Darryn Peterson
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Tonight DP was 1st one back on defense...except when he got that offensive board.
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Very happy with DPs performance tonight, was engaged on both ends. Had a steal and a nice block, hustled after his miss drawing a foul. Would’ve loved to see him play a touch more but I’m good with this. I expect this beyond shooting great or anything else, just be engaged young fella.
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A friend had an alternate theory on DP that I hadn’t heard.
He’s simply bored with college ball.
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Eh, it's pretty easy to tell when he doesn't have it in the second half. Nowhere near the same amount of explosion or desire. If he doesn't operate out of one ball screen in the first 3 minutes of the second half the legs are usually gone. And he always retreats to the corner.
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Very disappointing
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Team energy noticeably increased from the rest of the guys when they realized he wasn't coming back in...
Absolutely do not click (new video sept 30 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjs1LR1sarQ
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Listening to Self post game and he didn’t sound too pleased with the situation. Said he thought we were past this and he was a full go. Talked about how in the tournament we need our best players on the floor to win against good teams.
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@BShark said in Darryn Peterson:
Team energy noticeably increased from the rest of the guys when they realized he wasn't coming back in...
That’s kinda the issue I have is we get better play from others when he isn’t on the floor at times. Such a weird situation. Like I said I was pleased with the first half from him. We have just got to to figure out how to get two half’s like that out of him. We are quickly running out of time.
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@kjayhawks2.0 Because he probably thinks DP can play through it. His camp doesn't. I don't blame Bill for being tired of it. Who's ever seen a player who can't play an entire half because of cramps.
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I think all good teams have some tension. Its like gluten holding together a good bread, sometimes the taste is worth the negatives. Its how you manage that tension that makes a team ordinary or great. So far we get an A for how we’ve managed it. Tension is like sand to a clam, ya dig?
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We just have to hope when the season is on the line he is a full go similar to a Remy Martin situation. @approxinfinity I give a ton of credit to Self and this team for how they have handled it. Would be very easy for a a teammate to call him out publicly and in practice.
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I say with how my mind works right or wrong if we continue down this path and get bounced in the first weekend yet again while DP plays sparingly. Would we have been better off getting a Flamings, Brown Jr, Wagler or Acuff Jr. instead of DP? Those guys are out there playing every game and good players all projected lottery picks.
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@kjayhawks2.0 said in Darryn Peterson:
I say with how my mind works right or wrong if we continue down this path and get bounced in the first weekend yet again while DP plays sparingly. Would we have been better off getting a Flamings, Brown Jr, Wagler or Acuff Jr. instead of DP? Those guys are out there playing every game and good players all projected lottery picks.
If he doesn't play much and we get bounced the first weekend? Yeah, I think we confidently say we would have been better off putting our chips in on someone else.
Personally, I still wouldn't trade DP for any of them though. He fits this team well and gives us the best chance at a championship. I would maybe feel differently if the rest of the team gave off indications that DP coming in and out of the lineup bothered them. You can tell Bill is frustrated as all hell but the vibes with everyone else seem good still.
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As of right now I would trade DP for any of the other elite freshmen in the country. But he's what we've got so we just have to hope for the best
