CycloneCoug and I were discussing how Knell doesn't do well in big games and he suggested looking at our big games to highlight just how bad it was. I was curious so I looked at last year's schedule and picked what I though were 5 of the biggest games we played (I'm sure there are others). I did not look at his numbers until after I chose these games.

I chose the rivalry game with Utah, the huge win over Kansas away, the huge win over Baylor at home, the TT Big 12 tournament game, and then the NCAA tournament game. Here are Knell's numbers in those 5 big games:

@Utah (Loss): 3-8 fg; 0-4 3pt; 3 reb; 2 a; 2 to; 10 pts
@Kansas (Win): 2-7 fg; 1-5 3 pt; 2 reb; 0 a; 0 to; 7 pts
Baylor (Win): 5-11 fg; 3-7 3pt; 2 reb; 1 a; 1 to; 13 pts
Texas Tech — Big 12 T (Loss): 1-5 fg; 0-4 3pt; 1 reb; 2 a; 0 to; 4 pts
Duquesne – NCAA (Loss): 1-3 fg; 0-2 3pt; 3 reb; 1 a; 3 to; 2 pts

His fg % was 34%, which is awful, especially for a player who is not on the floor to help with defense or rebounding. His 3 pt% was 18%, which is horrendous, especially considering the fact that he shot a ton of 3 pointers. His rebounding is negligible. His defense is mediocre at best.

In summary, Knell is a massive liability when the pressure is on. The only one of the big games that I sampled in which he played well was at home, which I think it is reasonable to say is the least pressure of the five. Knell wilts under pressure. He should not get a lot of minutes in big game unless he gets a hot hand (because he does do well in streaks). The guy is great against average and bad teams, but he hasn't handled the pressure in the biggest spotlights. Keep in mind too — he isn't a great defender so he really needs to make up for that by scoring efficiently.