Hoops: Clemson scrimmage

From the "A Little Birdie Told Me" Department...

Georgia and Clemson recently had a closed scrimmage in men's basketball. Basketball teams are allowed to have closed scrimmages against other programs once every year or two. We paired up with College of Charleston in a similar fashion a year or two ago.

Here are some notes on the affair per my sources:
Clemson had a jump start with practice. They actually got to start practicing in late August because they went to The Bahamas and played several games there in September. The NCAA allows teams to take a foreign trip once every four years. The Dawgs went to Canada after Felton's first year if memory serves.

So Clemson was a little more polished than our guys. As I understand it, they split the practice into two one half games plus situational type work. Clemson beat the Dawgs by 10-12 points in the first half. In the second half, the scoreboard was reset.

Georgia apparently played much better as we were up by 6-7 points with about 2 minutes left in the half, but we ended up going into overtime to close the game out. The second half and OT saw UGA play a mixture of Vets and rookies.

Other parts of the scrimmage were situational. In football, they practice red zone and 2 minute drills. In hoops, they would do something similar. Jeremy Jacob, one of our incoming freshmen, played particularly well. The description of his attitude reminded me of someone describing Knowshon's attitude. We can only hope. Good feedback also on Chris Barnes and Sundiata Gaines.

None of this is groundbreaking, but it's always nice to get some positive news. Especially lately. No idea if Mercer played or not, but I wouldn't tell you even if I knew because that involve injury info. I don't roll like that.

See Also:
-- Purnell discusses his team's trip to the Bahamas - CU Tigers
-- Gaines named 2nd team All-SEC - UGAsports.com
-- Single game hoops tickets on sale - Georgiadogs.com

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