Barry Brown is the type of basketball player who makes his way into the gym multiple times a day, even when Kansas State coaches instruct him to go home and get some rest. So it came as a surprise when he took nearly 48 hours off following the Big 12 Tournament late last week.
When Bruce Weber told him to spend two days playing video games or watching his favorite Netflix shows, instead of taking 1,000 shots at the team’s practice facility, Brown (for once) took his coach up on the offer.
“He told everybody he is taking a couple days off,” Weber said, “here to get refreshed and re-energized for his last go around.