Kojima on Hall

This is what Steve Kojima said in his weekly top rookie rankings about Jordan Hall:

"1 (1) Jordan Hall, New York – The thing about Hall and the Titans is they keep improving. Jordan had seven points in New York’s last win and is No. 18 overall in league points. Huge game this weekend at Minnesota."

The thing about picking a top rookie is that it should have little to no bearing on how the team is doing. The thing is I don't care if the Titans win when judging Hall's performance. The thing is if he had 17 points in a 20-17 loss would Kojima write this? He shouldn't, but he probably would.

*Notice how many times I use the phrase "the thing". Doesn't it get annoying? Isn't "the thing" about Hall is that he 25.3% shooting percentage and has scored 13.8% of New York's goals?

This would be a much better opening sentence, and one that a normal lacrosse analyst might write:

Jordan Hall continues to improve at all facets of his game, increasing his points per game average and contributing significantly on the power play.

Not much for now, more later hopefully.