Keys to the Iowa game
by F1NS on Nov 27, 2011 7:48 PM EST
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Some keys to the Iowa game for Clemson:
Improved inside play. Milton needs to step it up in this one. He was really pumped up after his 22 points and 14 rebounds against Furman, but his point total was more a result of the opponent than of his stellar play. I will admit, however, that It was nice to see him actually attacking the rim and his performance at the line (8-11) was also encouraging. Millton has had confidence problems throughout his career here. Hopefully his performance against Furman will have him playing confidently against the Hawkeyes. And maybe his success will rub off on Devin, who has looked lazy all year long.
Limit the turnovers. I'm talking to you Tanner. He had five against Gardner-Webb. He thankfully hasn't had that many since, but he is still making poor decisions with the basketball. One point in the first half of the Coastal game really sticks out in my mind. Tanner had terrible passes on back to back possessions, with the first one resulting in a turnover (Tanner got bailed out by a Coastal foul on the second one.).
Cut down on the garbage shots. I don't want to see any of the frontcourt players taking any 3s. One of the reasons Clemson was able to beat Furman was the fact that not a single 3 was attempted by Milton, Devin, or B-Nice. I'd love to see that trend continue. The three have combined to go 3-14 from beyond the arc this year, with Devin (1-5) and B-Nice (0-4) looking especially atrocious.
Clemson has looked pretty bad thus far this year, but Iowa is not a very talented team. If Clemson can attack the basket, cut down on turnovers, and not take any stupid 3s, they have a good chance at winning this game.
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This is a no lose game
Iowa is not a good squad, and the the trophy has been with the Big10 the past two years. That is unacceptable, and unless this squad can rebound and have decent year, it should stand further more that TDP should be removed from his position.
Don't give up, don't ever give up ~ Jim Valvano
I haven't heard much from anyone on the Brownell hire recently....
This def isn’t the start we were accustomed to with Purnell at the helm. Brownell said all the right things, and last year seemed like change would occur….Are we waiting to pass judgment at the end of this year to get a true assessment of his coaching ability at Clemson? I felt at the time and still feel this was a cheap out for the University to take especially after the backlash from the Dabo hire….I wanted a proven coach that could coach and recruit….I guess time will tell if the university found a diamond in the rough or if this was a bad hire…
The guy can coach
I’m more concerned with his recruiting. He didn’t get a class last year because of when he was hired. Let this year’s and next year’s recruiting classes pan out before you pass judgement.
In defense of Brownell he basically missed out on a whole year of recruiting
And, not to excuse the losses in any way, but CofC and Coastal will likely be going to the NCAA tournament this year and are not the lightweight teams one may typically see them as.
Brownell needs to figure out how to competitively recruit in the ACC, though, and quick, or he will not last too long.
the iowa game will tell us a lot about this team
I agree that both CofC and Coastal are probably the best teams in the Southern and Big South this year, meaning both will probably make the tournament.
Although it’s also possible that Campbell wins the Big South. Campbell and Coastal have identical 5-1 record, and guess who Campbell knocked off on the road last Wednesday?
Iowa
I don't think you can hang this on Brownell
Purnell did not leave him in a great spot, I think that in part helped his decision to jump ship. Losing some guys to transfers and again having essentially miss a year with recruiting didn’t help. Last year showed without a doubt that Brownell is a superior fundamentals and x’s o’s coach that Purnell. As others have pointed out his recruiting will decide his fate and so far things are looking pretty good but it will take time to build his team and for the class he has shaping up now to contribute.
Also it should be pointed out that Clemson never was and for the forseable future won’t be a basketball school. Being highly competitive in the ACC and getting to the tourney 4 out of 5 years is pretty damn good IMO.
Clemson is making it clear that we aren't a true football school either....
I hope Brownell succeeds here, and will giver him a fair shot…waiting just sucks…I just hate loosing to inferior schools…this is more acceptable in basketball and baseball though, so I won’t look at those two losses too much. His recruits will be in next year, and we should expect results in two years correct? Like I said in the original post, he says all the right things, I just wasn’t impressed with his resume prior to coming to Clemson. I just want a bright spot in one sport at Clemson…which doesn’t look like it will happen any time soon.
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