the slide presentation is devoted to home court advantage. No doubt in my mind BU isn't a part of the slide. Maybe a smaller font would get BU onto the slide?
DanaDane
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97 posts in the game thread, fewest of any conference games this season. Due to the fact this game basically meant nothing in the standings? Or, due to the consensus belief from the fan base that we can't win at the Phog?
bear2be2
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Timbear said:

If Drew had sat Mason for 2 weeks, he would have done better as a healthier player.
Mason debunked this myth in the press conference before the OSU game. He said he won't be healthy at any point this season and that sitting for a game here or there isn't going to get him there. To get healthy from his injury would require more than a week or two of rest. He'd need to be off that foot completely for an extended period of time.

He's sat the games he has because he's playing through a tremendous amount of pain right now, and there was no reason to subject him to more in tough games we were going to struggle to win even with him. But this notion that he'd be "healthier" with a little more rest isn't one based in reality. It's 100 percent about pain tolerance and management right now. We haven't seen a healthy Makai Mason all season and nothing we could have done differently would or even could have changed that.
HarryJohnson
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Why are only the men's basketball team or the football team featured on the opening photo on this site? The Lady Bears are the NUMBER ONE team in the country and are playing in the Big 12 Tournament but they are not featured. Why?
historian
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Because more people are interested in football and men's basketball than in women's basketball. I hate to be so blunt but those are the facts. Look at the TV ratings. College football has 40 bowl games because enough people watch them to justify it.
 
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