Price is Right Notches First Victory

The PiR defeated Wilson Group this past Monday 53-35 to achieve their first win of the season.  Even though they are still not playing the kind of basketball they would like to, especially on the offensive end.

The new faces may have something to do with the inconsistency so far this season.  The team also added free agent guard Kyle Komer this past weekend ($3m/yr) to help fill a need at the point guard position. 

The lack of offense does not seem to bother coach and captain Jason however.

"You know that will come," he said on the teams phone interview Tuesday morning, "we won last night and we were in the game the night before even without our best offense, so that has to account for something."

The team shot only 24% from three last game after shooting nearly 33% from there in their first contest.  The team did only shoot 31% from three in all of last season, but they still want to be better than that.  Leading scorer from last season Brandon Hunter has struggled mightily in the first two contests, hitting on only 4 of his 19 three point attempts (21%).

Brandon could only shake his head when asked about it, "It sucks.  That's pretty much what I have to say about it.  Guys look for me to put the ball in the basket and I'm just not doing that right now."

"It sucks."

Newly acquired Kyle Komer worked into the team nicely, helping control the pace on both ends of the floor.  Komer had 8 points and 6 rebounds in his first game as a member of the Price is Right and solidified the top end of their 2-3 zone which forced the Wilson Group to work harder on each offensive possession.

"I felt good, comfortable," the newly signed guard said yesterday, "I think I know my role with these guys.  It went well."

Team defense is something that the PiR is not lacking, a staple from the teams previous seasons.  The defense put on a show Monday holding Wilson Group to 35 points and creating fast break baskets on the other end.

"If we can play this well defensively night in and night out, we will have a chance to win every night we step on the floor," big man Kerry Hunter (11 points, 7 rebounds) said last night.

"It's what we do," he continued, "play great D and win the second half."

The good guys play Ballers next Monday at 6:30.