When he turned on the film and saw reserve guard Clyde Trapp rotating and blocking out Florida State’s 7-foot-4 center Christ Koumadje for a defensive rebound this past Tuesday, Brad Brownell knew his team was competing and playing hard.
However, despite grabbing 81 percent of its defensive rebound opportunities and leading for much of the night in Tallahassee, Fla., the Tigers still fell on the short end of the scoreboard, their fourth loss in five ACC games this season.
Right now, Clemson finds itself doing a lot of things right and putting itself in position to win games, only to be inconsistent just enough to lose at the end.