@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.

Ok.. Just had to get the size under 1MB.

This was AFH Monday morning. My son took this while he was camping for the game. (That's not him in the photo.. not sure who it is..)

They have a Wii set up and were playing while they waited. After practice, the players came by and wanted to play but they had just shut down the game.

Picking between these three is a very happy challenge.

Among the many good things about tonight's game... it made me completely forget that the Chiefs didn't make the postseason and the Super Bowl was a crappy game.

I didn't repeat what was shown and said on instagram because it's far too easy for things to be fabricated and look real. But if it's not true, someone is going to a lot of effort to put DP and Coach in a bad light.

Some info circulating on instagram about what the source of the "flu-like symptoms" actually was.

Might have something to do with why Self was so jubilant (which reminded me of the post-game celebration after the OT win vs Missouri.)

Hearing he's out with the flu from students.

Welp. After the #3, #4, & #5 teams all took a loss this weekend, looks like #2 Michigan is going to avoid the L at Ohio State.

Maybe next week is the week #1 and #2 go down. We start that movement tomorrow!

@bshark @farmerjayhawk That would be incredible. He's already sooo good. And such a great fit for the program... especially as a personality.

@MR11, Darryn Peterson

May be an unpopular take, but DP is good enough that he can call the shots on how much he plays and think Self should continue to let him as long as there is an understanding he will be fully available/play through pain a bit more come the tournament. The team seems to have adapted well to him being in and out of the lineup so I don't even mind it too much anymore.

Yeah, I don't mind too much now either. But I imagine that if he was limited and we lost some games, I'd probably be less agreeable.

Still holding you and your family in my thoughts.

The ONLY thing I worry about at this point is that we are not a team that is great at manufacturing "easy" points. We get a few alley-oop dunks each game. But we don't break teams down and get many back-doors, etc. When I watch Duke and Arizona, they both run offenses that create some easy layups.. I think it couldn't hurt to get a bit more of this into our repertoire.

Not sure if this is because teams know Bill Self's playbook / scout us so well... or maybe it's not our emphasis.

We seem to be a team that take (and make) an inordinate number of 'tough' shots.. and Melvin is the KING of this. We have multiple players (Tre, Melvin & DP) that drive into the lane -- more than I can recall in quite a while -- often resulting in contact on the shot (too often not getting rewarded with a whistle).

I suppose this is a good thing for March. But so are some easy points.

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.