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Last summer, Kansas point guard Sherron Collins checked in at 220 pounds in August before the Jayhawks' exhibition tour of Canada and was publicly chastised by KU coach Bill Self for being out of shape. This summer, Collins is putting on weight at a more alarming pace -- Self said he is around 229 now -- but Self is reserving judgment with months to go before KU's annual boot camp workouts. "He's heavy right now, 20, 30 pounds overweight," Self said. "He's got some time to get some of it down. It's going to be a very tough patch for him to get where he needs to be."

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June 26, 2009  11:09 AM ET
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Say whatever you want about Bill Self, but that job he did last year with Kansas certainly earned his paycheck.

June 26, 2009  12:00 PM ET
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Hell at 230, I am surprised Mangino isn't making a run at this guy to switch sports.

June 26, 2009  03:38 PM ET
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That kind of athlete at that age will be able to shed the weight. It's going to hurt his stock as a pro though. They don't want to see those red flags every year from someone their going to pay a lot of money.

June 27, 2009  01:06 AM ET
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Originally posted 03:38 PM ET  06.26 by Kuhle4224

That kind of athlete at that age will be able to shed the weight. It's going to hurt his stock as a pro though. They don't want to see those red flags every year from someone their going to pay a lot of money.

AGreed, Tinsley had/has this problem too.

June 27, 2009  09:26 AM ET
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Wow, he's way to short to weigh that much.

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June 27, 2009  08:17 PM ET
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Originally posted 12:00 PM ET  06.26 by ICEnSoCal

Hell at 230, I am surprised Mangino isn't making a run at this guy to switch sports.

At least Mangino couldn't criticize Sherron's weight. His neck weighs 230.

June 28, 2009  03:23 AM ET
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This type of news is sure to hurt him whenever he goes pro. It is hard to be a fatty and play guard.

July 5, 2009  07:02 PM ET
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Originally posted 03:23 AM ET  06.28 by Lightyoshi

This summer, Collins is putting on weight at a more alarming pace -- Self said he is around 229 now --

Ralph Sampson was 7' 4" 228!

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