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Message: [QUOTE="M2MPrinciples, post: 5569646, member: 928"] Fans here are pretty upset. He played in Kansas' game at UNC but missed a couple buy games so people started wondering if he'd only suit up when the competition warranted. But then he missed the Champions Classic game against Duke so the vitriol calmed down a little, but the fanbase still has scars from Embiid ducking the 2015 tournament to preserve his draft stock. IMO the handlers are playing SOME role here, but the extent is still TBD. Kansas actually played Duke pretty well without Peterson, but it's fair to wonder if Duke was pulling back knowing that the best player for the other team was out. FWIW, NET/KenPom/Torvik don't ding the quality of a win based on player availability, so if Peterson returns later on and Kansas contends for a conference title and high NCAAT seed, it could be a nice "buy low" value for us. If we win, obviously. [/QUOTE]