NCAA Tournament: Missouri vs. Clemson Game Thread
by DrB on Mar 19, 2010 8:00 AM EDT
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Missouri Tigers at Clemson Tigers, Mar 19, 2010 2:50 PM EDT
Our game preview goes through alot of the details on them coming in as well as their injury situation and most recent games. A pretty good tutorial of the style of defense Mizzou plays: a run & jump press defense. Its a man press as opposed to our zone pressure. In the half court set they tend to play a good bit of 2-3.
Online video link for those at work.
Leading Scorers: So. G Kim English (13.9ppg, 3.4rpg), So. G Marcus Denmon (10.8ppg, 3.1 rpg, 42% from 3), So. F Laurence Bowers (10.1ppg, 5.6rpg), Sr. G J.T. Tiller (8.8ppg, 3.1 apg, 3rpg), Sr. G Zaire Taylor (8.2ppg, 2.5apg, 3.1rpg)
Press Conferences
Mike Anderson NCAAT Presser, OP's Presser.
Missouri Player interviews, Trevor Booker/Stitt interview.
Stat breakdown after the jump....
Statistical Breakdown
| MU | Clemson | ||
| Ranking | 20 |
17 |
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| Mizzou Offense vs Clemson Defense Ranks |
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| MU Offense | CU Defense | ||
| Efficiency | 49 | 10 | |
| Effective FG% | 99 | 55 | |
| Turnover % | 49 | 8 | |
| Off. Reb. % | 135 | 216 | |
| FTA/FGA | 279 | 119 | |
| Clemson Offense vs Mizzou Defense Ranks |
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| CU Offense | MU Defense | ||
| Efficiency | 47 | 11 | |
| Effective FG% | 81 | 45 | |
| Turnover % | 218 | 3 | |
| Off. Reb. % | 51 | 323 | |
| Mizzou | Opp |
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| Points Per Possession (PPP) |
1.08 | 0.92 |
| 2-PT FG% | 47.7% | 45.3% |
| 3-PT FG% | 37.1% | 30.8% |
| FT% | 72.8% | 70% |
| eFG | 50.3% | 45.6% |
| Mizzou | Opp | |
| Assists/Gm | 15.2 | 11.1 |
| Steals/Gm | 10.9 | 6.2 |
| Turnovers/Gm | 13 | 19.7 |
| Assist/Turnover Ratio | 1.17 | 0.57 |
| Mizzou | Opp | |
| Total Rebounds/Gm | 35.4 | 38 |
| Offensive Rebounds/Gm | 13.0 | 13.7 |
| Defensive Rebounds/Gm | 22.4 | 24.3 |
Be prepared for a fast-paced back and forth game, either way it goes. This could be one of those games where someone gets a big run and it snowballs from there. I think Clemson needs this kind of pace to win the game though.
"From the outside view, when you watch us play, sometimes it looks a little helter skelter," Missouri senior guard Zaire Taylor said. "I think it's a little organized chaos going on, whereas when I watch them it seemed a little more organized in appearance. But both styles I feel are effective."
Bart Wright talks about Clemson's problems on the big stage and how badly we need to just win one NCAA game to get the monkey off our backs. 2 years ago we blew a 5 seed and an 18 point lead to 'Nova. Last year in a 7-10 matchup, we choked against Michigan. Last year Mizzou made a run to the Elite 8 before falling to UConn.
At the end of the season, Clemson won five of seven in conference play, but it lost a big one on the last day of the season at Wake Forest that would have assured a bye in the first round of the ACC tournament. Then came a first-round defeat to N.C. State, which some observers thought played harder.
"I don't look at it that way," said assistant coach Ron Bradley. "I thought it was more a game of streaks, and they got the last one in on us. I can't look at it as they played harder than us."
Fair enough: He's a coach; he can't send that message. Purnell said Clemson played hard, "but I can't take anything away from N.C. State. They matched us; they played every bit as hard, or harder."
All of which makes you wonder if this team has a bit of stage fright. Knowing they are trying to build winning into a program that has had very little of it in more than a decade, can the big stage be too big? Too intimidating?
Travis Sawchik gives his 5 Keys to a Clemson Win: 1. Handle Pressure, 2. Potter plays ball on O, 3. Keep Grant out of foul trouble, 4. Booker show up, 5. the freshmen do something. I definitely agree with the last two and think we'll need either Noel or MJ to make some baskets for us.
"We have the advantage in the post, but we have to get the ball into the low post," Purnell said. "In this kind of game, it is hard to do because they will send two or three guys down there, and they are going to send guys at Trevor. But that is where your other guys have to make plays, and if you are a good team, you should make plays. We probably have more of a post presence on offense, because they are more of a kick-and-drive team than we are."
Now if Booker does something, I do think we'll be fine today. Missouri's Mike Anderson realizes that Trevor is not a vocal leader, one of my harshest criticisms of him.
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sloppy...we're sloppy
"If I have asthma, they won't let me scuba. And if I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?? What am I working toward??"
you'd think we'd know how to play against this type of team
"If I have asthma, they won't let me scuba. And if I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?? What am I working toward??"
Scrappiness is the name of Mizzou's game...
so we have to find a way to match their hustle on defense and rebounds.
Potter with 4 fouls already???
That’s ridiculous. You almost have to go out there trying to foul to get that many so fast.
Let's git it, ACC.
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had to leave for a second
nice to come back to a 28-19 lead
"If I have asthma, they won't let me scuba. And if I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?? What am I working toward??"
bye
"If I have asthma, they won't let me scuba. And if I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?? What am I working toward??"
Maybe you sit out the next couple of plays, Champ
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They double Booker every time he touches it.
Young was on fire. But now we can’t even get a look because we are turning it over so much. Bad turnovers too because they are leading to fastbreak points the other way.
It's not even with their pressure.
We are just really weak with the ball.
Smith can't even come close on a WIDE open 3.
Not sure what he works on in practice.
well looks like we're starting to come apart
we cant shoot anymore, as i expected after the 1st half
thanks for plyaing. This looks too much like playground ball!
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That's what I was afraid would happen
because they have better athletes than us. Potter and Smith aren’t elite athletes.
How do they come out of a timeout and not know to foul?
That is horrible coaching.
Piss Poor. Absoultely piss poor that we cannot win a single game in the month of March.
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I have a lot to say
probably best served for a fanpost.
State of the Program
If you don’t learn from the past you are doomed to repeat it. Clemson hasn’t learned from the past few years and the program will continue to be recognized by fast starts and March collapses. Since the players continue to change, but the results don’t, I will be focusing strictly on Oliver Purnell’s coaching and recruiting.
Oliver Purnell has his flaws, just like lots of other coaches. So why are other coaches able to win games in March and Oliver isn’t?
Flaw 1: Clemson doesn’t run an offense. They play street ball. When they are in their half court set they call it “motion”. But if everybody just stands around and nobody sets a meaningful screen, you cannot call it motion with a straight face. Clemson doesn’t have elite athletes at every position (more on this later) or guys that can shoot the lights out. They need a disciplined offense to score consistently. I’d recommend some sort of wheel or flex cut offense interspersed with a legitimate motion offense. They should set hard screens with players coming off tight (shoulder to shoulder) cuts toward the basket in order to try to get as many easy baskets as possible. Clemson doesn’t have guys to break their opponents down off the dribble, so they should use screens to get to the basket.
Flaw 2: He also struggles as a game manager. Clemson’s players have come out of a timeout 2 games in a row down by 6 with under a minute to go, and did not foul right away. This is inexplicable. I’d love to know what they talk about in their timeouts.
Flaw 3: Where is the motivation and urgency from the players. Purnell has two players (Potter and T. Booker) who’s body language is so poor it comes across as if they don’t care. Clemson is notorious for coming out lethargic in games that are on the road or a neutral site. The coach has to find a way to get his guys fired up, or get new players in the game that do care. If you can’t get fired up to play in the NCAAT, you shouldn’t be playing basketball.
Flaw 4: Personnel. Clemson does well recruiting. But are they recruiting players that fit their system? I don’t believe so. If you just watched Clemson lose to Missouri you can see why. Clemson wants to play an uptempo game. They want to press you and create turnovers that lead to easy baskets. This is how they attempt to make up for their lack of a half court offense. In order to play this style you need to have elite athletes at all positions. Quick guards, athletic wings, and versatile big men are key. I’d say that Clemson has quick guards with Stitt and Young. I also believe they have versatile big men with both Bookers and Grant. The gaping hole is with their wings. Smith and Potter are below average athletes for playing the 2 and 3 positions in the ACC. And as much as I liked KC Rivers, he was not an elite athlete for a wing player in the ACC either. Until Clemson recruits ACC-caliber athletes at each position, they will struggle to play the up and down game they so desire.
This was evident against Missouri. Missouri loves to play a fast paced game and they have the athletes to do it. They turn other teams over more than any other team in the country. And what do they do with these turnovers? They convert them into easy points. Missouri didn’t beat Clemson with their half court offense. They beat them by turning them over and shooting layups.
These 4 flaws lead to an inconsistent team. Inconsistent teams will find ways to win games in October, but will also find ways to lose them in March. Clemson has gotten the program to the point where 1st round flameouts should no longer be accepted. Changes need to be made or else Clemson will find itself in more 7-10, 6-11 games in the NCAAT, and more 1st round exits.
not much to say, just more of the same
now we can officially focus on baseball and more football.
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