2023 MBB vs. Clemson Game Predictions

[kingofnerf]

I watched Brownell's show on Sunday morning. The Tigers took care of business against Alcorn St. the way we did with GW and then they beat #23 Alabama 85-77 at Tuscaloosa after that. Then we beat Notre Dame, so I think the two teams are about even this year.

Red Roosters......81
Taters,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,78

 

[AikenGameFan]

I agree with you. I think it could be a 1 possession win if we play like we did against VT. But I really believe Lamont has brought us a long ways since that game. Clemson will be the first ranked team we face and they are a good team. I just feel Lamont has this team more tuned in. They are not selfish at all and they work really good out there. Even our bench players look like starters out there. This game will show everyone else exactly what SC can do this season. Looking at it realistically, we are the underdog and should get beat. I just feel we are going to step up...
Red Roosters.........78
Taters.....................70

 

[kingofnerf]

This week's AP poll:

RANK	TEAM	W-L	PTS	PREV
1	Arizona (59)	7-0	1571	2
2	Kansas (1)	7-1	1460	5
3	Houston (3)	8-0	1432	6
4	Purdue	7-1	1407	1
5	UConn	7-1	1340	4
6	Baylor	8-0	1234	9
7	Gonzaga	6-1	1146	11
8	Marquette	6-2	1134	3
9	North Carolina	7-1	1004	17
10	Creighton	7-1	921	15
11	Florida Atlantic	7-1	901	13
12	Texas	6-1	763	16
13	Colorado State	8-0	755	20
14	BYU	7-0	732	19
15	Miami	6-1	638	8
16	Kentucky	6-2	544	12
17	Tennessee	4-3	509	10
18	James Madison	8-0	381	22
19	Oklahoma	7-0	355	25
20	Illinois	6-1	322	24
21	Texas A&M	6-2	306	14
22	Duke	5-3	296	7
23	Wisconsin	6-2	245	NR
24	Clemson	7-0	227	NR
25	San Diego State	7-1	168	NR

• Others receiving votes: Virginia (148), Ohio State (122), TCU (87), Northwestern (77), Alabama (50), Michigan State (46), Princeton (35), UCLA (23), Cincinnati (21), Ole Miss (15), Arkansas (14), Providence (13), South Carolina (9), Villanova (8), Memphis (5), Colorado (5), Nevada (4), Georgia Tech (2)

• Dropped from rankings: Villanova (#18), Mississippi State (#21), Alabama (#23)

I believe we will make the Top 25 if we beat Clemson.

 

[gamecock88]

71 Gamecocks
74 Tigers

I have absolutely no idea how to guess or gauge what this game would look like. I've watched parts of several of our games, not one second of a Clemson basketball game. Clemson RPI is 6 and ours 23 per real time rpi. Their SOS 42 and ours 119. I think we're improved and certainly have better players than last year but expect they have the better team based on those numbers. 4 of our 6 wins were vs teams whith losing records. GW was the best win for us so far and we looked good in that game. Who knows? I'm usually wrong in these things.

 

[kingofnerf]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeJBANcSlro

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1UvROfaBx8

 

[kingofnerf]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcyZk72hDeo

 

[FurmanCock]

I was a big fan of Coach Martin's press conferences. I enjoyed listening to him talk about basketball, but I may enjoy Coach Paris' pressers more.

 

[doublea1971]

Gamecocks win 83-75. Defensive pressure causes too many turnovers for the Tiggers and points off turnover margin makes the difference. Look for much more inside shooting and lots of fouls/FTs on both sides of the ball.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

71 Gamecocks
74 Tigers

I have absolutely no idea how to guess or gauge what this game would look like. I've watched parts of several of our games, not one second of a Clemson basketball game. Clemson RPI is 6 and ours 23 per real time rpi. Their SOS 42 and ours 119. I think we're improved and certainly have better players than last year but expect they have the better team based on those numbers. 4 of our 6 wins were vs teams whith losing records. GW was the best win for us so far and we looked good in that game. Who knows? I'm usually wrong in these things.

Like you I haven't watched a single dribble of tater basketball this season. I also have no idea what to expect. I do find it interesting though that the taters have seemed on the verge of running Brownell off several times over the years.

His teams seem to always start off well and then slowly unravel as they get deep into the acc season. Hopefully we can pull it off tomorrow.