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Kansas players feel media has disrespected their talent

Related Topics: NBA scout, College basketball

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Perhaps we were not the only one in the media to say Thursday that the Kansas Jayhawks are not the sort of college basketball team that's going to weaken the knees of an NBA scout.

So we’re not taking the credit or the blame for the assertion by some Kansas players that their collective talent had been disrespected in relation to their opponents in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 — the Maryland Terrapins.

We’ll just duck out of the way here.

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Center Landen Lucas said he “definitely” felt disrespected after reading some material (he didn’t say whose) about Kansas being less talented than the Terps.