This version of the Clemson Tigers men’s basketball team has yet to truly find itself. This is a strange development considering how much the team returned from last year’s Sweet 16 team. They seem to lack the juice of last year. That absence was palpable in the last outing vs. Radford. Radford is a very solid team and one capable of making the NCAA tournament this year, but the struggles the Tigers had in getting a lead and pulling that game out underscore a lot of what is missing with this year’s squad. Last year’s team personified the “Clemson Grit” philosophy, and even when the team had bumps in the road (like when Mitchell missed a couple of games and Grantham was lost for the season), that grit was always noticeable.
Hoops Preview: Clemson hosts Charleston Southern
