Know Yer Phoe Baylor

[pdub]

Oh Scott Drew.



Just so close.

Baylor 12-1.
AP 4. Kenpom 10.
Wins @ 22 Texas Tech, v 18 Butler ( Butler is currently 6th ), v 17 Nova, v 12 Zona
Their only loss was a head scratcher - early game v Washington.

Good defense - 58.4 PPG allowed ( 9th ).
Not as good offense - 74.2 PPG ( 130th ).

Top players:

Jared Butler
6'3 Sophomore guard
16.3 PPG, 2.9 APG, 40.2% 3FG, 2.5 TO/PG



MaCio Teague ( transfer from UNC Asheville )
6'3 Junior guard
14.5 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 41.1% FG



Freddie Gillespie
6'9 Senior forward
8.7 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 55.1% FG

[pdub]

Also:

https://www.yelp.com/biz/cajun-craft-waco?osq=pho

Cajun Craft. Who knew.

Here's Isaac:
"Very eclectic, very delicious! My favorite is the Beef Pho (they serve Vietnamese food too!) with fried okra."

[jhawks99]

I'll have the pho with a side of jambalaya.

[vegashawk]

KU favored by 8. Seems a bit high to me.

[NewtonHawk11]

Crazy. Top 5 matchup. I think Baylor covers. Their defense and rebounding is too good not to be close.

[randylahey]

anyone know why tristan clark has pretty abysmal stats? looks like he has only played in 9 games. about 16 min a game.

wasnt he preseason first team all league? and presumably their best player? I know he missed last season with injury but assumed he was healthy coming into the season

[Leawood]

Isn’t Drew the dean of Big 12 coaches?

They are playing defense... Something never really done.

He inherited something evil. I don’t like him, but can’t ever wish him ill.

Are the students back?

[Leawood]

Isn’t Drew the dean of Big 12 coaches?

They are playing defense... Something never really done.

He inherited something evil. I don’t like him, but can’t ever wish him ill.

Are the students back?

[Deleted User 62]

I expect Self will put his annual clown suit on Drew at half time.

Good night, Teahan in with 2 minutes to go, safe travels back to Central Texas.

[3rdGenJayhawk]

Classes begin on Tuesday, January 21st. But I would think this will be a packed house regardless.

[ousdahl]

Isn’t Drew the dean of Big 12 coaches?

They are playing defense... Something never really done.

He inherited something evil. I don’t like him, but can’t ever wish him ill.

Are the students back?

The dean? Is he?

I thought he was the sketchy outlier whom none of the other coaches got along with?


...fuck...prepositions...I mean, along with whom none of the other coaches got?

[twocoach]

Someone doing a Game Thread? I'm not doing it..

Made it safely from Omaha to KC. Man does the state of Missouri suck at clearing their interstates. Heading out of KC for Lawrence now. Should he a fun game. Maybe a few folks in our row will stay home and we can spread out a bit. We'll scream loud enough to make up for it.

[jhawks99]

Glad you made it OK.

75 degrees and crazy windy here. No worries about ice.

[pdub]

The rematch.
Baylor of course is no. 1 AP.
2nd in Kenpom.

Baylor is allowing just 58.2 PPG which is 3rd in the nation ( Kansas is 7th at 60.7 ).
They are scoring 71.2 PPG which is 194th in the nation ( Kansas is 79th at 75.5 ).
They shoot 35% from 3 which is 93rd in the nation ( Kansas, after some scorched earth by Garrett and Dotson, is up to 67th at 35.5% ).

This will be a matchup of 2 Final Four quality teams if played in a vacuum and the pressure of the NCAA tournament wasn't weighing down on Scott Drew.

[ousdahl]

I’ll go out on a limb and guess Drew’s tournament win percentage is still better than against KU?

[pdub]

"We may not win another game this year, and I may be a horrible coach, but if any of these guys leave without knowing Christ, that will be the real loss."

[NDballer13]

KU favored by 8. Seems a bit high to me.

I'm guessing you're seeing this at in a Vegas sportsbook? I haven't seen a line yet on any of the online sportsbooks. I'm a bit surprised they have KU a favorite. I'm floored they have them as an 8 point favorite.

[pdub]

That was from Jan 11th.

[NDballer13]

Whoops.....

[pdub]

I didn't create a new Phoe thread so I see why you mighta been confused.