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Doug Gottlieb compares Kansas basketball star Darryn Peterson to Kobe Bryant

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After watching Kansas basketball star Darryn Peterson firsthand during the Jayhawks' win against Green Bay, the Phoenix head coach Doug Gottlieb compared Peterson to all-time NBA great Kobe Bryant.

Kansas baketball star Darryn Peterson | Jamie Squire/GettyImages

The Kansas basketball team had an easy time dispatching Green Bay on Monday. The Jayhawks steamrolled the Phoenix, 94-51, in what was little more than another exhibition game for KU.

Still, it was a chance for everyone to play, and a lot of people scored. Of the 15 players who saw action, 12 scored.