Kansas Jayhawks @ NC State Wolfpack Game Chat Sat. 12/13 4:30 CT
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Melvin was amazing. He played so hard and logged 43 minutes. As he missed the second front end 1-and-1, I said to my wife that he may just cost us this game. She reminded me that we wouldn't have been in this game if it wasn't for his offense and that I should focus on what he did all game, not just a couple of plays when he surely was tired. He has been so fun to watch this season.
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@wissox83 I'm guessing you appreciate Melvin now. That was absolutely ironic. Rock Chalk!
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@wissox83 I think Melvin must have read your comments
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Basically one thing to say : -- forty three minutes , - - - -- thirty six points , - - - -9/15 three point shooting ,-- -- -seven rebounds - - --four assists- ---a steal - - --& ZERO TURNOVERS. ----Fricking forty three minutes and ZERO TURNOVERS plus really good defense- - --that's what's called a DAWG -- Nuff Said - ---ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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Melvin is probably my favorite player on the team. I wish we had him more than one year.
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@nuleafjhawk said in Kansas Jayhawks @ NC State Wolfpack Game Chat Sat. 12/13 4:30 CT:
@kjayhawks2.0 in all honesty, he's running out of time. The season is almost 1/3 over. Its a real shame that KU will not benefit from a player of that potential caliber
Yes I think the longer this lingers, the more likely he shuts the whole thing down. I’m hearing we knew about his hamstring issues during recruiting and didn’t bat an eye. It’s a lesson to be learned we can’t throw that kinda of money at a guy to spend 90% of his time here in sweats on the bench regardless of who’s fault it is or is there is any fault. I’ve seen nothing down DP that makes me think he is going to be the next NBA great. He looks like an average NBA player at best to me. Now maybe that’s his hamstring slowing him down but he doesn’t have the quickness to get open at this level, he’s really gonna struggle at the next. I think you could make an argument he’s not even the best player on this team. I’m sure he’ll still be a lottery pick based off of potential but I’m staying far away from him as an NBA GM.
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I seriously doubt we will see Peterson these ;last two Non Conference games. Self will sit him to rest for the Conference
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Peterson needs to play to build chemistry with the team but you are probably right.
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If DP was really hurt again he would have been back in the locker room I think. 31 minutes was a lot for him and we needed all of them. Even when hampered he is special.
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Yeah he’s definitely not all the way back yet. We saw what player he really is against Louisville, the best guard in college hoops.
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@FarmerJayhawk He is tentative and it shows. He doesn't want to go back on IR. This win by the Hawks was big for us 5-1 since the Duke loss and not a cupcake among them. I have been dreading a 4th loss and now we could finish the year 10-3. That's a positive for sure. The first wave of conference games are all winnable until ISU in Ames. But conference games on the road have always been a guessing game.
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@FarmerJayhawk said in Kansas Jayhawks @ NC State Wolfpack Game Chat Sat. 12/13 4:30 CT:
Yeah he’s definitely not all the way back yet. We saw what player he really is against Louisville, the best guard in college hoops.
He’s got a lot to prove for me to call him the best guard in college hoops, arguably ain’t the best guard on his team. I certainly hope he gets healthy and is but I’ve seen nothing from him that warrants the hype he has gotten thus far. Is he better than Bmac, Wiggins or Jackson? I haven’t seen it if so. He’s better than Henry but that’s about it of our OADs from what I’ve seen. I’d be happy to be wrong but he has to prove it.
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@kjayhawks2.0 it’s not even remotely close, he’s our best player. His BPM is almost 19, which is absolutely silly. For reference, the guys you mentioned were between 8-10. And that’s not even counting him going supernova against Louisville. He just has that other gear that’s unreal.
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Just got to the intentional foul where guy got elbowed. As usual, I have nothing nice to say about Jay “Bidingus” Williams, and will leave it at that.
What a show by Melvin! Really happy for the kid. Thriving.
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Just a reminder for some...you can cancel your ESPN+ subscription if ya want. We just have one more hoops game on Dec. 22, then that's it til football or hoops next year.
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Yeah, even when he had an off game yesterday he got 17 points seemingly almost effortlessly.
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I'm okay if we go ahead and win out from here on out... with a different guy having a career night each game. Hmmm.... let's see... who is next? lol
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Certainly, took them not guarding him to heart and made them pay.
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@drgnslayr Remember when we had an opponent's player go off when they hadn't done squat before us? We bitched and moaned and blamed Self for various reasons and then exclaimed about unfairness and everybody brought their A game against us. I don't remember doing that either. I do remember mentioning Melvin's missing the front end of the one and ones but that was just for historical accuracy and not the fact that the team can never do enough to escape my reasoned and fragile critiques.
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@wissox83 when i watched the replay it didnt feel like an off night. I think our expectations are simply interstellar. Just let him be one of the dawgs. We have a full pack.
