Baylor 1/7 8:00 ESPN+

[leo from jersey]

Jizzle has to figure it out

He doesn't have to as he thinks he is the one in the Hall of Fame. He does the same thing continually tonight a misread of the d and so he drives and it gets blocked or he has to get the ball back as the clock goes by.

[Gmann]

Other than Bandago everyone else is being outmuscled all over the floor. Embarassing!

[London 'Cat]

Allowing 58% FG and 60% from 3. Not good defense at all.

[BearKatz]

This team lacks the ability to beat the defender off the dribble. They are just slow.

The only two players that have shown that ability from time to time, are Thomas & Mitchell!

[Bearcat9796]

Jizzle has to figure it out

[Bearcat93]

I think I’ve seen this game before

[London 'Cat]

This team lacks the ability to beat the defender off the dribble. They are just slow.

[leo from jersey]

The driving doesn't seem to be working -- they look confused but at least Day Day hit some

[BearKatz]

Hickman is over his head in Big 12 Competition! The rest of the team is not a whole lot better.

The offense looks outta place!

[sedz]

We have 9 points in 8 minutes, relying on jump shots deep in the shot clock while Baylor attacks the rim every possession.

[leo from jersey]

Hickman was just destroyed

[leo from jersey]

SL with hustle

[leo from jersey]

well it is on

[GoBearcats31]

We don't need to go through the whole "but Lunardi is not even a good bracketologist charade" every year, but I do think it is relevant to point out that he lists UC as a #10 seed. Obviously with recent results, UC doesn't want to dig itself into too big of a hole when the obvious goal of the season is, at minimum, making the NCAA Tournament -- and, as it stands now, they have a lot of work to do to firm up a bid.

[leeraymond]

+5.5
138.5 o/u

Vegas expects Baylor to win 72-66.

That sounds about right. Once a team gets into conference play, I do not look at the overall stats. I only consider the conference stats. After two conference games, UC stats are some of the worst that I have ever seen. In every traditional box score category except rebounds and steals, UC has a negative number. This is horrible. In three of four conference seasons at UC, Miller has had very unimpressive conference numbers.

There may be hope. Baylor's conference numbers after two games are very unimpressive as well. For instance, Baylor's opponents are outshooting it .391 to .353 (from 2), outshooting it .333 to .262 (from 3), and UC appears to be SLIGHTLY better at keeping teams off their offensive boards.

Let's be clear. Right now, this UC team stinks. After two conference games, only two UC players are scoring in double figures (Skillings and Mitchell), UC turns the ball over 13 times a game, it has a minus 4 scoring margin, it has a minus 1.5 turnover margin, and Lukosius is only scoring 6.5 points a game.

There are two really GLARING problems with UC's conference play so far; its opponents are hitting 18.5 free throws a game where UC makes only 8 a game. That is a difference of 10.5 free throws a game. Secondly, UC has a LOUSY bench. Between Thomas (who should be starting), Hickman (has only scored a combined 11 points against VU, X, UD, KS, and UA. Nine of those points came against X), Page, and Betsey, they are only scoring 12.5 points a game where Thomas is scoring 9 of those points. Excluding Thomas, UC's bench in conference play is only scoring 3.5 points a game. A team CANNOT win in the BIG XII with those deficiencies.

Here is another problem; Miller. It takes him forever to make adjustments. Maybe it is time to start Thomas and bring James in off of the bench and give James the green light to shoot the ball. Also, give the bigger Reed more minutes and stop playing Hickman until he shows that he can do what he was recruited to do; SCORE.

This UC team is in BIG TROUBLE. They may NOT have a roster that can truly compete for the championship in the BIG XII. I saw Houston destroy TCU last night. Iowa State has a pro-sized front line along with their three very active guards. Need I say more? With this roster, especially the bench, maybe Miller is NOT the recruiter that we thought he was. UC is not likely to get the win tonight. On the other hand, I hope that I am wrong.