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

• Full press conference audio has been posted.

• Self would like to get a certain number of minutes from his bench. He would be happy with 50 minutes total from his bench. That would mean a couple guys would get 15 minutes each and couple guys getting 10 each.

• In Maui, Self battled with leaving in veterans that were tired or putting in newcomers that might miss an assignment because they don’t have the repetitions yet. KU will get there. Self thinks KU is playing its starters too much. KU has to be able to get Naadir Tharpe and Kevin Young to give them more minutes off the bench.

• Self feels comfortable with the ball in Tyshawn Taylor’s hands, but Self thought he got fatigued against Duke. If KU had subbed for Taylor, he might not have had 11 turnovers, but Tharpe turned the ball over some, too. KU played three games in three days with some humidity. That tournament was taxing. Duke’s players were tired as well.

• KU is at a point in this season where guys should be able to play 30-33 minutes the right way. Things are different at the end of the season as far as conditioning goes.

• Kevin Young can do some good things. His strength is a factor with him. He’s kind of a 3 1/2 as far as his position goes. He’s an in-between a little bit. Those are the hardest teams to guard, with guys like that. Young is still thinking too much. He needs to be more aggressive.

• Justin Wesley could foul less by keeping his hands off opponents. Self thinks he tries to be aggressive. Self believes bench guys don’t get the same respect as starters as well. He said when he was a GA at KU, Manning and Dreiling seemed to never get as many fouls as Piper, who came off the bench.

• Self thinks that there are not a lot of people that are going to beat Kentucky or Duke. Maybe only 325 or 330 teams (out of 345) out there would be 3-2 with KU’s schedule. Georgetown is a heckuva win. UCLA was a good win, though KU didn’t play that well. No team in America has played the type of schedule KU has in its last four games. KU has been more competitive than maybe Self thought his team would be at this point. In KU’s two losses, its ball-handling kept it from winning.

• It doesn’t get any easier for KU with its schedule over the next two weeks. When you play a hard schedule, you have to win some of the games. KU has some big wins. Self doesn’t mind getting exposed in November.

• Self doesn’t remember a time when KU has gone 19 days in a row without a home game.

• Self really wanted to win that championship in Maui. Self thinks Coach K did too, because his bench played less than Self’s. When it really got down to it, KU tried to win that game. Now, KU has to try to develop more of a bench.

• Elijah Johnson isn’t yet the designated “go-to guy” for KU when it needs a basket late in the shot clock. KU has to find a way to get the ball to Thomas Robinson. Tyshawn Taylor has played well so far, but he had a bad second half against Duke.

• Self would rank the KU football job as a good job. It’s not as good of a job as basketball because of tradition, but both programs are selling most of the same thing. It will attract a lot of good people. Self thinks yesterday was a sad day, because everybody likes Gill and respects his staff. Sometimes you have to make decisions that are hard and controversial. Self is confident that KU will get the right guy.

• A good football program benefits all the other KU sports. There’s no revenue stream the university can create than is better than putting people in the seats at Memorial Stadium. It is a business, and you’ve got to generate income. In basketball, KU is almost maxed out to what it can make financially. Self says KU needs football to be good. The sport also creates a certain type of enthusiasm on campus that is important.

• Self thinks Jeff Withey has done great. He has to keep getting better. He’s been motivated to be good. The first half against UCLA, he was the best big man in the game. Against Duke, he held his own. Duke’s bigs played great in that game. KU’s bigs matched them.