Preview and Game Thread for Clemson @ FSU
by DrB on Feb 28, 2010 12:30 PM EST
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Clemson Tigers at Florida St. Seminoles, Feb 28, 2010 5:30 PM EST
Clemson Tigers (19-8. 7-6) @ Florida St. Seminoles (20-7, 8-5)
When: 5:30 PM, FSS
KenPom Ranking: FSU 15, Clemson 17. FSU is ranked #2 in defensive efficiency, 10th in eFG defense, 5th in block percentage, but other than offensive rebounding none of their offensive stats are terribly impressive. They're ranked below Clemson in many offensive categories.
Top Scorers: C Solomon Alabi (12.0ppg, 6.5rpg), F Chris Singleton (11.0ppg, 7.5 rpg), G Derwin Kitchen (8.7ppg, 4.6rpg, 3.9 apg). Luke Loucks scored 15 in game 1, Alabi 14, and Singleton was held to 6.
The Noles have won all 3 games since losing to us at Littlejohn, but they havent exactly faced the toughest competition. They beat UVA by 19, @ UNC by 10, and BC. FSU is 12-2 at home. Since the first game, here are a few statistical comparisons.
“Things are still bunched up,” Clemson coach Oliver Purnell whose team faces Florida State today in Tallahassee, Fla. “So this is a really critical game for us
Clemson, which is one win away from a fourth consecutive 20-win season, and Florida State, which has won three straight games since a 10-point loss at Clemson on Feb. 10, are in similar positions and have similar desires.
“Both teams would definitely like to have a bye (in the ACC Tournament) and both teams would like to pad their tournament resumes,” Purnell said.
Overall, ACC teams are 24-57 in league games away from home, which translates to a meager 29-percent success rate.
“It has always been tough (to win ACC road games),” Purnell said. “First of all, teams are good. Second of all, the environments are rabid.” (GNews)
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Junior point guard Demontez Stitt said his team lost its collective cool at Comcast Center.
“It’s easy, when you’re not at home to let the crowd get to you, it’s easy to lose focus,” he said. “Against Maryland we lost our focus. (When) you’re home, you’re into it, the crowd is into it, it’s a lot of energy involved, especially with the way that we play.
“On the road we have to learn to create our own energy to stay focused. The road is harder to do that, when the other team’s crowd is into it, it’s loud, it’s easy to lose focus, and get off into your own thing.”(AIM)
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not a good start for the tigers so far
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Clemson is really getting outplayed all around
this is becoming pretty typical of this squad
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we may not make the tourney at this pace
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Book is disinterested
I don’t know what happened to the crazy, aggressive in your face.. shot blocking.. rim rocking.. guy i saw for 3 years… but he is long gone and this team’s attitude is gone with him
Doesn’t look like this team gives a shit at this point. I have seen a lot of that this season, unfortunately.
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Roster spots
So, when we’re recruiting 3 stars for the most part (with this year being the exception), you’re never gonna get John Wall or Demarcus Cousins, but hopefully.. you’re filling your roster with guys who are capable of contributing.
Ketrunis Petro-never played a meaningful minute in his life. so who cares he left
Bobo – Useless – wasted roster spot
Narcisse – useless “hustle guy”
We are throwing 3 scholarships at these kids.. but NOWHERE on this roster is a shooter.. just a pure shooter.. I know TO left.. but we HAVE to get a shooter on this team. Can we just recruit a kid who might not be ideal for our stupid desire to press every game.. but you know what.. when we’re playing a team like FSU that clogs in the middle.. having a kid that can stroke the 3 would be real helpful…
a little luck doesnt hurt. 3 point game at half is a whole lot better than it should be considering what I have seen so far!
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get back! crap. have a good play and then stand around.
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This is how i vent!
Im always on here.. but i am a freak
why, are you tired of me complaining about the same shit over and over, lol.
I concur with that one.
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Can SOMEONE make a wide open jumper?
This is ACC basketball right ?
Anyone else miss KC and TO ?
nah just thinking we need to figure out something
to get more people around who’ll post and bitch so its not just 4-5 of us
4-5 of us is much better than a couple hundred dumbasses on t-net…
it wuold def be nice to have a good stream of tiger fans.
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I'm on here whenever I'm home to watch the game
I need this as an outlet to complain about everything we do wrong.
Booker is freaking killing me
He’s making ZERO effort to establish post position and be a factor on the inside.
We are REALLy immature
Things are going good.. everyone is happy and plays hard
Things start to break down.. everybody pouts and gets lazy
Thats on OP
this team does like to half ass it...it is no good when your star leads the charge there
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The sad thing is....
I know how impt this game is.. you know how impt this game is…
But these kids aren’t playing like their season is on the line…
That is completely unacceptable
clemson is halfassing it per usual lately. It has been extremely sloppy and the tigers pretty lazy so far
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Haha, did he say that?
Must not have watched one game this year because Booker couldn’t make 1st team defense for Clemson.
If we lose to a team that doesn't have 1 double figure scorer
that might be a record or something
Clemson up 2 with about 25 sec left. FSU has the ball
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wide open inside. FSU on the line to tie it up
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booker makes the second. Clemson up 3 with just under 12 sec left and FSU gets the ball
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Time Out FSU at mid court. around 7 seconds left in the game.
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booker blocks the 3 pt attempt. that should do it
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big win for the tigers. I was about ready to write this season off…Clemson HAS to start playing like they actually give a shit soon.
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That's what concerns me.
Whenever I start to think they are halfway decent, they seem to come out and play with no effort.
HUGE F ing Win
Thank you Andre and thank you book for making FTs !!!
lol, see you in a few days.
8 wins. That may be enough, but we all would obviously like another one to be sure.
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This team is so weird...
Come out and dominate the terps in the 1st half.. and i was just waiting for them to collapse.. same can be said for the Illinois game.. Of couse, we all remember the FSU game last year or the UVA game the year before (or that semi impt game in March 2008 when they had a 17 pt lead over Villanova)
They can play SO bad with a big lead.. BUT.. think about the come backs.. when this team was DEAD.. Maryland 2 years ago.. va tech last year.. when they’re down 10 against a team like FSU.. i know they can come back if they remove their heads from their asses
No wonder i drink so much……
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