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!

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.

I wouldn't have a problem with Sunflower State solidarity but the thing is, its a 2-way street. K-State needs to be classier as a program and as a fanbase. Their players need to not attack our players and their band needs to not arrange displays of our mascots performing sex acts.

Bill Self said on his radio interview with Greg Gurley (and I'm paraphrasing), DP had a minute restriction of 27 minutes, we played him too much in the first half so we limited him a lot in the second, he wasn't worried about his hamstring but was worried about him being sick.

NC State's strategy of not guarding Melvin early backfired. They allowed him to make a couple open ones and shoot with confidence. Once the Wolfpack abandoned that strategy Melvin was playing confidently and that was the difference in the game.

I just want to shoutout to Jamari again. With the game on the line with 30 seconds to go he drove to the basket and drew contact. It went uncalled, but that doesn't mean he doesn't deserve credit for the clutch play he made.

@bskeet An and-1 would have been great, but drawing the foul and making 2 free throws and allowing us to set-up the press wouldn't have been awful in that situation.

Yes, K-State is obsessed with us, but no true KU fan cares about K-State that much. But all true KU fans loathe misery scum.

misery's on-ball defense was excellent but their off-ball defense was terrible. I think that was a calculated trade-off that was part of a high-risk high-reward gameplan. I would have liked to see us do a slightly better job exploiting this (splitting double teams and finding the open man). In this game it didn't matter but our offense could become much better if we learn to adapt and exploit schemes designed to limit DP

Some day after thoughts

-Last night I was mulling over whether I would trade our win over misery for a Chiefs win over the Texans. Ultimately, I don't think I would. The reasoning: another loss to misery, and upon DPs return could have been very deflating and could have impacted the team psychologically. I do not want a 3rd bad season in a row. The Chiefs on the other hand, were a lost cause. Even if they did win and sneak into the playoffs, they would have probably lost on the road in the first round. Its just not their year. Maybe next season.

-misery fans on other sites after the game reinforce my belief that they are immoral by condemning John Brown and boasting about the burning of Lawrence

-misery fans on other sites also have reinforced me belief that they are stupid by talking about how "kU fans" and "chickenhawks" are "scared to play Mizzou". After we beat them 80-60. That is stupidity beyond satire.

-Flory needs to get back to being efficient around the basket. Be strong and try to draw contact!

-Tiller is a KJ level shooter. Is KJ's strategy of just not attempting 3s, or Tillers strategy of chucking bricks when left open superior?

-Speaking of Tiller, by gum, he and Flory form a menacing front line. Both are shot-blockers who can guard the perimeter

-Maybe one day we will get to see a game where DP just plays with no strings attached. No minutes restrictions, no going to the locker room, no bugs, no sitting the whole second half, no constant cutbacks of the staff working on him on the bench. fwiw, I am not criticizing DP, just commenting on the situation.

-If we want to make noise in March, Tre White has to show up.

-I wish we would have redshirted Ngiya. He is not playing, which is fine, but I think he has enough to contribute that he's worth keeping around for the future. Tiller, Jackson, and McDowell are reminding us of the value of a good redshirt player.

I didn't know much about Gates but I knew that he must have a tainted soul if he chose to coach for misery. Watching his postgame interview made me dislike him even more. He complained about the refs, complained about this being a neutral site that favored us (even though that was part of the original scheduling agreement), and advocated for the rivalry to continue without calling out the misery athletic department and requesting a return to the Big 12. Very classless.

The one time our defense remembers to rush the QB our offense forgets how to catch the ball.

Thanks for all the hard work on the site the past couple days @approxinfinity I'm sure it took both know-how and patience that I don't have.

Until the a couple weeks ago Pat had MVP caliber stats. He has not been perfect but has been good. The best player on the team by far.

I hate misery.

If we get too many redditors on here the mean IQ of kubuckets will plummet.

Jayhawk slant reports DP should be available Sunday. I'll believe it when I see it.

Melvin is a better basketball player than DP. If DP stops having availability issues maybe he could challenge Melvin for the team crown.

Great game! Both teams traded haymakers. This is one of those where if we lose by 1 the sky is falling but if we win by 1 our team is playing great