Falling Down to 5th in Big 12, How Can Baylor Cope Up This NCAA Season?

The Bears have been performing well this season. Initially, the team was ranking 1st in the Big 12 standings. Evidently, the team had a 96-70 win against John Brown, a 99-61 win against Kansas City, an 88-72 win against Oregon State, a close 95-91 win against Florida, a whopping 108-70 win against Nicholls, etc. These wins display Baylor’s outstanding performance. Also, the Bears had an exceptional 107-48 win in their recent matchup against Mississipi.

However, all the hard work seems to fade away as the program has been dropped to the 5th rank in the Big 12 conference standings.

Potential reasons why Baylor has dropped from 1st to 5th in rankings

This season the Baylor Bears are taking a hit as they have been dropped to 5th position in the Big 12 standings. However, there are several factors affecting this development. Notably, last season the Bears saw many departures from their roster including key players like Flo Thamba, Keynote George, and Adam Flager.

Due to this, the team’s performance was majorly impacted which was visible in individual games. For instance, they faced a 64-88 loss, hence affecting their ranking. Now, switching the scene to a 180 degrees, the performances delivered by other Big 12 team is indeed one of the biggest factors pushing Baylor to this drop in standings.

Moreover, injuries is one of the basic reasons why many players and teams fall short of performing well. The proximity of unforeseen circumstances can also contribute to Baylor fall in this season’s standings.

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However, there are some things Baylor can work on to cope up with these challenges.

Focusing on some key areas can liberate Baylor from this misery

With the season still running afloat, Baylor can cope with it by working on some aspects. For starters, they can leverage the strengths of the new players like Jayden Nunn and Ray J Dennis, as they can bring their unique strengths and improve how the team performs.

The recent departures and arrivals can understandably felt disturbed right now, however, working on building that chemistry is crucial for the Bears to get back in the game. This involves the players understanding each other’s strengths, gameplay, weaknesses, and to effectively work on them altogether after gaining that knowledge.

Baylor’s ‘No-Middle’ defense strategy has always been known as a key part in their success. Given the challenges sitting in front of the Bears, it is best that they continue to strengthen their defense a bit more.

Now comes the coach Scott Drew’s effective utilization of skills possessed by the players, by managing the players’ playing time with the help of their ideation and strategy.

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A lesson learned is a disaster averted. For Baylor, they must review and learn from their past games, which can help them identify the areas they need to improve.