Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Hoopla


Amazing what one big win can do for a basketball program. Clemson's convincing win at Miami last week has everyone hopping on the Tiger bandwagon.

As Clemson climbs in the polls Seth Davis of Sports Illustrated thinks the Tigers look like a Sweet 16 team and Jason King of Rivals.com wouldn't be surprised if the Tigers beat North Carolina.

I was also impressed with the victory over Miami on the road, especially after falling behind 21-9 early, but I'm not sure this team is there yet. Despite Jerai Grant's coming out party against Hurricanes, I still have questions about the Tigers bench that may not be exposed until the ACC tournament (potentially 3 games in three days) or the NCAA tournament (foul trouble).

The Tigers face an improved South Carolina team in Columbia tonight in another early season test.

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