Here is the Cliff’s Notes version of Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self’s comments at his weekly press conference today.

Full audio has been posted.

• Missouri coach Mike Anderson and Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl do the best job of fitting in their personnel to their philosophies. There are times when teams like that have their leading scorers out of the game, and it’s hard to notice. UT didn’t play like it was missing players against Charlotte.

• Whatever happens Sunday is not as important as what happens Wednesday. Conference season is more important than non-conference season. The goal every year is to win the conference. The guys will be jacked to play Tennessee, but the more important game will be Wednesday against Nebraska.

• The Big 12 is probably as good as it has been since Self has been here. Texas is as good as any team that Self has seen in the country. Texas Tech has been surprising, and not many people will want to play Missouri.

• In blowouts, Sherron Collins doesn’t have to take over. Collins misses being “the guy” every day. Collins has sacrificed more this year than everyone else on the team put together. He’s done a good job of making others better, but he needs to take a greater load from here on out.

• The Jayhawks didn’t run great offense the other night, but whether you get a guarded shot or an open shot, the point is it has to go in. A lot of Collins’ guarded shots were going in. The other night was a good win against Cornell. Against North Dakota State and Dayton last year, two players (Collins and Aldrich) won the games individually for KU. That scenario will probably happen again this year. Collins has to put KU on his back if need be.

• Last year’s Tennessee game was a breakthrough game. It gave the players some confidence, because the Volunteers were loaded. That KU team was trying to find itself.

• Tennessee didn’t press much against Charlotte. They’re the best team in America at keeping opponents from getting the ball inbounds. The Jayhawks struggled against the Vols in that area last year.

• Self hopes that Missouri does not go to the Big Ten, because it would take away something if the teams only played once a year in November or December. But if Missouri leaves, it leaves. If Mizzou left, another high-quality school would want into the Big 12.

• Tyrel Reed has improved a lot. His ball-handling and defense have gotten better. He doesn’t look to shoot as much as he should, but he’s efficient. His role is similar to last year’s. He’s more of a two-guard than a point guard, but his handles have gotten better. The Cornell game meant a lot to Reed, because it was against one of his high school teammates. He’s competitive. He hates to screw up at anything, and he’s too hard on himself. He can dwell on what he doesn’t do at times. He will fight to please.

• Self will start Tweeting next week. He’s learning this week. He has a password right now, but that’s about it.