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Paw Prints – The Daily UConn Roundup – 11/29

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:12:47 -0500

It’s game day for the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team as they will host the Clemson Tigers in the final game of the WBCA Classic. Tip is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast locally here in Connecticut on CPTV. The game is also available on the internet for a fee through [...]

Clemson Tigers' C.J. Spiller sets NCAA kickoff TDs mark

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:39:13 -0500

Clemson's C.J. Spiller has set an NCAA record with his seventh career kickoff return for a touchdown to start the 18th-ranked Tigers' game at South Carolina.

Clemson Survives to Play Again in Anaheim

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:28:41 -0500

The OP Stat of the Game: Bryan Narcisse with the start.

Bryan Narcisse looking pensive. (CNNSI)

Game Notes:

Stitt stepped up in yesterday's game and Tanner continued his energetic play.
Jerai Grant did not play at all- sick, doghouse, other?
Narcisse made the most of his start with 10 points. He is the energy player we need in this tournament, even when he is not the player for the situation. He is good for the team.
Booker fouls again. I think he already has three for tomorrow's game.
D. Booker worked nicely in his minutes with eight points and five rebounds on 4-4 shooting.
The substitution rotation allowed six players to score in double-digits.
Jennings had the opportunities, but still looks hesitant and tentative.

OP shows LBST what he thinks of them- please. (CNNSI)

Tomorrow the Tigers take on their most serious opponent to date, Butler. A win against the Bulldogs would go along way to rectify the disappointing Texas A&M game.

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No. 19 Clemson uses balanced effort for victory

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:42:54 -0500

Tanner Smith scored 17 points and Stitt had 16 points and five assists to lead No. 19 Clemson to an 87-79 victory over Long Beach State in the 76 Classic on Friday at the Anaheim Convention Center.

Smith, Stitt guide No. 19 Clemson past Long Beach St.

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:52:00 -0500

Tanner Smith scored 17 points and Demontez Stitt had 16 points and five assists to lead No. 19 Clemson to an 87-79 victory over Long Beach State in the 76 Classic on Friday.

Gamecocks and Tigers Renew Rivalry Saturday

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:07:06 -0500

South Carolina (6-5, 3-5 SEC) looks to wrap up the 2009 regular season on a high note as it plays host to the 107th meeting of the annual Palmetto State "Braggin' Rights" rivalry against the Clemson Tigers (8-3, 6-2 ACC) on Saturday, Nov. 28, at Williams-Brice Stadium.

Clemson Loses to Texas A&M Narcisse Dunk

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:05:49 -0500

The OP Stat of the Game: Bryan Narcisse Monster Dunk two.

I don't know if it was performance anxiety, jet lag, over-confidence, too much trytophan, or some type of holiday hangover.

Early on it looked like the Tigers would make short work of the Aggies; but somewhere about the six-eight minute mark, the Tigers looked complacent and assumed they would be able to mount a successful comeback. They fell behind early and the Aggies were relentless.

Here's the video highlight from ESPN

The best part is the Narcisse dunk.

Questions:

Where were the freshmen?
When will Stitt get it together? 4 TOs, 5 PF?
Why won't Booker play for 40 minutes, not just show up for the game?
What else does Tanner have to do? Why won't anyone else jump in the game?

Of the game, Booker said,

"We came out in the first half and missed shots. We quit. I got frustrated. We tried to come back in the second half but we just couldn't It was physical in the first half, they outplayed us. In the second half we played better."

Re-read, "We quit. I got frustrated." This cannot be an answer if the Tigers are or are supposed to be a solid, legitimate team.

Today its Long Beach State at 5pm on ESPN, the U. I'll be on hole 36 at that time.

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W. Basketball. Lady Tigers Move to 3-1 on Young Season with 75-69 win at Kennesaw State

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:36:58 -0500

Fairburn, GA native Morganne Campbell stepped to the line with 24.0 seconds in a two-point game and calmly sank two free throws to preserve a 75-69 win for the Clemson Lady Tigers. Clemson (3-1) used a team-high 14 points from Lele Hardy and 11 points and nine assists from freshman Keyrra Gillespie to counter Angie Smith who had 18 points for Kennesaw State (2-2).

Tigers roll over Winthrop 102-66

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:35:24 -0500

The OP Stat of the Game: 47 bench points

If Clemson were UNC at home last night, the crown would have been chanting "We want biscuits!"

Instead, its tickets for tacos as the Tigers trounced the Eagles. I can't even do the math to calculate 102-66 win margin.

Last night the Tigers hang a hundred on Winthrop, roll to the ATL, and now is en route to the left coast for the 76 Classic in Anaheim.

Per the game, Andre Young, again, turned in a nice performance off the bench. David Potter also brought his offense, but had some foul trouble, as he finished the game with four. Noel Johnson continues to improve on defense and will hopefully match his offense prowess as the season progress.

And, it progresses at a much more rapid pace now. Of the teams in Anaheim, 6 of the 8 teams participated in the NCAA tournament, 4 of the 8 teams are ranked, and the all of the coaches are well-respected in coaching circles.

The field, representing eight conferences, and eight coaches:

ACC: #19 Clemson- Oliver Purnell, I wish we would play WVU, so we could see an orange suit on one side line and a gold one on the other.

Big 12: Texas A&M- Mark Turgeon, ex-Wichita St. Shocker, Billy Gillespie upgrade.

Big East: #8 West Virginia- Bob Huggins, at his alma mater, looking for another gold suit.

Big Ten: #16 Minnesota- Tubby Smith, ex-UK coach, national championship caliber coach.

Big West: Long Beach State- Dan Monson, ex-Minn, coach, replaced by Tubby Smith.

Horizon: #10 Butler, Brad Stevens third-year coach, building a solid program, a hot commodity.

PAC 10: UCLA- Ben Howland, three final four appearances, Pac-10 champion, lover and fighter.

WCC: Portland- Eric Reveno, 2008 WCC coach of the year, for markedly improving Portland.

The Tigers take on Texas A&M on Turkey Day at 4:30 pm. It's going to be on ESPN2, and you will have had enough trytofan and alcohol that all you will want to do is sit in front of the TV and enjoy the game.

It is go time!

Go Tigers!

The OP: Clemson Basketball.

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Game Notes: Winthrop @ Clemson

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:09:14 -0500

Winthrop at Clemson Date 11/23/2009 7:30:00 PMLive StatsLinkTV Team Stats

When: 7:30pm, November 23, 2009
Where: Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, SC
Watch: Online only via Tiger Cast
Follow: SCACCHoops- Live Stats

The Tigers moved up to #19 in Today's AP/USA Today poll. The Coaches' poll will be released shortly.

It's early, but the Tigers are ranked. And with this being early, many crazy things can happen. Several ranked teams have lost- for one, Jeff Capel's Sooners to former OP Assistant, Shaka Smart. (Congratulations Shaka.) Also, GT,UNC, and Dayton, amongst others. The time is now for smaller, less nationally recognized teams to try to make an early name for themselves.

But, let's get things straight, Winthrop is not good. They have not been good since Gregg Marshall left. Tonight should be the final tuneup before the competition level increases. Read the all-time Winthrop/Clemson stats on the official Clemson Basketball page.

That having been said, and yes, this is early in the year, but the Tigers still have some work to do before they head out to Anaheim, CA.

Plus:
David Potter- he has played well in his new starting role.
Andre Young- efficient, composed.
Booker- production
Freshmen: have stepped up when necessary, Noel and Milton.
Team: different members have risen to the occasion, shows a team mentality
Tanner: He is taking a leadership role through his hard work and dedication

Delta:
Full Time defensive dedication, no possession should be uncontested.
Lack of consistent offensive performance.
Lack of continuous defensive intensity.
No rotation down low.

Many of these issues will work themselves out throughout the course of the season, but as soon as we arrive in California, we will be marked. The competition is direct and head on. No longer will we be the the expected winner. Maybe we can feed off some type of ACC-disrespect, or bias or whatever, while on the left coast, but that will only get the team so far. I am sure any decent coach knows how OP operates, respects him, and lets his players know as much.

So until then, welcome Winthrop Eagles. Welcome to Littlejohn, thanks for everything.

Go Tigers!

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ClemsonNameGPMinsPtsAstsRbdsStlsBlksTOsFG%3P%FT%Off Eff Trevor Booker 3 24.7 13.3 1.3 9.7 1.3 1.3 2.0 48.4 66.7 80.0 96.1 David Potter 3 21.3 12.0 1.7 2.3 2.7 0.0 1.7 59.1 66.7 0.0 117.4 Tanner Smith 3 18.7 10.7 1.3 3.7 1.7 0.3 2.3 53.8 37.5 33.3 86.0 Andre Young 3 21.0 10.0 4.0 3.3 3.7 0.0 2.0 47.6 54.5 80.0 138.5 Milton Jennings 3 16.0 7.0 1.0 3.3 1.0 0.0 1.3 53.3 42.9 100.0 108.5 Noel Johnson 3 18.0 6.7 1.3 1.7 1.3 0.0 1.0 36.4 30.8 0.0 94.4 Demontez Stitt 3 22.7 6.3 4.7 1.0 2.0 0.7 2.7 47.1 16.7 66.7 133.2 Devin Booker 3 12.0 4.3 0.3 4.3 0.3 0.0 1.3 50.0 0.0 60.0 79.3 Bryan Narcisse 3 8.0 4.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 38.5 40.0 0.0 74.9 Donte Hill 3 11.0 3.0 1.3 2.0 1.3 0.3 0.0 44.4 33.3 0.0 158.6 Jerai Grant 3 15.3 3.3 0.7 3.3 1.7 1.3 0.7 66.7 0.0 50.0 116.8 Karolis Petrukonis 3 4.3 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 50.0 157.9 Catalin Baciu 3 4.3 1.0 0.3 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 20.0 0.0 50.0 72.4 Zavier Anderson 3 2.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 127.4 Jonah Baize00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0

W. Volleyball. Ege Sets ACC Career Record as Tigers Take Down Hokies, 3-1

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:34:51 -0500

Clemson Volleyball avenged a five-set loss from earlier in the season by defeating the Hokies (18-11, 8-10 ACC), 3-1 (25-16, 20-25, 25-18, 27-25) on Friday night in front of 1,344 fans at Jervey Gymnasium. Lia Proctor and Sandra Adeleye, the last two ACC Players of the Week, each had 15 kills to lead the Tigers. Clemson has now won seven out of the past eight matches.

Clemson Tigers Defeat UNCG 89-67

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:54:05 -0500

The OP Stat of the Game: Milton Jennings. 14 points, 16 min

While it isn't as exciting as the UNC loss to Syracuse, 87-71, over on ESPN2, the win is the 2nd away win of the season. The Big East is looking strong thus far, the ACC, not so much, as two ranked ACC teams have lost.

Per the Tigers have shown resilience and versatility this year. Yes, Booker is still getting the job done with his 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. But, in each of the previous games the role players have stepped up.

Tonight was no different. This time, Milton Jennings stepped up with 14 points and David Potter followed his career performance with an 11 point game.

But what about Andre Young? When is he going to start? He is out-playing, hustling, and just plain playing better than Stitt. Maybe bring Young into the starting lineup will get Stitt back in the game. He is better than he is playing, but is looking like he didn't work as hard as needed this summer. Young, Smith, Potter, Booker, and the Freshman on the other hand, looked like they did work.

Our team identity is still developing, as we were not entirely into the game early. That lack of total dedication throughout will lead to early holes we will have to deal with.

Tonight is game three in the tune-up phase, Winthrop is up next. And while they are not as strong without Gregg Marshall, they are still a primarily Basketball-oriented school. They will, hopefully, serve as the intermediate before we open up an against major, BCS opponent in Texas A&M.

Some kinks, especially defensively, will have to be worked out if we plan on playing late into March. This is probably not a concern yet, as it is early, but just something to keep an eye on.

OP addressed the lack of defensive commitment during the game, and hopefully the players will continue to respond.

Its almost tailgate time!

Go Tigers!

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The Big 5 College Football Games of Week 12

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:46:00 -0500

What an absolute garbage weekend for college football. The #1 and #2 teams are ducking competition and there is no showcase games whatsoever. This might be a good Saturday to run errands. Hell even the normally interesting Michigan vs. Ohio State game is completely irrelevant. The Buckeyes are already in the Rose Bowl and Michigan is turrible. 5. Louisiana State Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels This game could have meant something big had both teams not been dumped by Alabama. Now it's just ...

Tigers roll in morning matchup

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:44:00 -0500

David Potter scored a career-high 17 points and hit five of Clemson's 10 3-pointers as the No. 22 Tigers routed Liberty 79-39 in a Tuesday matinee.

Potter, No. 22 Clemson rout Liberty in morning tilt

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:44:00 -0500

David Potter scored a career-high 17 points and hit five of Clemson's 10 3-pointers as the No. 22 Tigers routed Liberty 79-39 in a Tuesday matinee.

Clemson's Andre Branch Should Be Suspended For Cowardly Eye-Gouge

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:12:56 -0500

With all the attention given to the Brandon Spikes eye gouge incident last week against Georgia, why has this cheap shot not received any attention? Watch at the 0:04 mark, Andre Branch (#40) grabs #79 (David Spurlock) by the helmet, snaps his neck back, holds his head and sticks his fingers into Spurlock's facemask, an obvious eye gouge. The Branch gets up, talks trash to the justifiably angry Spurlock, points to the sky, and dances around. The ACC should...

Florida State Seminoles @ Clemson Tigers Preview

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:44:03 -0500

Because of all the content posted throughout the week, this preview will be shorter than normal. First we had the conversation with the Clemson experts. We also answered their questions. Here's a good preview of FSU's offense. Clemson's offense? It's in the top 3rd in the country, much better than BC, USF, or UNC, but a step below NC State, Miami, and of course GTech. What do they run? Clemson Offense: HB Power/Trap p...

Clemson Tigers' Da'Quan Bowers (MCL, PCL) doubtful vs. Florida State Seminoles

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:13:05 -0500

Clemson defensive end Da'Quan Bowers, one of the Tigers' top pass rushers, is doubtful for Saturday's key Atlantic Division game against Florida State with a sprained MCL and PCL, coach Dabo Swinney said on his weekly Sunday teleconference.

UPDATE: NCAA, ACC Not Worried about Clemson Tigers' Underwear Choices

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:00:28 -0500

Clemson will lose two fall practices as a penalty for wearing the wrong kind of "compression shorts," or what you might otherwise call "underwear." Note: that's not two practices for some kind of illegal supplement use, or recruiting violations, or working their players without adequate water, but instead for the wrong kind of man-panties on underneath their gear. Performance-enhancing banana hammocks, a scandal of immense proportions or as Coach Dabo Swinney dubbed i...