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Ring of Honor [23973]
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I'm not sure Clemson fans fully appreciate how rare this basketball team is.
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Feb 24, 2025, 1:17 PM
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In the entire history of our program, Clemson has only been AP-ranked #13 or better at THIS POINT in the season OR LATER during the following years...
1975
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1997
2009
Right now.
Do the math on that.
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Great post! Truly rarefied air indeed.
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Feb 24, 2025, 1:29 PM
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I know a lot of our "fans" like to bash the ACC, partly to diminish our accomplishments, but our overall record and quality wins speak for themselves. We wouldn't be ranked #13 today if we were merely feasting on lowly ACC teams.
Go Tigers! Keep it up!
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Just think how much higher the ranking may be...
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Feb 24, 2025, 2:22 PM
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had we not pi$$ed away the UofSC and Georgia Tech games?
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Re: Just think how much higher the ranking may be...
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Feb 24, 2025, 3:02 PM
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had we not pi$$ed away the UofSC and Georgia Tech games?
I believe the term is upset which basically happens to every team in every sport in every season with very few exceptions.
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Re: Great post! Truly rarefied air indeed.
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Feb 24, 2025, 8:26 PM
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The demise is hard for me to believe. Figured it would always be the one thing the ACC could hang its hat on.
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Re: I'm not sure Clemson fans fully appreciate how rare this basketball team is.
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Feb 24, 2025, 1:32 PM
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This is not at all surprising in this new generation of tiger fans.
There was a 50 post thread starting with how the baseball team isn't that good while they went undefeated on the weekend, and are ranked 7th in the nation.
Another thread about the demise of football who won a conference championship and made the CFP last season.
I've had my issues with Brownell and still question his decisions at the end of close games, but it's been a phenomenal back-to-back seasons. In case everyone has forgotten that they made the elite 8 last season.
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Tiger Titan [49238]
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To piggyback on your comment, we did not have an easy path to the elite 8 either
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Feb 24, 2025, 1:38 PM
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We faced a tough New Mexico State team in the first round who won the Mountain West and was favored to beat us despite being the 11 seed, yet we won by 11.
In the second round, we faced a tough Baylor team that was seeded third and has a national championship winning head coach. They were also favored, but we beat them by 8.
In the Sweet 16, we faced 2 seed Arizona, who was favored. We won by 5.
Very impressive run last year. We can do it again, or possibly even exceed it, this year.
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National Champion [7697]
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Agreed***
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Feb 24, 2025, 1:39 PM
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Re: To piggyback on your comment, we did not have an easy path to the elite 8 either
Feb 24, 2025, 4:16 PM
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We can but Chase Hunter has to return to the same player he was last year during the tournament run. He was aggressive and really took charge during our run to the elite 8 . We have not seen that same player since early in the season this year for some reason .
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Paw Master [17587]
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Lucky us huh? I can't believe you're still trying to devalue that historic run
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Feb 24, 2025, 4:31 PM
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with your tired excuse, this season must be killing you
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Re: I'm not sure Clemson fans fully appreciate how rare this basketball team is.
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Feb 25, 2025, 8:40 AM
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A good bit of Clemson “fans” have become brain rotted idiots. I don’t understand the obsession with having to #### one on sport to try and prop up another. They’re all wearing the same school across their chest. I want all teams to succeed and win championships don’t understand what’s so difficult about that
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Re: I'm not sure Clemson fans fully appreciate how rare this basketball team is.
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Feb 24, 2025, 1:33 PM
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I'm so proud of this team. Realistically we have a good shot at a #3 seed. I see Texas Tech and TAMU both losing a couple more games. Wisconsin and Mich State play each other. If we take care of the remaining schedule and do well in ACCT we would make a string case for a #3 seed. If we somehow win the tournament we would in consideration for a #2.
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That '97 team also finished 14th
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Feb 24, 2025, 1:35 PM
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Their schedule that year was a beast. Opened with the upset of Kentucky. ACC was loaded, Maryland still in the ACC. Something like 13 games vs top 25 teams. Got up to #2
Let's keep the momentum we have going!! ACCT and Final Four would be a dream.
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Freaking Bobby Jackson!!
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Feb 24, 2025, 1:47 PM
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Hated that dude for his entire NBA career because he led Minnesota to an OT win against us in the sweet 16.
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Re: Freaking Bobby Jackson!!
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Feb 24, 2025, 1:51 PM
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So… he was good at something and had success at it.
And for that, you hate him?
Hmmm….
Interesting…
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Re: Relax Francis it's a figure of speech
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Feb 24, 2025, 1:57 PM
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Mmhmm sure…
And, what response are you looking for?
I don’t see a question.
But nice deflection when you get caught being racist.
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Valley Legend [12899]
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Here's your question you said Clemson would be left out of the tourney why lie
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Feb 24, 2025, 2:20 PM
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About it now? Are you so fragile you can't admit that you were wrong? That's pretty pathetic.
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Tiger Titan [49238]
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That was a good team in 96-97.
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Feb 24, 2025, 2:14 PM
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Greg Buckner, Terrell McIntyre, Harold Jamison, Merl Code, Tony Christie, Tom Wideman, Iker Iturbe, Andruis Jurkunas, etc.
We had a favorable path to the Sweet 16, with Miami (OH) in round one and Tulsa in round two. Minnesota was a tough matchup in the Sweet 16. They deserved the 1 seed, and actually beat us twice that year.
The 96-97 season was definitely the high mark for Rick Barnes here. Our 97-98 team underachieved big time, and that was Rick's last one here.
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Re: That was a good team in 96-97.
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Feb 24, 2025, 8:20 PM
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Loved me some Iker Iturbe, one of my favorite Tiger basketball players.
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Re: That was a good team in 96-97.
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Feb 25, 2025, 5:46 AM
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That Minnesota game to go to the elite eight in 1997 was an awesome game..... The Gophers had Bobby Jackson and Sam Jacobsen. Went into double OT. Being from Minnesota, we always knocked the Gophers basketball program b/c basketball was what you played in the winter if you couldn't make the ice hockey team, but they were good and Clem Haskins was a great basketball coach.
Our Tigers that year were great too.... I never became a basketball fan till 1993 when my sister went to Duke and I saw a game in Cameron when I went to visit her when I was still in high school. When I watched those Barnes teams during my time at Clemson from 1995-1999, I became a HUGE basketball fan. I used to think any contact under the net was a foul, but I learned real quick it gets just as tough under the hoop as in ice hockey.
That game went into double OT and I remember it well. Classic game. Wish we would have had one or two more bounces go our way.
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Re: That was a good team in 96-97.
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My favorite player was walk-on Bill Harder, the team doctor's kid. Would always try to start a "Release Harder" chant towards the end of games to try to get Barnes to play the walk-ons.
Jurkunas, Irbe, Wideman.... they were fun to watch. Wideman especially because he was so clunky.... he was always the key to the game. If ole Wideman could score 10, we were a lock to win.
Jamison, Buckner, and McIntyre were just special.... They showed up everyday and gave it all they had.
Christie and Code were solid too... If they were shooting well, we were tough to beat.
Such a good team.
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Great!***
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Feb 24, 2025, 1:41 PM
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Brownell needs to keep letting
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Feb 24, 2025, 1:54 PM
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Dabo call the plays and we’ll make a run. Final 4 maybe
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I actually checked at the game last week
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Feb 24, 2025, 2:14 PM
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and thankfully Dabo did not have the laminated play sheet in the stands like he has at football games.
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Bonus stat :Clemson beat scar 3 of those years***
Feb 24, 2025, 2:01 PM
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Re: Bonus stat :Clemson beat scar 3 of those years***
Feb 24, 2025, 2:34 PM
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That loss this year was baffling.
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So was 1975***
Feb 24, 2025, 3:01 PM
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Re: I'm not sure Clemson fans fully appreciate how rare this basketball team is.
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Feb 24, 2025, 2:09 PM
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I would think anyone following Clemson basketball for more than a few years
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understands how special this season has been to date. Rare air indeed.
Go Tigers!
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This is so true because I remember when I visited my grandmother
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Feb 24, 2025, 2:46 PM
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in her small town, she dropped some serious wisdom on me. She said “Honeychild, one day some people will waste their time reading your comment.”
Today is that day.
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Re: I'm not sure Clemson fans fully appreciate how rare this basketball team is.
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Like once every 10-12 years since ‘75
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Game Changer [1700]
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Im looking forward to playing in the ACCT championship and making a deep
Feb 24, 2025, 10:56 PM
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run in the NCAAT. Anything short of that would be disappointing.
Great season Tigers. Let’s finish it strong.
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I've admitted to not being much of a basketball aficienado, but I
Feb 25, 2025, 4:48 AM
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am on cloud nine with our team's success. It's nearly unbelievable considering our history with mine going back 60 years.
I thought last year's team was great; this year's team has been stunning! To me, if we don't win another game this season, I'd still say ours was stellar!
I'm happy for our fans, team and Coach Brownell in particular.
Go Tigerrrrrrrrrs!
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What do you want us to do??***
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I just want you to answer a simple question
Feb 25, 2025, 7:00 AM
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Why did you lie about saying Clemson would not make the NCAA tournament last year?
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Re: I just want you to answer a simple question
Feb 25, 2025, 5:57 PM
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First, you need to look up the definition of “lie”.
Then get back to me.
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Feb 25, 2025, 7:10 AM
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Go Tigers!! Let’s enjoy the moment!! Keep winning boys!!
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