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[QUOTE="Niastri, post: 5621491, member: 722"]
That is ignoring the flow of the game... When Freeman scored his first points at 11:50 of the second half, we were down 8, and his heroics got it down to 1 at one point.  We didn't pull out the victory, but that burst is an example of what Freeman can do for a team.  It might not even be his ceiling.

One thing in particular I noticed about the Clemson game is that they are outrebounding their opponents on the season by 6, 38-32.  Syracuse is getting outboarded on the season by 1, 36-37.

With Freeman out there, we lost on the boards to a good rebounding team like Clemson by only 1.

Clemson averages 11 offensive rebounds on the season, and Syracuse allows over 12, mostly without Freeman.  With Freeman, Clemson got 7.

It is a very small sample size, but it sure looks like Freeman can help us in two weak areas, Offensive consistency and defensive rebounding.  Kyle and Freeman look like a really dynamic pair of big men, and our guards are good enough to play a supporting role if a healthy Freeman can approach his ceiling.

It is kind of funny how a guy scoring 18 points in 12 minutes against a top50 (at least) defense can be met by a Ho Hum attitude by so many fans here.

I get I am Mr. Pollyanna, but show some joy, guys!
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