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Purnell focuses Tigers on positives |
CLEMSON — Granted there was a lot Clemson coach Oliver Purnell had to point out from his team’s shocking 65-61 loss to Florida State Saturday night. For instance, his team lost a 19-point lead in the second half and stopped doing the things that got them out to the big lead in the first place.But knowing his team had heard or read about all of the negatives from every media outlet, the Clemson coach took a different approach when his team gathered back at Littlejohn Coliseum for a Sunday afternoon practice.“We let them know what the truth is,” Purnell said Monday. “We are 19-3 and we are in third place in the ACC ... I had a long talk about our basketball team and what makes us really good. We want to make sure those things show up from here on out.”It’s that positive reinforcement Purnell believes 12th-ranked Clemson needs to hear as it embarks on a two-game road trip this week, which begins tonight at Boston College (18-7, 6-4).“We are in the ACC — the toughest league in America,” he said. “Just look around. Look what happened this weekend, not only in the ACC, but in college basketball. Just let them know what the truth is. We got a wake call and got bitten by the upset bug like a lot of teams have, every team in this league has.
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