Well Clemson was really quite pathetic today. Duke exposed all our flaws and we now have ZERO three point shooting. When you get behind you need someone like TO who can bring you back into the game. All the build up and we really were bad. We have committed so many turnovers. Other than Booker this team looked pathetic. Stitt couldn't drive and when he is challenged and can't blow by people he turns it over. This game is exactly why I don't care for Potter and Tanner Smith as players. They are tweeners. They can't play the four, they are below average rebounders and ball handlers. They are alright defenders but lack any kind of offensive skills in a game like this. They can't post up smaller guards and they both have trouble finishing drives. They like to do these stupid halfway drive things and when they don't get a foul its pretty much a turnover.
Our defense got worse as the game went on but was alright, pretty good in the first half considering. We just had no flow on offense. Duke presses man to man and shoves our guards out and we can't run any kind of pick and roll. We need better spacing and more set plays, we would be fine if we had some three point shooting but its non-existent. I knew that all that talk about Smith's improved 3 point shooting was overblown but I didn't think that the Freshman Jennings and Johnson would be unable to shoot anything. No one can create off the dribble and no one has a reliable mid range game. I give Duke credit--Nolan Smith added a little floater and a midrange game and Scheyer was just playing around.
I hate losing to coach K. The year isn't over but we need some serious improvement in order to make any kind of a push in the postseason. I think winning one game in the NCAA tourney would be an achievement now. We just are lacking in so many areas. OP I think we need a few changes...
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