Comments on: Bowdenesque http://sportinggnomes.com/bowdenesque/ Roaming the Wide World of Clemson Sports Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:50:03 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Broken Gnome http://sportinggnomes.com/bowdenesque/#comment-32966 Broken Gnome Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:59:14 +0000 http://sportinggnomes.com/?p=985#comment-32966 Only slightly better. I'm now much less worried about how we rebound from a loss. I am much more worried about how we behave after a strong win. We're 7-4 in conference, which isn't bad. It's good. It's not great. And 2 of the losses were just ridiculous. There was the loss to FSU at home where a 19 point lead was squandered. And there was the loss over the weekend to the worst (or at least 2nd worst) team in the conference. Without the nonsense, the team would be 9-2 and tied with UNC -- yes THAT UNC -- for the ACC lead. Instead there's a cluster of 5 teams with four losses. After the 'Bama game, I considered the remaining games to be the important part of the season, the "real" part of the season, the part of the season upon which the team should ultimately be judged. Since that time they're 6-4. 6-4 just ain't that exciting. Only slightly better.

I’m now much less worried about how we rebound from a loss. I am much more worried about how we behave after a strong win.

We’re 7-4 in conference, which isn’t bad. It’s good. It’s not great. And 2 of the losses were just ridiculous. There was the loss to FSU at home where a 19 point lead was squandered. And there was the loss over the weekend to the worst (or at least 2nd worst) team in the conference. Without the nonsense, the team would be 9-2 and tied with UNC — yes THAT UNC — for the ACC lead. Instead there’s a cluster of 5 teams with four losses.

After the ‘Bama game, I considered the remaining games to be the important part of the season, the “real” part of the season, the part of the season upon which the team should ultimately be judged. Since that time they’re 6-4. 6-4 just ain’t that exciting.

]]> By: Lawtonfunk http://sportinggnomes.com/bowdenesque/#comment-32965 Lawtonfunk Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:59:37 +0000 http://sportinggnomes.com/?p=985#comment-32965 The great think about basketball is the number of games. A team can afford to lose focus, and then, learn from its mistakes. How do you feel now after the Maryland victory? The great think about basketball is the number of games. A team can afford to lose focus, and then, learn from its mistakes. How do you feel now after the Maryland victory?

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