Darryn Peterson
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To me as long as DP continues to play some amount of minutes each game, we will continue to improve when he is on the floor.
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@kjayhawks2.0 Yep. And a lot of it is on the other guys to figure out how to still be active and aggressive while DP has the ball in his hands.
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What really impressed me about DP in our big home win... He was good to go in with a few seconds left, out of stride, and make the play that earned him 3 FTs, that he confidently nailed to put us into OT! Beyond that... beyond all his points... when he penetrated and kicked out to Melvin for the trey! We need more of that! I liked how Self mixed up his minutes so he could stay engaged in the game, but also the other players had to deal with him in and out several times. I think that helps the guys develop some consistency.
What I envision is DP and Melvin becoming a tandem! When one is driving, the other is getting open for a trey, or on a cut to the basket. What DP has to learn... he can create space from double and triple teaming by feeding open shooters. And Melvin.. he had 8 assists. He is our floor general, no question. so he needs to learn how to focus passes to DP. We need more off-ball screens for DP. Ultimately, the assists need to work down in layers, meaning... (example) Melvin penetrates, feeds DP coming off a screen, and DP feeds the big (from the pick and roll) for the slam. This should be easy to scheme. Teams are learning they have to deal with more than DP, and good luck when we create schemes involving multiple players that can score!
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I think there is a role this year for Kohl because of DP. Kohl is a guy who understands how to be valuable off ball.
Just needs to make a couple 3s
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@approxinfinity said in Darryn Peterson:
I think there is a role this year for Kohl because of DP. Kohl is a guy who understands how to be valuable off ball.
Just needs to make a couple 3s
I wish i could hit the upvote button, but Big Dave is blocking me!
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@rockchalkjayhawk lol sheeeeeit ok i’ll take Dave down. Is Frank obstructing anyone?
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@approxinfinity Just your avatar
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@tundrahok you guys have totally lost me!
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Must look different on different devices.
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@tundrahok lol! And big Dave is on there too? They're not on mine.
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He was in the bottom right until a few hours ago. Hiding some buttons on my screen. Shrinking the window helped when I need to hit "Quick reply". It's all good!
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@nuleafjhawk said in Darryn Peterson:
@drgnslayr I have a weird obsession with Wilt. His basketball stats are not only beyond compare, they're practically inconceivable. He was a freak. Not just basketball, either. He was a freak athlete and excelled at whatever he tried. If he said that they (NBA players) were over-training he was probably right. After all, he still holds 72 NBA records 52 years after he retired.
I remember your original avatar on this site. I still think of you as a large black man with groovy sideburns.
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Yeah i add stuff like that to desktop only
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@approxinfinity said in Darryn Peterson:
Yeah i add stuff like that to desktop only
Looks fun with the players, but the lower right image made it hard to deal with on desktop for sure. Not a big online design guy, but does saving/creating the image differently make it easier to see through the white bounding box?
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@tundrahok you must have an incredible memory! Honestly, I don't remember my original avatar!
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@tundrahok said in Darryn Peterson:
I remember your original avatar on this site. I still think of you as a large black man with groovy sideburns.
I wish! haha... I wish I looked like this:
I smell a run! (better buy more toilet paper)
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I'm going to extend my thread on Wilt and his accusation that bball players overtrain with weights. Here is a photo of DP. I know photos can be misinterpreted... but look at the quads! I know big quads can come in handy in ball. I used to play one-on-one with KU legend Darnell Valentine. We called him "thunder thighs" back then. Part of what gave Darnell the ability to squash me like an insect was his strong thighs. He could push me around just with his legs... easy peasy! But getting back to DP... I think he has had more than one health issue with his legs. We know he has tightness in his hamstrings... maybe he has tightness in his quads, too. Just look at those beefy quads!
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@drgnslayr That's awesome!
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Good to hear Coach Self for a change saying Darryn is doing good and feeling fine
