As for the team, I've come away kind of unimpressed. Outside of Sestina I don't think anyone has performed consistently enough to say I know they'll be good. Even though Kimball is averaging like 17 points, he doesn't seem to be shooting that well. Moore hasn't been good, Avi and Sotos still are very inconsistent. La Salle isn't good. They might have been missing key pieces, but I can't see them being an impressive team.

I don't know it's nice being 4-3...but we should be 5-2.Unless there is some improvement and more consistency I'm going to have a problem seeing this team win the PL.

• crd012 Said:

Disagree on Avi..last two games he has done fairly well and has changed his approach to drive and attack more......he had to adjust this year to a role where he may be the 2nd option..instead of last year when at best is was the fourth. Kimball has had some tough shooting nights and some good ones. He'll be OK, too. And Sotos seems to be focusing more on looking for steals, which we need now that Steve B has graduated.

To me the thing with Avi is the inconsistency in his shot. Which obviously shows up in his free throw shooting which is abysmal. Unlike kimbal, his shot mechanics seem to be different with every shot. And the timing of his jump and release seem to differ. I would love to see him be able to carry the team offensively, but his inconsistency is maddening. Also he has virtually no arc on his shot, so it's either directly in or not. You can see Kimbal gets rolls, he does not.

Additionally if you want him to be the defensive ace, it is tough to rely on him to be the number one on the offensive end. Obviously this team has potential as I'm sure we have just as much talent as any other team in the PL but so far this year we've seen the team be terrible in first halves pretty consistently. I just hope that they don't think that previous success means they should roll.

Kimbal had 31 pts. Sorry for the typo. His 3-pt average isn't bad, but 3-14 on two's. That's been a issue much of the season.

Whoever recently posted that we have become spoiled is absolutely correct. Frankly, given the enormous losses to graduation, the fact that we can argue that the Bison have a reasonable chance at winning the PL title and a reasonable chance at winning the PL tournament is quite remarkable. It argues for the current health of the program, regardless of how things might turn out.

The fact that there have been growing pains in the process shoudn't surprise anyone and shouldn't lead to the level of criticism sometimes directed at specific individuals. Give them a chance and enjoy the ride.

EDIT: Mine is a general response and not directed at crd.

Kimbal's stats this year show major improvement in some areas: much higher assist rate, much lower turnover rate, much higher rate of getting to the line, and slightly higher rebound rate. Assuming good health, I think he will make one of the two top All-PL teams.

I agree Kimbal has expanded his game this year and no one can fault his effort. His 1-7 shooting at LaSalle concerned me but he made up for it by getting to the FT line 11 times, and making 10.

• jkrun80 Said:

I don't think you can worry too much about the small sample size of a game or two when it comes to 3-point shooting.

How would you like to have a senior who had the following games during his final season? Threes made/threes attempted:

1-8
0-6
0-6
1-6
1-5
0-5

This player during a three game stretch shot 1-14 from beyond the arc, but he kept shooting. It was Zach Thomas, who had a pretty fair senior year despite the occasional terrible shooting game.