ESPN analyst slams Darryn Peterson and it's hard to argue with him

Everyone and their mother has an opinion on Kansas star freshman Darryn Peterson missing the game against No. 1 Arizona with flu-like symptoms. Head coach Bill Self called out the media for coming after Peterson, but ESPN analyst Seth Greenberg just slammed him on the "Don't @ Me" Podcast.

Greenberg was asked about the Peterson situation, and Greenberg, an analyst on College GameDay, said that the star freshman 'lost him' with the decision not to play. The biggest thing Greenberg is pointing to about the situation is the fact that Peterson was out there for warm-up with the team and then decided not to play.

"'Oh, I have a cold.' Seriously? A cold? I go to work every day when I have a cold," Greenberg said. "It puts Bill [Self] in a tough situation... be a guy your teammates can count on."

When you think about it, Greenberg does make a good point. Peterson felt good enough to be on the court for warm-ups, and he didn't necessarily have the flu; he just had symptoms. Plus, if he really was that sick, maybe he shouldn't have been around his teammates and risk it getting around the locker room.

It has been one thing after another for Peterson this season. First, it was the hamstring, and then when that was good to go, it was cramping. He still deals with the cramping every once in a while, but it is more under control now. After that, it was the ankle that kept him out for some time. Those injuries are more understandable, but simply being a little sick isn't a good look.

As Greenberg said, he goes to work all the time with a cold, and Peterson is going to have to figure out how to play through some of this stuff if he truly wants to be a great player in the NBA.