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Frogs
face young, talented Bears Saturday
By Danny Gillham
Sports Editor
Playing their second-consecutive Big
12 opponent, the Frogs (2-2) head South Saturday for
a 5 p.m. Saturday matchup with former Southwest Conference
foe Baylor.
The
Frogs enter the game after a less than flattering shooting
performance against Texas Tech on Tuesday. TCU shot
44 percent from the field, including 1-of-17 on three-point
attempts.
Senior
guard Junior Blount said it’s part of the game,
and expects the Frogs to quickly bounce back.
“We
know that won’t always happen,” Blount said.
“One-for-17 is pretty bad, but we know we can make
a lot of those shots. We will knock those type of shots
down.”
TCU
faces a young, but talented Bear squad. Led by sophomores
Lawrence Roberts, John Lucas and Kenny Taylor, Baylor
is 4-0 in the early season.
Head
coach Neil Dougherty saw the Bears twice last season
as an assistant at Kansas, and said they aren’t
cubs anymore.
“They’ve
come of age some,” Dougherty said. “I don’t
expect them to have inexperience to deal with. I expect
them to be very comfortable. On top of comfortable,
they are also talented.”
Last
season the Frogs beat the Bears 92-81, but senior forward
Jamal Brown said even then Baylor didn’t play like
their age.
“Last
year’s team was physical,” Brown said. “They
don’t really like to run, but they still get up
and down the floor if they have to. They adjusted to
our game last year, so we expect them to do the same
thing.”
A
factor playing into the Frogs scouting of Baylor is
TCU assistant coach Kevin Lewis. Before coming to Fort
Worth, Lewis spent the past three season as an assistant
to Dave Bliss at Baylor. Lewis was involved in recruiting
the majority of the players that start for the Bears
today.
Dougherty
said Lewis’ knowledge of Baylor is a benefit, but
could also bring a negative.
“I also think that carries a target,” Dougherty
said. “I’m sure those kids will want to play
well for and against Coach Lewis. They will have a little
incentive to go a little harder and a little better.”
d.r.gillham@tcu.edu
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