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If we're telling the full story of this suddenly majestic Clemson basketball season, it starts with a group that's been through the wars and simply isn't fazed by the big stage and the glitz that comes with being in Los Angeles and among the final eight teams standing.

The atmosphere Thursday night was like a golf tournament compared to a December afternoon in Memphis.

As the Tigers prepared to hit the floor in front of a pro-Arizona crowd, PJ Hall had this message for his teammates ...

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