Baylor

[Texasjeremy]

Re: Baylor

First of all, congrats on your 1st trip to the Big Dance.

Here is a rundown of the Baylor roster, along with average stats from this season:

STARTERS
PG - Pierre Jackson (5-10, JR, Las Vegas, NV):
2011-12 Stats: 30.4 minutes, 13.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.7 steals
-JuCo transfer, last season was the NJCAA National Player of the year, leading College of Southern Idaho to a national title. 2^nd team All-Big 12 this season.

SG – Brady Heslip (6-2, SO, Burlington, Ontario, Canada):
2011-12 Stats: 26.2 minutes, 9.6 points, 1.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.6 steals, hit 84 3’s this year
-Boston College transfer, played with the Canadian National Team last summer. Nephew of Jay Triano, former Toronto Raptors head coach.

SF – Quincy Miller (6-9, FR, Chicago, IL):
2011-12 Stats: 24.6 minutes, 11.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.7 steals, 0.5 blocks
-Big 12 Freshman of the Year. Honorable Mention All-Big 12 this year. #4 recruit in the nation (scout.com) coming out of HS. Was in the Jordan Brand Classic HS All-America game.

PF – Quincy Acy (6-7, SR, Mesquite, TX):
2011-12 Stats: 29.9 minutes, 11.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 1.0 steals, 1.9 blocks (#2 all-time career shot blocker in Baylor history).
-Heart and soul of this Baylor team. 50% of made baskets in his career are dunks. 2^nd Team All-Big 12 this season. Big 12 All-Defensive team this year. Named Big 12’s best athlete (sporting news).

C – Perry Jones III (6-11, SO, Duncanville, TX):
2011-12 Stats: 30.8 minutes, 14.0 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.9 steals, 0.7 blocks
-3^rd Team All-Big 12 this season, Big 12’s Preseason Player of the Year this season. Freshman All-American last season. #2 recruit in the nation (sporting news) coming out of HS.

BENCH
G - A.J. Walton (6-1, JR, Little Rock, AR):
2011-12 Stats: 19.9 minutes, 4.0 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.4 steals
-Started 52 games in his career at point guard.

F – Anthony Jones (6-10, SR, Houston, TX):
2011-12 Stats: 15.2 minutes, 5.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.7 steals
-74 starts in his career at small forward. #30 recruit (scout.com) in the nation coming out of HS.

F – Cory Jefferson (6-9, SO, Killeen, TX):
2011-12 Stats: 10.8 minutes, 3.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.3 blocks
-#33 recruit in the nation (rivals.com) coming out of HS. Redshirted last season.

G – Gary Franklin (6-2, SO, Santa Ana, CA):
2011-12 Stats: 10.2 minutes, 2.2 points, 0.6 rebounds, 0.9 assists
-Transfer from Cal. Started 11 of 13 games as a true freshman at point guard for Cal last year before transferring. #66 recruit in the nation (espn.com) coming out of HS.
G – Deuce Bello (6-4, FR, Greensboro, NC):
2011-12 Stats: 9.8 minutes, 3.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.5 steals
-#52 recruit in the nation (scout.com) coming out of HS. Rated as one of the best dunkers in the world (HS, College, or Pro).

F – Fred Ellis (6-6, SR, Sacramento, CA):
2011-12 Stats: 9.4 minutes, 1.9 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists
-1^st team All-Big 12 Academic team, currently in grad school.

F – Jacob Neubert (6-5, JR, Waco, TX):
2011-12 Stats: 1.2 minutes, 0.2 points, 0.4 rebounds
-Walk-on, local kid from Waco Midway HS

REDSHIRTED PLAYERS
C – J’mison Morgan (6-11, SR, Dallas, TX):
-UCLA transfer, started 14 games at center for Baylor last year. #23 recruit in the nation (scout.com) coming out of HS.

F – Logan Lowrey (6-6, SO, Kingwood, TX):
-Walk-on, transfer from Centenary. Played in all 30 games (9 starts) as a true freshman for Centenary last year, averaging 7 points per game.

[Evolution Prime]

Re: Baylor

lol, I love power conference message boards when they talk about a mid major. Sadly, Coach Drew probably won't allow his team to look forward to playing Duke in the Sweet 16 when they are on the floor facing the Jacks.

Also Jacks Fans, save yourself the carpal tunnel and don't go over to their board and respond to some of their silly comments. It will be in vein and not change any of their minds.

Yeah loved the Baylor fan that lives in SD that said the Summit was VERY weak. Compared to the Big 12 maybe but not out of all conferences. The threads on them already making the Elite 8, the lynch mod for Seth Davis for having the gall to pick against them. Complete disrespect. Hardly a discussion on thier first round game and looking ahead to later rounds.

[JackJD]

Re: Baylor

Evolution Prime: lets hope their team thinks a little like that too. (But, not likely...their coach understands mid-majors.)

[bigticket1]

Re: Baylor

First of all, congrats on your 1st trip to the Big Dance.

Here is a rundown of the Baylor roster, along with average stats from this season:

STARTERS
PG - Pierre Jackson (5-10, JR, Las Vegas, NV):
2011-12 Stats: 30.4 minutes, 13.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.7 steals
-JuCo transfer, last season was the NJCAA National Player of the year, leading College of Southern Idaho to a national title. 2^nd team All-Big 12 this season.

SG – Brady Heslip (6-2, SO, Burlington, Ontario, Canada):
2011-12 Stats: 26.2 minutes, 9.6 points, 1.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.6 steals, hit 84 3’s this year
-Boston College transfer, played with the Canadian National Team last summer. Nephew of Jay Triano, former Toronto Raptors head coach.

SF – Quincy Miller (6-9, FR, Chicago, IL):
2011-12 Stats: 24.6 minutes, 11.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.7 steals, 0.5 blocks
-Big 12 Freshman of the Year. Honorable Mention All-Big 12 this year. #4 recruit in the nation (scout.com) coming out of HS. Was in the Jordan Brand Classic HS All-America game.

PF – Quincy Acy (6-7, SR, Mesquite, TX):
2011-12 Stats: 29.9 minutes, 11.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 1.0 steals, 1.9 blocks (#2 all-time career shot blocker in Baylor history).
-Heart and soul of this Baylor team. 50% of made baskets in his career are dunks. 2^nd Team All-Big 12 this season. Big 12 All-Defensive team this year. Named Big 12’s best athlete (sporting news).

C – Perry Jones III (6-11, SO, Duncanville, TX):
2011-12 Stats: 30.8 minutes, 14.0 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.9 steals, 0.7 blocks
-3^rd Team All-Big 12 this season, Big 12’s Preseason Player of the Year this season. Freshman All-American last season. #2 recruit in the nation (sporting news) coming out of HS.

BENCH
G - A.J. Walton (6-1, JR, Little Rock, AR):
2011-12 Stats: 19.9 minutes, 4.0 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.4 steals
-Started 52 games in his career at point guard.

F – Anthony Jones (6-10, SR, Houston, TX):
2011-12 Stats: 15.2 minutes, 5.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.7 steals
-74 starts in his career at small forward. #30 recruit (scout.com) in the nation coming out of HS.

F – Cory Jefferson (6-9, SO, Killeen, TX):
2011-12 Stats: 10.8 minutes, 3.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.3 blocks
-#33 recruit in the nation (rivals.com) coming out of HS. Redshirted last season.

G – Gary Franklin (6-2, SO, Santa Ana, CA):
2011-12 Stats: 10.2 minutes, 2.2 points, 0.6 rebounds, 0.9 assists
-Transfer from Cal. Started 11 of 13 games as a true freshman at point guard for Cal last year before transferring. #66 recruit in the nation (espn.com) coming out of HS.
G – Deuce Bello (6-4, FR, Greensboro, NC):
2011-12 Stats: 9.8 minutes, 3.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.5 steals
-#52 recruit in the nation (scout.com) coming out of HS. Rated as one of the best dunkers in the world (HS, College, or Pro).

F – Fred Ellis (6-6, SR, Sacramento, CA):
2011-12 Stats: 9.4 minutes, 1.9 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists
-1^st team All-Big 12 Academic team, currently in grad school.

F – Jacob Neubert (6-5, JR, Waco, TX):
2011-12 Stats: 1.2 minutes, 0.2 points, 0.4 rebounds
-Walk-on, local kid from Waco Midway HS

REDSHIRTED PLAYERS
C – J’mison Morgan (6-11, SR, Dallas, TX):
-UCLA transfer, started 14 games at center for Baylor last year. #23 recruit in the nation (scout.com) coming out of HS.

F – Logan Lowrey (6-6, SO, Kingwood, TX):
-Walk-on, transfer from Centenary. Played in all 30 games (9 starts) as a true freshman for Centenary last year, averaging 7 points per game.

Quincy Miller has really impressed me when I've seen Baylor play. He will be a tough match-up for Griff

[Kemo]

Re: Baylor

First of all, congrats on your 1st trip to the Big Dance.

Here is a rundown of the Baylor roster, along with average stats from this season:

STARTERS
PG - Pierre Jackson (5-10, JR, Las Vegas, NV):
2011-12 Stats: 30.4 minutes, 13.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.7 steals
-JuCo transfer, last season was the NJCAA National Player of the year, leading College of Southern Idaho to a national title. 2^nd team All-Big 12 this season.

SG – Brady Heslip (6-2, SO, Burlington, Ontario, Canada):
2011-12 Stats: 26.2 minutes, 9.6 points, 1.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.6 steals, hit 84 3’s this year
-Boston College transfer, played with the Canadian National Team last summer. Nephew of Jay Triano, former Toronto Raptors head coach.

SF – Quincy Miller (6-9, FR, Chicago, IL):
2011-12 Stats: 24.6 minutes, 11.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.7 steals, 0.5 blocks
-Big 12 Freshman of the Year. Honorable Mention All-Big 12 this year. #4 recruit in the nation (scout.com) coming out of HS. Was in the Jordan Brand Classic HS All-America game.

PF – Quincy Acy (6-7, SR, Mesquite, TX):
2011-12 Stats: 29.9 minutes, 11.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 1.0 steals, 1.9 blocks (#2 all-time career shot blocker in Baylor history).
-Heart and soul of this Baylor team. 50% of made baskets in his career are dunks. 2^nd Team All-Big 12 this season. Big 12 All-Defensive team this year. Named Big 12’s best athlete (sporting news).

C – Perry Jones III (6-11, SO, Duncanville, TX):
2011-12 Stats: 30.8 minutes, 14.0 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.9 steals, 0.7 blocks
-3^rd Team All-Big 12 this season, Big 12’s Preseason Player of the Year this season. Freshman All-American last season. #2 recruit in the nation (sporting news) coming out of HS.

BENCH
G - A.J. Walton (6-1, JR, Little Rock, AR):
2011-12 Stats: 19.9 minutes, 4.0 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.4 steals
-Started 52 games in his career at point guard.

F – Anthony Jones (6-10, SR, Houston, TX):
2011-12 Stats: 15.2 minutes, 5.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.7 steals
-74 starts in his career at small forward. #30 recruit (scout.com) in the nation coming out of HS.

F – Cory Jefferson (6-9, SO, Killeen, TX):
2011-12 Stats: 10.8 minutes, 3.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.3 blocks
-#33 recruit in the nation (rivals.com) coming out of HS. Redshirted last season.

G – Gary Franklin (6-2, SO, Santa Ana, CA):
2011-12 Stats: 10.2 minutes, 2.2 points, 0.6 rebounds, 0.9 assists
-Transfer from Cal. Started 11 of 13 games as a true freshman at point guard for Cal last year before transferring. #66 recruit in the nation (espn.com) coming out of HS.
G – Deuce Bello (6-4, FR, Greensboro, NC):
2011-12 Stats: 9.8 minutes, 3.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.5 steals
-#52 recruit in the nation (scout.com) coming out of HS. Rated as one of the best dunkers in the world (HS, College, or Pro).

F – Fred Ellis (6-6, SR, Sacramento, CA):
2011-12 Stats: 9.4 minutes, 1.9 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists
-1^st team All-Big 12 Academic team, currently in grad school.

F – Jacob Neubert (6-5, JR, Waco, TX):
2011-12 Stats: 1.2 minutes, 0.2 points, 0.4 rebounds
-Walk-on, local kid from Waco Midway HS

REDSHIRTED PLAYERS
C – J’mison Morgan (6-11, SR, Dallas, TX):
-UCLA transfer, started 14 games at center for Baylor last year. #23 recruit in the nation (scout.com) coming out of HS.

F – Logan Lowrey (6-6, SO, Kingwood, TX):
-Walk-on, transfer from Centenary. Played in all 30 games (9 starts) as a true freshman for Centenary last year, averaging 7 points per game.

Welcome to the board Jeremy.

I have watched Baylor play a few times this year and enjoy your team's style of basketball. Jones III and Miller are athletic freaks, Jackson is a lightning quick PG, Heslip is a fantastic shooter, and Acy is going bald (JK, he's a very good player in his own right).

Should be a fun game.

[MontanaRabbit]

Re: Baylor

My first thought was not a bad matchup and I guess I still think that way. If you are a 14 seed, it's gonna take a hell of an effort to win your first game. You are gonna be underdogs....pure and simple.

Now Baylor is really athletic, however, I don't think they are the most disciplined basketball team. They can and do tend to check out at times. This leads to an upset by a team they would normally beat.

Let's face it guys, we aren't gonna get much respect. That's what we want, we don't want the players to respect us. We beat a team like this a couple times we will get respect. We gotta earn it.

I'm picking the Jacks to win the tournament in one bracket. Why you ask? Because I can.

[Texasjeremy]

Re: Baylor

RPI: 8 SDSU at 43.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebask...ngs/rpi/index1

Good bigs.

RPI COMPARISON

#8 Baylor (27-7)
RPI TOP 50 WINS (9)
6. Kansas
26. San Diego State
29. St. Mary's
33. Iowa State
46. BYU
49. Kansas State (twice)
50. Texas (twice)

LOSSES
49. Kansas State
33. Iowa State
10. Missouri (3 times)
6. Kansas (twice)

#43 South Dakota State (27-7)
RPI TOP 50 WINS (0)
None

LOSSES
291. South Dakota
242. North Dakota
154. Nebraska
141. Oakland
99. Georgia
89. Minnesota
51. Oral Roberts

[Brian Ethridge]

Re: Baylor

You'll see BU do incredible things on the court, then Wtf things as well. If BU comes out locked in like they did vs KU it could be a long day. I expect Coach Drew to run Bello, Walton, and Jackson at Wolters. Can he guard those three or Heslip? Will a much larger BU team be kept off the boards?

[jackmd]

Re: Baylor

No way the Jackrabbits can compete with a team made up of such superior athletes, can't happen. It was a good year but Jacks are just overmatched here. Any Baylor fans can just assume a victory similar to the women's game 3 years ago. Jackrabbits had no chance then either.

[MontanaRabbit]

Re: Baylor

RPI COMPARISON

#8 Baylor (27-7)
RPI TOP 50 WINS (9)
6. Kansas
26. San Diego State
29. St. Mary's
33. Iowa State
46. BYU
49. Kansas State (twice)
50. Texas (twice)

LOSSES
49. Kansas State
33. Iowa State
10. Missouri (3 times)
6. Kansas (twice)

#43 South Dakota State (27-7)
RPI TOP 50 WINS (0)
None

LOSSES
291. South Dakota
242. North Dakota
154. Nebraska
141. Oakland
99. Georgia
89. Minnesota
51. Oral Roberts

We get it. You have the better team on paper.

However, last time I checked, we won't play the game on paper.

[jackmd]

Re: Baylor

RPI COMPARISON

#8 Baylor (27-7)
RPI TOP 50 WINS (9)
6. Kansas
26. San Diego State
29. St. Mary's
33. Iowa State
46. BYU
49. Kansas State (twice)
50. Texas (twice)

LOSSES
49. Kansas State
33. Iowa State
10. Missouri (3 times)
6. Kansas (twice)

#43 South Dakota State (27-7)
RPI TOP 50 WINS (0)
None

LOSSES
291. South Dakota
242. North Dakota
154. Nebraska
141. Oakland
99. Georgia
89. Minnesota
51. Oral Roberts

Looks like a typical 3 vs 14 match-up. Jacks are going to have to play absolutely perfect while Baylor will need to darn near fall flat on their faces.

[Kemo]

Re: Baylor

Will a much larger BU team be kept off the boards?

The funny thing is, the games I thought we were the most over-matched on the front line were the games we rebounded surprising well as a team.

The Jackrabbits out-rebounded the Gophers when they still had Mbawke and Buffalo, who's one of the top rebounding teams in the country, when we faced off against them.

This might be because in the game prep we knew we were going in undersized and put an emphasis on team rebounding going into those games. I'd assume this will be the same point of emphasis against Baylor, and though we probably won't out-rebound the Bears, we need to keep the margin close to have a chance to win.

[Baylorstudent]

Re: Baylor

Alright boys looking forward to a great game. Heard a ton about some white kid ya'll have that can straight up ball. Should be a fun little game. Here are some of my initial worries basically knowing nothing about your team.

How Jackrabbits win:
1. Baylor has been horrible against the 3 ball when playing the Zone. If Drew (our coach) comes out in the zone, I might just crap myself. If you guys come in and can hit 3's..you have a great shot.

2. Downlow- Baylor has been wretched against powerful big men. I have no idea what your front line looks like but that is a major weakness.

3. Brady Heslip is a defensive liability

3. PJAX our point guard gets in foul trouble..we cannot really operate without him on court. Although Walton has been on fire of late.

How Baylor wins:

1. Baylor has lock down and I mean lock down defenders in AJ Walton and Deuce Bello. That does not bode well for your superstar if this trend continues.

2. We show up with intensity and passion. We lose games because we seem absent, and showing up is a huge part of our success.

Our Starters-

P. Jackson- super quick, lethal and jump starts our offense. Has missed short shots and layups as of late.

Heslip- knock down 3 point shooter and has a dirty teardrop. Defense ehhh not so much.

Quincy Miller- Top 10 recruit out of Chicago. Super good in the paint. Can turn the ball over but can hit the 3

Quincy Acy- Turnover prone but the absolute heart of this team. Will crash boards and bring intensity. DUNK MONSTER

PJ3- When he does show up..watch out. Athletic freak, can hit every shot. My only concern is him not taking it to the basket and settling for fadeaways. If this happens yall once again have a shot.


Hope to hear more about the jackrabbits!!

[Theee Catrabbit]

Re: Baylor

I wouldn't worry too much about them overlooking us, the fans have already got the thread started about UNLV and the 2nd round. The good news is they are kind of Bizzzzzon colors.....so we can channel some energy. Confidence is good!

[Theee Catrabbit]

Re: Baylor

I wouldn't worry too much about them overlooking us, the fans have already got the thread started about UNLV and the 2nd round. The good news is they are kind of Bizzzzzon colors.....so we can channel some energy. Confidence is good!

Oops! the've already moved into the elite 8! I tell ya', once March Madness starts....its a barn burner!