Darryn Peterson

Dat2U · Post #101 » by **Dat2U** » Sun Nov 9, 2025 4:45 am

Ben Gordon in his prime but 6-5/6-6. And BG was one helluva player for a while with the Bulls. What strikes me about Peterson is he is unusually crisp and sudden in his movements, like an NBA veteran who spent years crafting his skill... its a scary trio of being long limbed, fast and having no wasted movement.

babyjax13 · Post #102 » by **babyjax13** » Sun Nov 9, 2025 4:57 am

Dat2U wrote:Ben Gordon in his prime but 6-5/6-6. And BG was one helluva player for a while with the Bulls. What strikes me about Peterson is he is unusually crisp and sudden in his movements, like an NBA veteran who spent years crafting his skill... its a scary trio of being long limbed, fast and having no wasted movement.

His movement reminds me a lot of Gordon too, but much more skilled. I do think I am starting to lean Dybantsa, but it is amazing how little space Peterson needs to score, just absolutely nothing.

FarBeyondDriven · Post #103 » by **FarBeyondDriven** » Sun Nov 9, 2025 9:59 am

he's a PG version of Kawhi imho. Should be #1. He'll feast in the wide open NBA. I think he's the type who could win MVP and DPOY in the same season like MJ if everything goes right

crows2 · Post #104 » by **crows2** » Sun Nov 9, 2025 11:37 am

FarBeyondDriven wrote:he's a PG version of Kawhi imho. Should be #1. He'll feast in the wide open NBA. I think he's the type who could win MVP and DPOY in the same season like MJ if everything goes right

If Wemby stays fit (big IF) no other player is touching DPOY for the next decade.

King Ken · Post #105 » by **King Ken** » Sun Nov 9, 2025 3:08 pm

babyjax13 wrote:
Dat2U wrote:Ben Gordon in his prime but 6-5/6-6. And BG was one helluva player for a while with the Bulls. What strikes me about Peterson is he is unusually crisp and sudden in his movements, like an NBA veteran who spent years crafting his skill... its a scary trio of being long limbed, fast and having no wasted movement.

His movement reminds me a lot of Gordon too, but much more skilled. I do think I am starting to lean Dybantsa, but it is amazing how little space Peterson needs to score, just absolutely nothing.

Peterson is better than AJ and by a pretty clear margin. That said, no one wants to pass on a T Mac level talent with the right mindset and drive plus will. That's a multi time champion. That said, Peterson is just ridiculous. I agree with ya'll. He's a lot like Ben Gordon but at 6'6. It's insane how good he is at basketball. He's clearly better than anyone in last year's class and Flagg was purely special. He's not as polished as Coward but he a clearly better scorer. His skill level is insane. Probably the highest I've seen for a true freshman since Trae Young and Kyrie. While I completely understand him going 1st overall. The upside of AJ is why everyone including me is taking AJ. AJ upside is simply ridiculous.

kobyz · Post #106 » by **kobyz** » Wed Nov 12, 2025 7:32 pm

Ray Allen Clone

penggemar · Post #107 » by **penggemar** » Thu Nov 13, 2025 2:19 pm

Peterson and AJ are close and archetype of their positions, Peterson is a guard therefore having more fluid motion and at this stage better shooter, Dybantsa is more springy/twitchy, start and stop, midrange or layup scorer. I think no.1 or 2 (or 3) will depend on the drafting team needs. I'm really excited for next year's draft.

boogie-reke · Post #108 » by **boogie-reke** » Sat Nov 15, 2025 6:26 pm

FarBeyondDriven wrote:he's a PG version of Kawhi imho. Should be #1. He'll feast in the wide open NBA. I think he's the type who could win MVP and DPOY in the same season like MJ if everything goes right

I just thought that he looks/moves just like Kawhi. Crazy similarities

peZt · Post #109 » by **peZt** » Sat Nov 15, 2025 7:47 pm

Is he injured or is this load management in meaningless November games? I keep setting the alarm to watch his games and he never does lol

tontoz · Post #110 » by **tontoz** » Sat Nov 15, 2025 8:51 pm

peZt wrote:Is he injured or is this load management in meaningless November games? I keep setting the alarm to watch his games and he never does lol

Hamstring

dcstanley · Post #111 » by **dcstanley** » Fri Nov 21, 2025 9:14 pm

How's his passing/feel?

King Ken · Post #112 » by **King Ken** » Sat Nov 22, 2025 12:42 am

dcstanley wrote:How's his passing/feel?

Excellent

tontoz · Post #113 » by **tontoz** » Sat Nov 22, 2025 1:17 pm

dcstanley wrote:How's his passing/feel?

Hard to say since he hasn't been playing. I watched him against UNC. Looks more like a combo guard to me rather than a pure pg.

Bonifan · Post #114 » by **Bonifan** » Sat Nov 22, 2025 4:01 pm

Yes looks like more as a combo

peZt · Post #115 » by **peZt** » Sat Nov 22, 2025 11:37 pm

So what’s up with him? Is he actually hurt or just sitting out?

FarBeyondDriven · Post #116 » by **FarBeyondDriven** » Mon Nov 24, 2025 7:16 am

there's no reason to rush back from a hammy in November. I'm sure he wants to make sure he's 100% so they can make a tournament run and he can be healthy for the pre-draft season. He'll be a PG in the NBA in the same vein as SGA and Cade imo.

Caneman786 · Post #117 » by **Caneman786** » Sat Dec 6, 2025 6:12 pm

Darryn Peterson releases YouTube video announcing return tomorrow against the Missouri Tigers in the "Border War".

It will be on ESPN2 at 1 PM Eastern Time. Missouri is an SEC school rated #44 by Massey Ratings (#12 in the SEC). They are 8-1

Kansas is ranked #21 in the AP poll (#6 in the Big 12) and #19 in Massey Ratings (#6 in the Big 12). They are 6-3.

Massey Ratings gives a 71% chance of Kansas beating Missouri, with a projected score of 78-72. Kansas also is a 4.5 point favorite in betting odds as per BetMGM. They have -190 odds to win the matchup, while Missouri has +155 odds. This translates to a 62.6% chance of Kansas winning with a 4.7% vigorish.

Watch on YouTube

atlantabbq99 · Post #118 » by **atlantabbq99** » Sun Dec 14, 2025 5:34 am

Peterson was the best player on the court tonight, but he got another injury.

His injuries will have to be a factor now in his draft stock. Because of Oden, injuries have to be a big part of your scouting.

Because of this, i'm moving Peterson down to #3 on my board. I could have him go down to #4 if Wilson, Flemings, Brown, and Ament keep continuing to impress scouts.

FarBeyondDriven · Post #119 » by **FarBeyondDriven** » Sun Dec 14, 2025 8:53 am

His injuries and personality are a concern. Very Kawhi like. I think he's sleep-walking through the college season and doesn't really want to be out there jeopardizing his future. Makes me worried he'll happily play the minimum amount of games to get awards and keep max contracts coming but doesn't really love the game. I had/have the same concerns with Simmons, Scoot and Harper that they're soft mentally or just not in love with the game like I feel they should be and it's no surprise to me that they've missed so much time already. NBA talent-wise I still have him #1 but I would understand if someone is turned off and would prefer one of the other guys

TYO23 · Post #120 » by **TYO23** » Sun Dec 14, 2025 2:08 pm

FarBeyondDriven wrote:His injuries and personality are a concern. Very Kawhi like. I think he's sleep-walking through the college season and doesn't really want to be out there jeopardizing his future. Makes me worried he'll happily play the minimum amount of games to get awards and keep max contracts coming but doesn't really love the game. I had/have the same concerns with Simmons, Scoot and Harper that they're soft mentally or just not in love with the game like I feel they should be and it's no surprise to me that they've missed so much time already. NBA talent-wise I still have him #1 but I would understand if someone is turned off and would prefer one of the other guys

If you want to knock him for being hurt then that’s whatever but he’s wired completely different than Simmons. The kid was getting treatment 4 times a day to come back and play. Self is on record stating he’s never had a player in his career who puts more work in than Darryn. That’s not fair to the kid.