Nice choke job Baylor

[seniorsooner]

You just cost me a LOT of money.

 

[blankenship4]

very good for the big 12 south though

 

[JBaker]

Cost me a decent amount.
Tough to win an 8 on 5 game though.

 

[seniorsooner]

LOL and now they come down the floor down by 10 and shoot a 2. Great coaching.

 

[seniorsooner]

LOL and just for good measure they do the same thing again.

 

[soonerczech]

Cost me a decent amount.
Tough to win an 8 on 5 game though.

Please. I hate Duke as much as the next guy, but giving up 23 offensive boards is what cost Baylor.

 

[Jim555]

When they start showing shots of a Team A's spouse, chalk up a W. I think Baylor was taken out of thier game with some calls.

 

[Tony]

Probably for the best. Baylor students aren't really supposed to be attending the big dance anyway.

 

[Sid]

 

[sdcloud9]

Baylor's guards were too busy trying to snow bird and not rebound.

Basketball 101--Long shots equal long rebounds.

 

[seniorsooner]

Okay seriously you're down by 10 with under a minute left and you come down and shoot a 2 three different times?? Can someone explain the logic behind that to me? Had they just given up?

 

[ouboomer]

Now Baylor can look forward to the football season.....

 

[stoops4pres]

Baylor did plummet down the stretch, Duke was just more mentally tough.

 

[seniorsooner]

Scottie looked like a deer in headlights over on the sideline.

 

[209sooner]

:ez-laugh:

Now Baylor can look forward to the football season.....

 

[soonerczech]

Brilliant T by Acy at the end as well. Nothing like giving up an extra 2 pts. with the game close.

 

[coolm]

you guys are nice and critical for fans of a team that didnt even clear the mendoza line this season

 

[seniorsooner]

I just think it's obvious that a relatively young coach got taken to the mat by one of the masters of the game today. Luckily for Scott (and Baylor) he has many years to grow and hopefully he learned a lot from what happened today.

 

[brumFTW]

very good for the big 12 south though

Duke winning is never good -- for anybody.

 

[DFWHoopster]

seniorsooner- sorry you lost money on the Bears. They definitely didn't choke. I was at the hotel talking to Lace and Tweety after the game. They were really hurting. They thought if they could pull this game out, they had a really good shot of winning it all. But it wasn't to be.

Duke shot as good as they shot all year from 3. Some of those were open but many were contested well. They also dominated the boards down the stretch. I said all year that the difference between a Baylor and Kansas State was that Kansas State had Sutton and Baylor had Anthony Jones. Baylor needed a guy like Sutton to get those tough boards down the stretch. Anthony Jones may turn into a very good player but his lack of physical strength hurt Baylor today.

The officiating the last 8 minutes was horrible. Acy's "charge" would have put Baylor up 4 with a FT attempt. All of sudden, Baylor has a 2 point lead and then the zebras call a joke of a hand check on Carter to put Nolan Smith at the line (considering all the hand checking Duke got away with).

But give Duke credit- they made their shots; played great d; rebounded extremely well and hit their FTs. They will be a tough out for anyone especially since you know the refs are going to give them some love.

But overall a really fun atmosphere in Houston and a great season. Baylor had 80% of the 48k fans there. I never thought I would live to see the day where Baylor got that kind of fan support.

I really don't know where anyone can be critical of Scott Drew in this game. Drew can't box out for his players. Drew can't control how the refs call the game. Drew can't shoot free throws. Baylor shot as poorly from the FT line as they have in a long time. Drew did a fantastic job this year. Baylor will lock him down long-term as they should. He has earned it.