We need to change his initials from DP to DNP

We could name a Keanu Dawes and Christian Reeves front court "Keanu Reeves"

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

I will miss Kohl Rosario. I think I will always believe he would have turned into a fan favorite before the portal era.

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.

Stokes is likely committing to Kentucky tomorrow. I think we need to start looking into backup plans. McNeil from NC State is interesting

We should have drafted a kicker in round 7. It would have given us a dirt cheap upgrade over Butker. I suppose our front office is using the sunken cost fallacy to justify not replacing him.

Chiefs draft haul:

Mansoor Delane: Touted as the best cornerback in the draft. Locked down opponents and not penalized once last year.

Peter Woods: Great measureables and arguably the best DT in the draft. Can stuff the run, rush the QB and lineup both inside and out. Some concerns about his production dropping throughout his college career but some argue that was because of Clemson's gap scheme and being double-teamed often.

R Mason Thomas: Pure speed rusher at DE. Not a good run defender. Arguably the second best pass rusher in the draft.

Jadon Canady: Extremely versatile DB. Can play any position in the secondary.

Emmett Johnson: Did not test well at the combine but was an elite college runningback. All-AMerican who can run, catch, block, find the endzone, and protect the football.

Cyrus Allen: Undersized WR who had a smidge under 700 rec yards but a Big 12 leading 13 touchdowns last season. Speedy and known as a good route runner.

Garrett Nussmeier: A talented QB but has a lot to learn. Probably drafted to back up Fields early in the season if Mahomes is still injured. Might become primary backup after Fields leaves.

What do we make of our draft class? I personally like it quite a bit.

Enrique Cruz got drafted as well

The one area where we have improved massively is at the 4. Dawes is better than Tiller at pretty much everything. We will also have a better bench next year than we did this year (if Rosario and Mbiya are our first bench guys that will be awesome). But Kinney probably won't be as good as Council and Reeves won't be as good as Flory.

@BeddieKU23 Why do you say that?

We have a lot of good role players but we are missing a star. That is where Stokes is supposed to come in

We could name a Keanu Dawes and Christian Reeves front court "Keanu Reeves"

Dawes can also play the 5 if need be

I heard a rumor somewhere out in the rumorsphere that Stokes now has a Kentucky basketball tattoo.

Here is a source, especially for @mayjay

https://collegefootballnetwork.com/mens-college-basketball/tyran-stokes-tattoo-kentucky/