Shocked. This was how they played the last two seasons.
Basketball GAME THREAD: Rutgers Hoops vs. Clemson
- Thread starter Richie O
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This was the Defense, energy, effort, and team work that wins games in this style. It has to continue if we are going to have a respectable season.
Great win.
Also, the crowd was great. It makes a difference.
Great win.
Also, the crowd was great. It makes a difference.
Damn makes you wonder what if Miller was on D the last games we lost on buzzer beaters
Pleasantly shocked. Where did that come from. Wash, rinse, repeat.
It shows how capable we can be, which is why I'm still pissed we lost those 3 games.
I will go to my grave saying the more aggressive we are willing to be the better we will be. We are bigger then most teams we play.
That includes being aggressive on offense in the last 10 minutes until the game is literally out of reach. You stand around passing the ball around the perimeter and players feel the lack trust of the coach has. Players get tight. A lot of players are better shooters in some organized chaos on offense. Less thinking then standing around in a half court offense
Couldn’t see a problem before that loss? I dunno.
No reason to redshirt people in the world of transfer portals….play players that will help
I don't mind him getting his first points there, the lead was juicy and he deserved a bucket. But if it was a closer margin, clearly he should back it out. They coached him up after he was subbed out, won't happen again.
Spot on
i just think having the energy from Miller on D it truly helps elevate the rest of the team..even the hustle under the basket to get on the floor to create the jump ball. It’s contagious. Tonight was different energy. We got that last year with JY and need that mojo back
I don’t think he was saying taking the shot was bad but the foul he committed right after that.
I just don’t think you ever worry about red shirts any more. You can’t. Nothing is guaranteed.
I'm thrilled for Pike, the staff and more importantly for the kids. Let's hope they can continue this going forward.
One area of concern is I noticed that frequently Cliff was setting up backcourt screens on throw in’s after Clemson made baskets. Most were not in real pressure situations. Even though he didn’t get called for any fouls doing it, it brought back memories of Johnson picking up needless fouls.
It also shows you the difference if Caleb can keep knocking down the shots as his shot looked entirely different tonight not just because they were going in but his rotation on the ball and his release was just totally different; would still like to see him make a higher percentage from the free throw line but I think if he continues this way he will be fine from there
If Miller can get us some steals and drive the ball up the court this is totally different team. They were so lethargic the first 6 games
Not just Caleb, but the ball movement was much better last night. They weren't passing around until the shot clock ran out. Some nice passes under the basket, and Clemson bricked a whole ton of shots early on.
This. With a couple of exceptions, even when they were in a zone we moved the ball with a sense of urgency and purpose, more than in previous games.
might as well have invited Troy Murphy and Jay Williams too
