BC Heads to Littlejohn to Take on the Tigers
by ggggmen08 on Feb 8, 2011 12:35 PM EST
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PrintWhen: Tonight @ 9PM
Where: Littlejohn Coliseum
TV: ESPNU
Another big game for Clemson tonight. BC is 15-8 overall and tied with us at 5-4 in conference play.
BC has four guys that average in double figures, led by G Reggie Jackson (17.6 PPG) and F Joe Trapani (14.6 PPG). These are the two guys that make BC's offense go. Jackson is a smooth guard that uses hesitation dribbles to lull the defense to sleep and then uses his explosive athleticism to blow by. He is really flourishing this year in Coach Donahue's offense after being held back the past 2 years by Skinner's offense. He is shooting 49.5% from the field and 42.5% from behind the arc. Joe Trapani is a match up nightmare. He is 6'8 with deep range (35.6% from 3) and good ball handling skills. I suspect that Devin Booker will get the initial matchup against Trapani. How well Booker is able to move his feet and stay in front of Trapani will be critical to Clemson's success. Corey Raji and Biko Paris are very nice complimentary players to have in the rotation.
As a team, BC shoots a lot of 3's, and they shoot it very well from there. They average 23.5 attempts per game while shooting nearly 39% as a team. BC lacks a low post scoring threat, so Clemson's defenders should be able to crowd BC's shooters without any worry of what is going on down low. We cannot afford to leave guys wide open like we did against UVA in the opening minutes. BC will knock down open shots just the same as UVA did.
BC is, however, a very poor defensive team. Jerai Grant and Devin Booker should be able to find opportunities to score inside, as BC lacks the length and athleticism down low to alter their shots. Trapani and Jackson actually lead the team in blocked shots with 18 and 15, respectively. Starting center Josh Southern averages 0.8 blocks per 40 minutes. That is a ridiculously low number for a starting center.
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I would expect
a lot of double teams when we throw the ball down low. We’re going to need Grant and Jennings to be able to turn middle and find the open man.
As much as I hate when we chuck it a ton from 3, i think BC is going to force us to do so. There will be a lot of open looks that we’re going to need to show we can hit.
Let’s go Tigers, kind of neat to have the Barry brothers calling the game..
Henderson-Sports 06
MFFL & Caniac
by Henderson-Sports 06 on Feb 8, 2011 9:06 PM EST reply actions
great start to this one. Clemson needs to hold serve in ACC play with a home win tonight
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Did I just see Jennings put the ball on the floor drive through the lane with contact to the rim……no way…
Henderson-Sports 06
MFFL & Caniac
by Henderson-Sports 06 on Feb 8, 2011 9:21 PM EST reply actions
BC's coach keeps running onto the court every time we have a possesion
He looks like he’s trying to be an extra defender out there
Sloppy, rushed play
Why are we running up and down the court like this to practice our lack of good shot selection?
Nobody following shots or playing hard inside either.
Where in the world
was the body on that BC player? BOX OUT. We are lucky BC hasn’t converted more of their second and third chances.
Thunderous slam by Jerai, 3 pt lead at the half….defense has got to pick back up, and rebound the dang ball Tigers
Henderson-Sports 06
MFFL & Caniac
by Henderson-Sports 06 on Feb 8, 2011 9:49 PM EST reply actions
we had so much energy
in the first 5 minutes.. we blew our load. and then lost it for 10 minutes.
Gotta keep up the energy on the boards and get the ball inside instead of chucking the first open jump shot.
Agreed.
Have to box out and control the glass better this half.
nice little start here to the 2nd, just got to keep it up on the defensive end…that’s what starts our offense…..
Henderson-Sports 06
MFFL & Caniac
by Henderson-Sports 06 on Feb 8, 2011 10:09 PM EST reply actions
we start off these halfs well
can we sustain it?? or we we have another 10 minute run where we chuck 3s ??
I was very proud of Demontez
for not taking that 3.. we move the ball.. it lead to a dunk… i think they got the message.
What are we doing, about to blow this game that’s for sure…..why can’t we just some dang clock and execute….nope we shoot 3’s with 20 sec still left on the clock….
Henderson-Sports 06
MFFL & Caniac
by Henderson-Sports 06 on Feb 8, 2011 10:50 PM EST reply actions
Oh. So a BC player goes down
and the game gets stopped? Are you kidding me?
Once again for the most part, we’ve stepped up and hit clutch FT’s down the stretch and that has allowed us to stave off this BC run here in the second half
Henderson-Sports 06
MFFL & Caniac
by Henderson-Sports 06 on Feb 8, 2011 11:11 PM EST reply actions
It's so nice to be able to see Clemson actually make free throws.
That was one of the biggest complaints I had about Purnell’s teams. Though it seemed the FT stat would getting better each year, horrendous free throw percentage had become a trademark under Purnell. Apparently, someone just needed to spend some time teaching the kids how to shoot.
Coach B
most ACC wins EVER for a first year Tiger coach. god bless him.
Some people think he inherited more talent than other coaches did,
but Brownell has done a lot with the players. They are playing at a higher level of execution this year, and they are actually progressing as we get further into the season!
I’m trying not to get ahead of myself, but I’m excited to see what Brownell and his assistants can do on the recruiting trail :)
A must win, now on to a huge game Saturday for the Tigers….we need that big big big win and can’t think of anybody better than the Tarholes
Henderson-Sports 06
MFFL & Caniac
by Henderson-Sports 06 on Feb 8, 2011 11:15 PM EST reply actions
The most frustrating thing for me....
Grant is a beast - OP completely mis-used him for 3 years. There is no way he just figured it all out in 1 summer.
Narcisse — for 2 years.. he couldnt get on the floor without falling over his own shoelaces and turning the ball over every time he touched it. He’s far from being a player.. but he at least gives us a few minutes.
This coach is getting a lot out of nothing. Andre, Tanner, Anderson, Stanton, Narcisse.. none of these guys has acc talent.. but they know their roles (except for Stanton chucking 3s) and we’re able to win with them.
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