Section_316 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 So many threads, rightfully so, jacked about us making it but let's get down to business. Who has seen a lot or baylor this year? I admittently haven't. A quick online search led to these thoughts/stats: At one point lost 7 out of 8 in conference, besides that, they are something like 23-4 on the year? Not sure exactly on record. They have quality wins on the road and are obviously playing well (won 10 of 12). Defensively, lots of talk about the 1-3-1 and their length and athletiscm... They have one shot blocker, Austin, who was top 10 nationally at 3+Per game. Also lots of talk about their inability to defend the 3, which could be good or bad as we can kill it or really struggle from deep. Offensively, they have 4 dudes between 10 & 13 ppg... I'm sure must of you , like me, have heard of Brady Heslip. He can stroke it from 3, well over. 40% and shoots 7 or so a game. The two big guys score in different ways and will be a difficult play for us inside. Other than Heslip, it seems like a lot of driving and slashing with athletic wings and bigs. Any other input? Insight?? Quote
Cookie Belcher Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 They run a 1-3-1 zone a lot which has me worried. We don't play the best vs zone and we are at our best driving to the lane, not taking outside shots. Ray could come up huge for us if he can knock a couple of shots down from 3. Quote
Cookie Belcher Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 Austin only has 1 eye. hhcmatt 1 Quote
hhctony Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 Huskers open at -2.5 (closets line of any 11 seed) and EVERYBODY loving Baylor to beat......Creighton. Hmmmm. Quote
Dean Smith Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 1-3-1 has long rotations - perfect for the skip and drive into the gap at the elbow. My favorite zone to run picks against. 1-3-1 asks the backside wing to cover a lot of ground. tcp 1 Quote
Cookie Belcher Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 1-3-1 has long rotations - perfect for the skip and drive into the gap at the elbow. My favorite zone to run picks against. 1-3-1 asks the backside wing to cover a lot of ground. So it sounds like Shavon and Terran could have a lot of success if they draw up the right plays? They both have pretty good elbow jumpers. Quote
throwback Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 Good news is the ink shouldn't be dry yet on Iowa State's scouting report about Baylor from the Big XII title game - how quickly do you suppose Coach Miles texted Doc to see if he'd do his old school a solid. Also interesting - Iowa State is in San Antonio too, playing the late game Friday. Wonder if Doc will get a chance to stop by NU's shoot around or stop at the arena and catch some of the game Friday morning? Two teams that had very similar work in February and March, with strong finishes to the season. Both also had the same record vs Top 25 RPI teams. Baylor versus Nebraska 3-7......T25 RPI......3-7 10-9....T50 RPI......4-7 12-10..T100RPI.....6-9 Best Wins Baylor: 74-61 home vs Iowa St, 67-62 home vs Kentucky, 78-73 neutral vs Oklahoma Nebraska: 77-68 home vs Wisconsin, 60-51 at Mich St, 68-62 home vs Ohio St Worst Losses Baylor: 82-72 at Texas Tech, 66-64 home vs W Virginia (both losses came before Feb. 1) Nebraska: 87-74 neutral vs UAB, 70-64 at Purdue, 58-54 at Penn State (all losses came before Feb. 1) Conference Baylor: 9-9, 6th in Big XII Nebraska: 11-7, 4th in Big Ten Streaks Baylor: Has won 10 of its last 12, including wins over #3, #5, and #7 NCAA seeds Nebraska: Has won 10 of its last 13, including wins over #2 and #4 NCAA seeds No common opponents Last meeting: Feb. 9, 2011, at Baylor 74, Nebraska 70 http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=310400239 jdostal and HolyBobpilgrimage 2 Quote
hhcmatt Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 Baylor and Kentucky are the worst best teams in the country. I like our chances Quote
Cazzie22 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 Keep Kenny Cherry in check, force some turnovers and don't let Cory Jefferson turn it into a dunk fest! Rebound, hit some jump shots and attack the big guys inside. Quote
throwback Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 Baylor and Kentucky are the worst best teams in the country. I like our chances Ha! Well put. Also I didn't see the other Baylor scouting thread till just now - feel free to move this one into that one or delete this one Quote
Omaha Nebrasketballer Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 Brady Heslip is as good a 3 point shooter as anyone in the country. Fully capable of hitting 8 or 9 in a game. In my opinion the key is containing them from the perimeter. Austin presents some match up problems as well, but if we limit their 3 point shooting, we win. Quote
49r Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 As Heslip goes, so goes Baylor if you ask me. We're going to need a cold shooting night from him in order to win this one. Quote
doc1394 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 Bored? Here are a couple Baylor games to watch if you want a bit of scouting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWFoSh7e1WM Also, most of their games are on ESPN3 I'm sure, so you can probably catch a few games on that website. Anything stick out to you? Quote
trickey Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 As Heslip goes, so goes Baylor if you ask me. We're going to need a cold shooting night from him in order to win this one. Sounds like a job for...SUPER Benny! Quote
meerkat68901 Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 Huskers open at -2.5 (closets line of any 11 seed) and EVERYBODY loving Baylor to beat......Creighton. Hmmmm. I'm assuming you mean Baylor at -2.5. Everything I see has them favored. Quote
Timforthewin Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 As Heslip goes, so goes Baylor if you ask me. We're going to need a cold shooting night from him in order to win this one. Sounds like a job for...SUPER Benny! I think Benny will be a key part to the way this game ends up. Heslip is slowwww and does not play good defense at all. In fact, if we force Baylor to go man because of hot 3 point shooting, it is hard for them to keep Brady in the game. And their 1-3-1 defense is more of a 1-1-3 which turns into a form of a 2-3. Basically daring us to make the 3. Quote
tcp Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 We can win this game if we're patient and we can get a little outside support. I think Walt is the wild card in this game. If he can drag a big or two out to guard him at the perimeter, that should open some space to drive. I think Walt will be the difference maker in this one. Quote
hhcmatt Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 Bored? Here are a couple Baylor games to watch if you want a bit of scouting. Also, most of their games are on ESPN3 I'm sure, so you can probably catch a few games on that website. Anything stick out to you? Merged Quote
tcp Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 We have a very nice chance in this game. If we hold true to form, we'll be pretty aggressive coming out of a bad loss. And if we're aggressive, and the game is called well, we should win. Quote
throwback Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 One thing to think about: If Baylor had lost in the first round of the Big XII tourney like we did, they'd have been a 9 or 10 seed If NU had gone on a B1G tourney run like Baylor did, we'd have been a 7 or 8 seed Based on the regular season, not much difference between NU and BU. Quote
49r Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 Baylor (#31) KenPom rundown 3-17-14. ================================== Non-Conference (12-1): ---American Airlines Center, Dallas TX--- 64. Colorado - W (72-60) 121. South Carolina - W (66-64)115. Louisiana Lafayette - W (87-68) 242. Charleston Southern - W (69-64) ---EA Sports Maui Invitational--- n/a. Chaminade - W (93-77) 53. Dayton - W (67-66) 15. Syracuse - L (67-74) n/a. Hardin-Simmons - W (104-59) ---AT&T Stadium, Arlington TX---17. Kentucky - W (67-62) 167. Northwestern State - W (91-84 OT)202. Southern - W (81-56)189. Oral Roberts - W (81-55) 278. Savannah State - W (80-50) Big XII (9-9): 23. @Iowa State - L (72-87) 231. TCU - W (88-62) 84. @Texas Tech - L (72-82) 29. Oklahoma - L (64-66) 9. @Kansas - L (68-78) 39. Texas - L (60-74) 65. West Virginia - L (64-66) 22. @Oklahoma State - W (76-70) 9. Kansas - L (52-69) 29. @Oklahoma - L (72-88) 231. @TCU - W (91-58) 44. Kansas State - W (87-73 2OT) 22. Oklahoma State - W (70-64 OT) 65. @West Virginia - W (88-75) 39. @Texas - L (69-74) 84. Texas Tech - W (59-49) 23. Iowa State - W (74-61) 44. @Kansas State - W (76-74) ---Phillips 66 Big XII Championship--- 231. TCU - W (76-68) 29. Oklahoma - W (78-73) 39. Texas - W (86-69) 23. Iowa State - L (65-74) Quote
nuled2dance Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 The win they had beating kstate in a crazy atmosphere in Manhattan was legit Quote
49r Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 Baylor Message Board is here: http://www.baylorfans.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=7 Quote
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