We need to change his initials from DP to DNP

If we win I will be psyched. If we lose without DP I will blame not having DP. If we lose with DP I will blame the short-term chemistry issues of working him back into the lineup. Either we win or I have an excuse!

Here are the takeaways.

Positives:

1. It was nice to be on the other side of an epic meltdown after the Houston and Baylor "games" last year.

2. DP played 32 minutes.

3. DP was clutch at the end of regulation.

4. We showed that, when we play with heart, we can be a very good team (though I guess we already knew that).

Negatives:

1. This result was more of a TCU choke than a KU victory, though there were elements of both

2. We played with absolutely no effort for an unacceptably long time

3. DP is still cramping

Once again, Melvin saved our bacon. God he is good.

Bill Self said on the postgame radio show that Flory is the best defender in the country and that he was tremendous tonight, citing that neither Toppin nor Watts could score on him

I am very proud of the guys. They had had so many "moral victories" where they played good teams close without DP but came up just short this year. And today they had had enough of that! They made damn sure to get the job done! What a special group

At this point I think it is best to just assume he is done for the year. That way we are prepared for it and if he does come back it will be a pleasant surprise.

Jamari is playing such good defense. He has been a very pleasant surprise.

Dybansta is really good at drawing fouls. Like Tre White in a Duke jersey good. We have to defend him well without getting handsey to have a chance

According to Bill Self Elmarko "got (his tendon, which was the reason he sat out last season) bumped" earlier today and "was feeling it"

But Self's coaching has been really bad this year. The inability to solve high traps and refusal to address our rebounding issue have doomed our team to humiliation and failure.

He hasn't had shooters since then

@rcjhdraft He won a title with a good shooting team in 2022 and made the final four with an elite shooting offense in 2018

This is why you need to recruit shooters. Houston has a team of sharpshooters and we don't have an answer

Ouch. I would like to see us put the ball in the basket

If that isn't tempting fate I don't know what is.

We play UCF tomorrow night right?

They like to give it to the best player on the best team instead of to the best individual player. Maybe if the best player statistically could win it if he is on a team that finished second or third in the league, but it is very difficult to win conference POY with the mid team performance BYU had.

@kjayhawks2.0 There are a lot of examples of that being the case. I do think there are some good things governments have done (infrastructure, safety regulations, standards for work safety, law enforcement) which is why I don't think it is always true. But when governments overstep their bounds it is almost invariably a disaster.

Most likely have to get through Iowa State then Arizona just to reach the big 12 title game.