Suggs is a very good defender....Not to mention, Gonzaga is 8th in KenPoms AdjD. I wouldn't call them soft...
Riley is the "average" big you mean----He had a good night. Hit some jumpers he normally does not make. His 14/10 was nice....But the kid did average 10/6 for the year. So its not like he came out of nowhere...
Baylors guards are vicious...And makes their defense go. But Baylors interior defense is where they have some issues...And Gonzaga with Timme can certainly exploit that.
Not to overlook, is the size of Baylors guards----6'2, 6'2" and 6'4"----Kispert is 6'7"....Suggs at 6'4", and Ayayi at 6'5...They can see over the pressure---post up Baylor's smaller guards.
This game is a toss-up...But cannot keep overlooking GU's defense. Its rated Top 10 for a reason.
Baylor's interior defense?
Baylor's issue is lackadaisical play at times.
They haven't played a complete game yet. They even started to coast in against Houston.
The biggest issue for Baylor is that Mayer and Vital cannot be combined.
Mayer is energy. When he is on the court their offensive efficiency increases.
But he isn't the defender that Vital is. Vital is a bully. Going to push people around. Actually had a bad game against Houston. But were able to keep Houston off the offensive boards.
On the opposite side Vital can clog driving lanes. When he is on the perimeter looks out of place. Even with playing with Butler for awhile it is hard for him to visualize what Butler it even Mitchell are about to do...
Gonzaga is an energy team who sets the tone.
They do this by their extremely efficient Offense and creating turnovers.
Baylor could be the team who sets the tone
They did this against Arkansas
Gonzaga has to be very concern with an early knock out punch. .
Suggs is a freshman...
Suggs has tremendous upside and will be one hell of a NBA player
Suggs is a freshman
Butler, Teague and Mitchell are not.
In 2015 I thought Memphis was going to beat Golden State
They almost did...Draymond Green made sure that didn't happen. He matched the physicality of Memphis.
I know this isn't a 7 game series...Wish it was.
One of those games were you want to take the more defensive oriented team.
Nothing against Gonzaga.
I don't see a Green on their roster. This is College and not the NBA.