Darryn Peterson
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@rockchalkintexas-0 everyones post count reset.
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@RockChalkinTexas-0 start a new thread please? I simply need a list of things that need to be addressed. No need for anger or frustration. Just tell me whats left and i will fix it. If you want the 0 gone, i can do that i think.
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Well in a way it has been nice to see DP average 32 minutes over the last 7 games. Now I’m not hating but here are some numbers. Kansas has gone 3-4 in those seven games with two losses coming to teams that aren’t even on the bubble for the NCAA tournament. In this 7 game uptick of minutes DP has shot the ball 41/113 good for 36% and only 31% if you take away the 10/15 performance against one of the worst defensive teams in the P4 Kansas state. Do you think he wasn’t playing because he didn’t want people to see he is quite the next Kobe or KD. I’ve seen zero evidence that this kid is the best player in CBB this season heck I’d argue he isn’t top 25. Now this isn’t on DP he didn’t rank himself but look at the last 10 first overall picks. I would literally take every single player over DP and it’s not close at all besides the one international player. Watching the tournament this week AJ and Flemings can get their own shot about anytime they want to. DP can’t get open, he is simply put not athletic enough to do so at this level. Again not his fault but I’m calling it right now he is the next Kwame Brown. Mark my words he will be one of the biggest draft busts in NBA history if he goes number 1.
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Darius Acuff is a pretty big 'what if' for KU. He has impacted games (especially offensively) far more than DP imo. Probably don't end up with Melvin if they take Acuff, but perhaps a wing/2-guard to play with Acuff would've been interesting
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@kjayhawks2.0 i dont think he will be a huge draft bust. Hes very intelligent afaict and i think he will be a competent pro for many years. I dont think the team quitting can be put on him. Thats coaching. Floor is a very good role player imo. But a lot of your points have merit.
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@approxinfinity I think he can be a off the bench spot up shooter at the next but don’t see him being a super star as projected. I’ll always wonder if this team was better without his circus, beat several really good teams without him.
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@kjayhawks2.0 i think the answer is nuanced. We were better without him at one point, but the lack of depth with this roster and the short rotation of usage of that depth and the Big 12 grind… all of that contributes to a “no” from me if the question is “would we be better now?” We would have gotten the brakes beaten off of us down the stretch, imo. Also our off season would have been a crisis if he hadnt signed with us. Flory would have left and im not sure who we sign with a bare cupboard. I dont put this BS on DP.
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I figured we'd probably know about DP eventually. Just didn't think it would be this soon. And now we know. An 18-year-old with an NBA future experiences FULL BODY CRAMPS during bball preseason and is taken to the hospital. Imagine how painful that would be. Imagine how frightening that would be. To me, it explains it all. It made it almost impossible for Bill to develop DP and for DP to develop as a teammate. What I can't figure out is why his agent and his family thought it would be best to try to hide it. Had we known, every KU fan would have been sympathetic and understanding and supportive. That's the part I don't understand. (Because you know the NBA would have found out before the draft) Above board would have been much better.
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Wish we were having this conversation 2 months ago.
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Yea, like just about everything in life, not being open and up front about it -- especially when the world is questioning you -- was a huge mistake. It lead to nothing but negativity. Agreed the fans would have had a completely different view of this if he'd said something. anything. Crickets until now.
Of course the conspiracy theorist in me (not that i'm a big one) wonders about the timing of his announcement now. It's nearly draft season ... PR stunt to get that No. 1 paycheck?
