We are better than last year, have better results this year, without our top two guys from last year, without two other role players from last year, and all this while playing about 7 new guys this year who weren't playing on last year's team.

Yet we are a statistically better team, backed up by ratings that measure performance metrics, capable of winning bigger games this year that last year's team couldn't. That's real, quantifiable progress.

KJ has been excellent this year but at times makes some plays a r-sophomore in his second year who didn't even play a minute last year would make.