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I've been harping for the longest time now that Baylor is the best team in the country.  I've been following them all year and I'm very confident of this fact.

I think tomorrow will be the perfect chance for them to showcase their skill.  They play a ranked team on the road in Kansas State and are the underdogs at the books.  Baylor already has a tremendous resume this year and this signature win will show everybody that the Bears are the class of the NCAA this year.
 
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I agree. Mizzou didnt have the length or size to keep KSU out of the lane and get boards. KSU will not shoot 50% again and Baylor wont shot 32% like Mizzou did.....

Frank Martins head might explode tomorrow.

 
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Won't go quite that far but I do agree Baylor is an elite team that has an impressive resume thus far.  I like them Tuesday, K State was impressive but not sold..Train's analysis is dead on.
 
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Where's the impressive part of the resume? They beat BYU, and beat St. Mary's and WVU on a neutral court.

What else is impressive? Beating MSU by 2 at home? 

I'd argue Kansas State's wins over Missouri and Alabama are more impressive, also throwing at Virginia Tech and a back-to-back-to-back thrashing of Long Beach State.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by robbypark:

I've been harping for the longest time now that Baylor is the best team in the country.  I've been following them all year and I'm very confident of this fact.

I think tomorrow will be the perfect chance for them to showcase their skill.  They play a ranked team on the road in Kansas State and are the underdogs at the books.  Baylor already has a tremendous resume this year and this signature win will show everybody that the Bears are the class of the NCAA this year.

 

Baylor has plenty of talent, but they don't like playing defense very much, and in the end that will be their downfall..IMO

 
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Also the same Baylor team that had two road wins in the conference last year:

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Kansas State ML

 
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Quote Originally Posted by nropp11:

Where's the impressive part of the resume? They beat BYU, and beat St. Mary's and WVU on a neutral court.

What else is impressive? Beating MSU by 2 at home? 

I'd argue Kansas State's wins over Missouri and Alabama are more impressive, also throwing at Virginia Tech and a back-to-back-to-back thrashing of Long Beach State.

i tend to agree with u that baylors road wins are kind of like fools gold....northwestern isnt all that good....neither is BYU....correct me if im wrong but the msu game was in dallas so technically on a neutral court i believe....its like they werent expected to beat these teams just because they were so bad on the road last year....whether the team is as good as its record we dont know yet but winning on the road is difficult even against mediocre opponents....im not sure baylor can get enough out of their guards to win in manhatten which is why i will most likely be playing ksu,,,but if they win there in that hostile environment vs a team willing to actually play some defense i will be somewhat surprised and be re-evaluating how good this baylor squad is in my eyes
 
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They have played 7 games with no lines(spreads). Yeah thats impressive!!!!!!!
 
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Baylor isn't better than Kentucky, Ohio State, or North Carolina. I'm not sold on Syracuse, but Baylor definitely not Top 3.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by nropp11:

Where's the impressive part of the resume? They beat BYU, and beat St. Mary's and WVU on a neutral court.

What else is impressive? Beating MSU by 2 at home? 

I'd argue Kansas State's wins over Missouri and Alabama are more impressive, also throwing at Virginia Tech and a back-to-back-to-back thrashing of Long Beach State.
MSU was neutral at American Airlines in Dallas. 
 
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I would put all my money on Syracuse vs Baylor anyday
 
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Quote Originally Posted by BurghCappers:

I would put all my money on Syracuse vs Baylor anyday
Depends on Situation and location. Baylor not a good match up for Cuse.
 
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Scott Drew is the reason that Baylor isn't the best team in the country......
 
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Quote Originally Posted by NoWorries21:

Depends on Situation and location. Baylor not a good match up for Cuse.

Neutral Court and even @ Baylor I would take Cuse. People will realize Perry Jones isn't a gamer either. When it matters he won't show up. 
 
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This isn't another one of those: Mizzou, Marquette, Florida St, Pitt, Jazz, Atlanta Hawks, etc. SUPER LOCK of the YEAR threads is it??
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Bobcat36:

This isn't another one of those: Mizzou, Marquette, Florida St, Pitt, Jazz, Atlanta Hawks, etc. SUPER LOCK of the YEAR threads is it??


haha exactly..I was thinking the samething...
 
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Another tremendous, solid victory by the "underdog" Baylor Bears over a ranked squad on their own home court.

Like I said, the BEST team in the country.  Oh, and a big F U to the haters.
 
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great pick rob
 
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Their resume is far from "impressive" and far from the "best" in the country.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by nropp11:

Their resume is far from "impressive" and far from the "best" in the country.


Tell me how Syracuse, Kentucky and North Carolina has a better claim to being ranked higher than Baylor.

I look forward to your laughable response.
 
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Good call tonight. My 14 year old niece uses the word "haters" a lot.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by robbypark:



Tell me how Syracuse, Kentucky and North Carolina has a better claim to being ranked higher than Baylor.

I look forward to your laughable response.

Well, Kentucky's beaten Kansas and North Carolina. Yah, they lost to Indiana, but they also beat Ohio State.

Speaking of Indiana, they've sort of beat Kentucky and Ohio State.

How about Kansas? They've beat Georgetown, Ohio State, and Kansas State. That's much better than beating St. Mary's, BYU, and Kansas State.

Syracuse = Florida, Seton Hall, Marquette.

Michigan State? Only losses to UNC and Duke. Won 14 straight, Florida State, Zaga, Indiana, Wisconsin...

Seriously, I think Baylor is good. In fact, they're really good. But what they've done thus far is not too overly impressive. They've played a 200+ strength of schedule, and beaten a bunch of mediocrity.
 
 
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Played a couple of big boys and got smacked in the mouth twice , once on their home court

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