Baylor @ Texas - 2/19/18

[LoTrader]

Why are we still banging this drum? Baylor has played 9 games against top 25 teams according to Sagarin, going 8-1. Connecticut has 10 such games. Baylor has been tested and is ready for what might be thrown at them. I'm not guaranteeing a final four but the idea they won't make it because of a weak schedule is silly.

We shall see. NCAA Tournament play has not been kind to Baylor lately.

 

[Bear11]

We shall see. NCAA Tournament play has not been kind to Baylor lately.

I'll admit that, but the schedule has nothing to do with it. We played a tougher schedule last year and fell the same way as Connecticut. It happens.the better team loses. It sucks that the whole season gets branded a failure because of one game, but that's the nature of the NCAA tournament. This year's team has improved throughout the season, and is ready for anyone come March.

 

[LoTrader]

I'll admit that, but the schedule has nothing to do with it. We played a tougher schedule last year and fell the same way as Connecticut. It happens.the better team loses. It sucks that the whole season gets branded a failure because of one game, but that's the nature of the NCAA tournament. This year's team has improved throughout the season, and is ready for anyone come March.

I agree, this team is better. Their post play is better, and, their point guard is much, much, better. She is the reason Baylor has a better chance this year, than in past years. Everyone focuses upon the post players (which are much improved), but the kid from Australia makes this team far more formidable.

 

[Alydar]

Why are we still banging this drum? Baylor has played 9 games against top 25 teams according to Sagarin, going 8-1. Connecticut has 10 such games. Baylor has been tested and is ready for what might be thrown at them. I'm not guaranteeing a final four but the idea they won't make it because of a weak schedule is silly.

Let's take a look at those nine top 25 games. 2Texas(7),2 Okl St21(25), 2 Okl(20, WV(21), UCLA(8) & Stan(16). Now what we have is 3 top 10 games played 2-1. Now you can say that the UCLA game was without Cox but I can retort that the Stanford game was without McPhee. So 5 of the 9 are vs 20-25. And the nine games were against only 6 teams and only two 2 wins against top 10 teams. UConn has played 10 top 25 and has wins over 4 different top ten teams to 1 for Baylor, and no losses vs 1 for Baylor.

Baylor has looked very powerful against 1 very good team, Texas. They haven't beaten any other team that is given much of a chance of winning an E8 game. Now maybe they'll win the NC. But all the teams that have one it recently played a lot more elite level games than Baylor has this year.