A week ago Saturday, Bill Self sat at the breakfast table at the Philadelphia Downtown Marriott, wondering what Tennessee roster he’d face the next week. Four Vols had just been arrested a day earlier and were sitting in jail, their fate as basketball players still a long way from being decided. Self glanced at the Tennessee stats and saw that the players in question — Tyler Smith, Cameron Tatum, Brian Williams and Melvin Goins — were all substantial contributors.
Selfishly, Self said he wished Tennessee would have its full complement of players, looking for as many bonus points that his Kansas team could score for a tough game on the road. But the KU coach also was well aware of another thing: There’s nothing more dangerous than a team with a home crowd and adversity to rally around. More from Dana O’Neil of ESPN.com
