OT: Darryn Peterson

[IndyLives]

NIL is destroying college sports. This kid is Exhibit A.

 

[UconnU]

NIL is destroying college sports. This kid is Exhibit A.

To be fair he shouldn’t even be in college. It looks like a starting pro playing against college kids.

 

[Mr. French]

Cincy up 10 at KU and Peterson has some numbers but isn't seeming to help the offense flow.

 

[RuffRuff]

Cincy up 10 at KU and Peterson has some numbers but isn't seeming to help the offense flow.

Talk about a brutal loss. KU is an enigma

 

[superjohn]

The Peterson hype is overdone especially in a class like this. He's a supremely talented scorer but his mentality sucks, his team plays better without him and all he does is score.

 

[Mr. French]

The Peterson hype is overdone especially in a class like this. He's a supremely talented scorer but his mentality sucks, his team plays better without him and all he does is score.

I've felt like this take was overblown a bit ... but I must admit it's getting more and more likely to be true as the season progresses.

 

[RuffRuff]

I've felt like this take was overblown a bit ... but I must admit it's getting more and more likely to be true as the season progresses.

He’s a smooth scorer but brings little else out there. Question is whether an NBA team cares. You don’t want to miss in this draft.

 

[huskiesNhoos]

Feels like he'll be cam thomas 2.0

 

[Scottobot]

Everyone is criticizing this kid but you almost have to almost respect what he’s doing, right? He scores a quick 20+ at a remarkably efficient clip, without ever passing the ball, before he pulls himself from the games.

Has anything similar to this ever happened before?

would draft boozer and Aj over him

 

[RuffRuff]

 

[J187Money]

It’s funny. The 2nd round guys play hard because they make more money in college. The top guys can slack because they know they will get multiple NBA contracts if they are good enough. That’s the bet.

 

[Chonky]

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Peterson could do the funniest thing ever and shut himself down right before March

 

[RuffRuff]

 

[navery12]

If we're posting pictures with no context, we should add some

 

[aceboon]

If we're posting pictures with no context, we should add some

Seth is actually wrong here

 

[Edward Sargent]

Took 14 posts for this to show up.

It occurred to me amost immediately, but I decided to keep reading, and stay quiet, because I felt it wouldn't be liked or appreciated, and I didn't really care all that much about bringing it up.

In fuller context, I'll admit that I'm bothered by UConn fans here who are pleased by their winning bets against the spread, and are essentially short-selling the Huskies and splitting their rooting interests within individual games.

Most importantly, I have my own bundle of inconsistencies and human imperfections, so I'm no better than those I implicitly criticize.

For the record, I've never seen Peterson play, so I don't know how he plays. I share the overall thumbs down opinion of his irregular participation record, but I also wonder what betting markets there are that predict whether he'll play or not, how many minutes he'll play, when he'll be chosen in the draft, how many games he'll play next year, how many minutes per game he'll average, what kind of sponsorship deals he'll get signed to, and so so so much more.

Afterthought: Has somebody trademarked "Darryl & the Miracles," in hopes that he does a Danny Manning?

Betting is ruining the game especially for those of us who don't bet

 

[willie99]

I don't want this type of 5 star recruit, it's that simple

I don't love one and done players to begin with, he's not even one and done.

And yes, I appreciate what Castle brought to the table. Doesn't change my overall opinion.

 

[RuffRuff]

It’s funny. The 2nd round guys play hard because they make more money in college. The top guys can slack because they know they will get multiple NBA contracts if they are good enough. That’s the bet.

DP is an outlier. AJD, Boozer and Wilson play as hard or harder than anyone. This is a DP thing, not an NIL thing. Need to kill that narrative. It’s about the kid.

 

[RuffRuff]

I don't want this type of 5 star recruit, it's that simple

I don't love one and done players to begin with, he's not even one and done.

And yes, I appreciate what Castle brought to the table. Doesn't change my overall opinion.

He’s the only one like it? The others are great. I’d take any of them. We have had an annual OAD.

 

[UCTitleTown]

He's a thief.

You watch. He'll play every minute possible in March.

Drafting him will be a stressful decision. I mean, what is a team getting? His character is on full display.

I can't believe he's the projected #1 pick. I'd take Dybantsa.

 

[Waquoit]

Peterson could do the funniest thing ever and shut himself down right before March

He should have shut it down before today. I think he cost himself some money.

 

[Inyatkin]

We know what happened to Ben Simmons but he was good enough once to earn a max contract. Anthony Edwards got questioned plenty for his mentality in college. This is different only slightly. Some guys don’t want to play in college and shouldn’t have to

 

[Waquoit]

Some guys don’t want to play in college and shouldn’t have to

He chose college. He had other options.

 

[Inyatkin]

He chose college. He had other options.

He should be allowed to play in the NBA. I just can’t get bent out of shape as to whether a bunch of Kansas boosters are getting their money’s worth