GS in your case has been the all-determining factor on not reaching POs. Your team indeed is strong enough to easily reach top 4, but you've lost a few key games.
As for my season, I can not complain. Training is going splendid and I'm, to my own surprise, still undefeated. With my closest win being an away game with a 10-point lead, I do feel like I earned it.
As for as B. Waters goes, he is a great player for this division, but has some flaws. As your scoring machine, his Inside Shot is too low for my liking. This one-dimensional scoring is why he has games where he shoots below 30%, because he can 'easily' be stopped by a good 3-2 zone.
I really hope your RL situation improves and hope to see you compete next season with better GS.
Best of luck with your exams!