Baylor is on the Precipice — The Plus/Minus Week 4

Welcome to the Plus/Minus, your regular evaluation of Baylor men’s basketball. Each week we consider two pluses, two minuses, and one net neutral.

This week, Tristan Clark gets some well deserved love, the defense comes under scrutiny, and I speculate that the bottom could be close to falling out for the Bears against Arizona.

Plus

Half court defense

Baylor is a team that must play under control. In games like the first half of the Wichita State game, poor offense leads to even worse defense. Turnovers and poor shot selection led to too many transition opportunities for the Shockers. The defense was scrambled, leading to miscommunications and mismatches. The second half of the game, however,…