I gave my son one of the posters that I created for the Kansan in the 90s and told him to take it to the game for good luck..

@stoptheflop Tre and Melvin are the 3rd scorer by committee. I love the way Tre is a foul-seeking missile at the end of the shot clock. And Melvin is a bit like a lighthouse -- blinding bright, but sometimes goes dark... Together they are great.

Peterson is once in a decade talent. I remember watching Durant and thinking.. man, why can't we get a dude like that on our team?

We got one.

It's been said, but probably worth saying again: FLORY. This was a defensive game. And we had the better defense and the BEST defensive player.

Flory has to be defensive player of the week in the B12 and should get some recognition nationally.

I hear you all.. but the main thing that was wrong the other night was that our best player (or most expensive asset, if you look at it cynically) was not on the floor.

I think this is a good, competitive roster, when the whole roster is considered, plus the staff and the ability of the players to grow and improve.

That last point is worth noting: Most of the players have played less than 10 games under Coach Self. Some of these players are incredibly talented and others are very experienced (or both). Coach Self's track record with seasoned players is excellent. I'm bullish on them all improving faster than the competition (if they all get on the court and play together sooner rather than later.)

Pounding Missouri is occupying 100% of the space in my head for basketball right now.

I hated the officiating in that game. Absolutely hated it. About the only thing they did right was not call the flagrant on that ridiculous foul.

I think we are all 100% frustrated that he's not 100%. That includes him.

But it's a pretty phenomenal freshmen who can start and play at less than 100% and still be a very significant contributor playing just a fraction of the game.

At this point, I'm thinking he should sit and heal. I sooo want to see him at 100% with this team in March.

Remy 2.0?

It was an eventful night in a multitude of ways. For us Rosario Kohl-watchers, we had a sighting. He looked rusty offensively but his athleticism is undeniable. Spectacular rebound and some decent D.

The sports talkshows are awash in the topic of DP, but I have not sensed any embarrassment for Self or KU. In fact, there has been a lot of empathy and even admiration for Self give the way he has handled this challenge.

I felt better about this team 24 hours ago. Now I'm pretty sure this team will be over-achieving if they get to the sweet 16.

We held them under 70!!

But they held us under 50.. So there's that.

Samson is officially a d-bag. Minute 17 seconds up by 22, he finally takes the starters out. Whew... Tough call. Smug d-bag.

But it's also the worst shooting performance I can recall for a KU team and that goes back to Ted Owens teams.. and some of those teams were not good.

The mindset for this game could not have been more wrong. We were hesitant, unsure...over thinking and not nearly physical enough.

8 point deficit wasn't deep enough. We're digging deeper..

Only 4 people who aren't Houston homers thought that was a foul. Rewarding that kind of acting and jumping into defenders has been largely removed from the NBA.

We can play much much better. Only question is whether we will play better.

Ok. Now I want to beat the sh-t out of this Kelvin Samson team.. Horsesh-t tactics to draw fouls and then his dumbass commentary that they "have to figure something out" when they have a comfortable lead.

Kelvin: With comments like that, you don't belong in the HOF.

I think the article/interview mentioned that the benign tumor was removed from an area adjacent to the region that regulates anxiety, so I took that to mean that there was collateral damage from the surgery.

At least some self-repair/healing should occur with time. But, he'll likely need to manage the symptoms the rest of his life. At least they know what they are dealing with. 50 years ago, this would have been a mystery and there would have been few if any resources for comfort or care. Modern medicine is pretty miraculous.