Your favorite whipping boy from last year is playing great at Bryant. Averaging 17 points, 6 rebounds , 4 assists and shooting 41% from 3. Happy he found the correct level to play at for his 5th year.
OT: Peter Kiss
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Love the kid and hope he continues to crush it. We all should.
Not sure what the OP is talking about re “whipping boy”
while most agreed he probably wasn’t Big10 caliber, many actually questioned the degree to which he was put in the doghouse AND he received basically unanimous recognition for being a good/ supportive teammate on the bench.
thus i suspect what you’ll see here is post after post expressing comments similar to the one above - good for him
I see no reason why a Rutgers fan wouldn’t wish him well
“whipping boy” ...don’t even know what you’re talking about
while most agreed he probably wasn’t Big10 caliber, many actually questioned the degree to which he was put in the doghouse AND he received basically unanimous recognition for being a good/ supportive teammate on the bench.
thus i suspect what you’ll see here is post after post expressing comments similar to the one above - good for him
I see no reason why a Rutgers fan wouldn’t wish him well
“whipping boy” ...don’t even know what you’re talking about
Love to see Kiss doing well - glad he found somewhere he could be a star in the rotation.
I am glad for Peter. He was a very good teammate to all of our RU players.
We wanted him to transfer and he has had more success doing so than he would have here. That doesn't make him anyone's whipping boy. Just makes us informed. It was obviously the right sentiment.
What would Bill Raftery say if Peter makes a desperation-3 that banks in?
Peter Kiss, Bryant- A true Player of the Year candidate, the Rutgers-transfer has been everything Bulldogs fans had hoped for. The 6'5" senior is averaging 17.7p/5.5r/3.3a, and has a ridiculous 113.9 O-rating on 23.4% usage (the best O-Rating of any player in the league with a usage rate north of 22%). Kiss is perhaps the most well-rounded offensive player in the conference; He can get downhill and finish at the rim, he can knock down the three (42.5%), and he'll find the open guy.
He wasn't in the doghouse. Pretty sure it was mutually agreed he would transfer early in the season and Pike just wanted to give playing time to others in the program. Was handled with class by all involved
I'm really happy for him. But he was NOT our "favorite whipping boy." He just wasn't B1G ready.
Not sure where you get the “unanimous recognition for being a supportive / good teammate.” He appeared completely checked out and you never saw him in any postgame celebrations with his teammates all season.
^ That’s not my recollection. At all ^
I remember one or two moments where it seemed something was going on but otherwise he was a supportive teammate and I remember RU fans on this message board giving him kudos for it
I remember one or two moments where it seemed something was going on but otherwise he was a supportive teammate and I remember RU fans on this message board giving him kudos for it
That’s not the case at all. He was constantly supporting teammates and celebrating.
I always thought Kiss could be a good player for Rutgers but lacked confidence. Too tentative.
Not a stretch for me to envision situations where he could have helped us this year. Was athletic and flashed some offensive skills. He certainly did not strike me as lacking confidence either. However it was clear that for whatever reason he was not going to play after a certain point last year so happy he found a home and is doing well.
Happy for the kid. It’s obviously lesser competition but have him the chance to shine like a couple of recent football players. If he stayed he would be fighting for minutes though he may have found a role with his 3 point shooting.
The issue we have is too many guards who can score. We lack that bigger rebounding guy who bangs and sacrifices alongside the Center. RHJ is rebounding well but all of that inside pounding wears on you and he’s logging many minutes down there. Mulcahey picks up that spot when RHJ is sitting. Very unselfish team players.
The issue we have is too many guards who can score. We lack that bigger rebounding guy who bangs and sacrifices alongside the Center. RHJ is rebounding well but all of that inside pounding wears on you and he’s logging many minutes down there. Mulcahey picks up that spot when RHJ is sitting. Very unselfish team players.
The kid never bad mouthed anyone from Rutgers in the press so Kiss was a good player but not a player whom was making a difference. Wish him only the best in his possibly final season at Bryant.
Kiss could have been very functional here - a Montez drive in to the lane and a kick out to the perimeter for an open three.
I agree, but we have a coach
that takes defense as the team's first priority. Personally I would like the true shooter available comming off the bench.
I think Kiss definitely could have been a role player here. We just cornered him into being a 3-point specialist though. If he saw more shots fall from drives and mid-range, maybe the threes would’ve followed. Same thing goes for Palmquist. Though he’s recruited as our “3-pointer guy” maybe he shouldn’t limit himself to shooting threes starting out.
Peter Kiss went for 33 in Bryant’s win over Sacred Heart today. Averaging 22.7 PPG in his last three games. He’s having one hell of a year. Another guy I wish we still had.
Yikes. Hell no. He’s playing at the level he belongs.
Oh no, not this again.—What’s next, we would have won today if Rettig played?
Yes! A Kiss thread.
yes. He would be in our rotation. That isn’t a good thing.
yes. He would be in our rotation. That isn’t a good thing.
YAAAASSSS
Ya know, I was just thinking that it would be awesome if a RU fan started another Peter Kiss thread before 2021 was over.
Rutgers fans never let me down and I love that.