@kjayhawks2.0 said in Kansas Jayhawks at West Virginia Mountaineers ️ Game Chat Sat. 1/10 11:00CT:

@rockchalkjayhawk I seriously would play him more going forward with his size. Tiller will be great just will take 2 or 3 years to get there. If only hunt had one more year, he’d great with this bunch. I think Bill thought Flory would better than what he is, which is very scrawny and under sized.

I haven’t decided what it is with Tiller. He definitely needs more time in the oven. He can be smooth, too. Is it effort with him? (Other than the defensive lapses)

@Tallturd1 said in Kansas Jayhawks at West Virginia Mountaineers ️ Game Chat Sat. 1/10 11:00CT:

During the 22-2 run if we would have shot 100% 11/11 (if they were all two point attempts) we would have only broken even. They shut us down and we did not return the favor. Tiller was already on the bench and Flory picked his third right at the beginning of the blitz and they abused Mbiya.

I want MORE Mbiya!!! Ha.

Just have him plant his butt in the post and toss him the ball every possession. that would be fun to watch for a while. Can't be worse, right?

Well then, that game flipped in the blink of an eye. We were up by like 8 points and BAM, it went downhill fast.

I think we have two major issues in recent games:

1: DEFENSE. The switching is slow and confused. It's not working. The guys are late to switch. It's leading to missed assignments, open lanes to drive, and wide open shooters. Self has to fix this. It's either on him or the players for not committing or understanding what it takes to play this way. We just gave up 86 points to a WVU team that shouldn't come close to that vs a decent team.

2: BIGS: They've disappeared. We have ZERO, ZILCH, NADA post game. Flory and Tiller ... how many times have you seen a post pass to either recently? Somehow Flory ends up with reasonable scoring stats every game, but there's not much emphasis to get either big involved down low.

We should not take a beat down like that to WVU. In the back of my head i keep thinking that like the Chiefs, the dream run is over.

Chemistry. With all these new players, they need time to meld. Tough to do with him in and out of the lineup. fingers crossed for some consistency.

@jayhawks2010 said in Darryn Peterson:

Peterson 100% has chronic exertional pain (compartment) syndrome. During exercise, pressure in muscle compartments increase, leading to the feeling of cramping and weakness. It’s consistent with exercise. Commonly seen in athletes who over train, like endurance athletes. Your muscle increase in size from training and the fascial outer layer doesn’t keep pace. They test it by measuring the pressure of your muscle compartment pre exercise and then post exercise. Everything matches Peterson, typically after a certain amount of exercise he has “cramps”. The treatment is conservative, PT (stretch, soft tissue work, orthotics, rest etc). Surgical is a fasciomety. I know they have to protect a players medical, but a healthy 19-20 year old just doesn’t just randomly cramp for months. Something obviously is going on more serious for Peterson. It was never a hammy and he never moves like he is having true cramps. Bet money he has this condition.

I don’t know if you’re a doctor or just play one on TV, but that sounds like a ominous diagnosis!

Ugh, looks like the Chiefs will have mostly all new WRs next season. Rashee Rice seems to be in trouble again. Domestic violence claims this time. Hope it's not true.
It could be that the WR and RB rooms look totally different next year. crazy. maybe not a bad thing though.

@approxinfinity said in Darryn Peterson:

Yeah i add stuff like that to desktop only

Looks fun with the players, but the lower right image made it hard to deal with on desktop for sure. Not a big online design guy, but does saving/creating the image differently make it easier to see through the white bounding box?

@approxinfinity said in Darryn Peterson:

I think there is a role this year for Kohl because of DP. Kohl is a guy who understands how to be valuable off ball.

Just needs to make a couple 3s

I wish i could hit the upvote button, but Big Dave is blocking me!

@approxinfinity said in Kansas Jayhawks vs TCU Horned Frogs Game Chat Tues. 1/6 8:00 CT:

@Jayhawk_69 i would start jamari instead. Feel like he has earned it.

We need to be able to rebound. Tiller helps there. Without him i'm afraid we'd get demolished on the boards. Post presence, too. Well, we haven't had much of that lately, but i'm hoping this is all Tiller gaining experience.

He has a good knack for blocking shots, too (tiller). He's just gotta man up and play inside more. Learning curve as he likely thinks he's a 3.

Not many other options for a playable big. Myiba seems pretty stiff.

If this helps keep track of portal ins and outs...not sure how often it's updated.

https://247sports.com/season/2026-football/transferportalpositionranking/?sport=football

Nicely done Chiefs! Sucks to lose, but they now own the No. 9 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft! yay.

Btw, I forgot say that when DP was out in the second half, I kept waiting, thinking that Self would put him back in at the 4-minute mark. Save him for the stretch run. bummer all around.

@ROCKCHALK2025 said in Darryn Peterson:

@imajayhawk Self was saying he was on a minute restriction and they screwed it up. -He said also that Darryn was doing good to start the 2nd half and then his knees started to act up some

His knees? That’s new. So now we have yet another body part on a 20 year old that is hurting? Yikes.

Well then, i didn't read most of the UCF game thread. How's everybody feel about DP and his play and minutes today?

He was mostly awesome when he played. I thought Self said he was 100% ready to go? Then he sat pretty much the entire 2nd half, sitting in the corner with that stupid muscle machine thing. Why bother if you know you aren't going back in? Are we getting to the point where his teammates resent him? This continues to be a hot mess.

The outside world seems to be roasting DP for quitting on the team. I still don't know what to believe. Annoying as hell.

If I am to believe Self (I admit that is growing increasingly more difficult), and he's on a minutes restriction, i'm 100% in favor of keeping that valuable team chemistry we built without DP starting, and have him come off the bench. Seems like a natural fit if he's limited. 6th man. super sub. microwave.

So, the saga continues...

Not so fun with the boxscore!

Very strange stats for a 6 point loss. Mostly even across the board from both teams. our offense went in the crapper late in the second half.

THE GOOD (in the first half!)

DP had pretty much a full game of stats in the first half.

18 minutes played, 23 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 3 sloppy turnovers.

Ended up with 26 points and 6 rebounds. He did have three sloppy turnovers. Great shooting percentages: about 50% on FGs and 3pt shots.

THE BAD (in the first half)

Melvin with a big goose egg for points. But of course we were without him for half the half after he picked up a quick 2 fouls. he had 1 assist.

18 total points: From all KU players not named DP

32 total points: From all UCF players not named Riley Kugel.

THE GOOD (in the second half)

Melvin was a monster one man show. 20 points, but zero 2nd half assists.

THE BAD (in the second half)

14 total points: from all KU players not named DP

30 total points: from all UCF players not named Riley Kugel (just picked one guy)

THE MAYBE GOOD OR BAD

Flory's final stats: 8 points, 9 rebounds, 4 blocks. But didn't he seem invisible mostly?

Trey's final stats: 14 points, 11 rebounds. He dribbled way too much trying to make things happen. that doesn't seem to be his strength.

Bryson: 2 points, 4 rebounds. a 100% awful game for stats and just watching him. ugh.

RANDOM COMMENTARY

Elmarko: ugh

Jamari: ugh

Kohl: other than those two bouncy effort plays, ugh.

@BeddieKU23 said in Kansas Jayhawks at UCF Knights Game Chat Mon. 1/3 1:00 CT:

Self says Peterson is likely to play Saturday, saying he's been more explosive in practice

Fingers crossed his health issues are in the past, and we never have to hear about cramping again.

@farmerjayhawk oddly Kansans do not get to vote on where their hard-earned taxable wages go. STAR bonds, go figure.

This is all way too dramatic. So many rumors floating around. I dunno what's what, but it sure seems like we got scammed, but the NIL donors got it much worse.

I hope he plays, but it seems like cramping is an issue he's had since high school at least. Maybe he can spend some of that estimated $4 million and see some specialists? Mayo Clinic? Let's get a move on here! Clock's a tickin'. time's a wastin'.

I can see it now ... we grow some team chemistry without him, then he decides to play in the Big Dance and all chemistry and feel is lost.

BTW, i feel positively Grinchy not getting an NFL game on any of the normal broadcast channels today. Ho Ho Ho-less

I got a kick out of this headline today on Arrowhead Addict:

Writers agree Netflix is getting a Christmas day Chiefs disaster.

Except the Chiefs/Broncos game is on Amazon!! ha.

https://arrowheadaddict.com/writers-agree-netflix-getting-christmas-day-chiefs-disaster-01kd3w0wnc1e