Cache Walker

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." - Winston Churchill

It's not the most straightforward comp to make, but when I see Darius Acuff Jr dominate a game, it totally reminds me of this version of peak D-Will.

Meet Acuff. Come to Arkansas and you might have a horse named after you. Bret Jones, of Airdrie Stallions in Ky & Razorback fan Brandon Bowen of NWA are owners and big fans of DA. Trainer @RonMoquett, is also a big Hog fan.

Darius Acuff Jr.: 24 points, 7 assists Meleek Thomas: 21 points, 5 assists First freshman duo ever with 20+ points and 5+ assists in an NCAA Tournament game, per CBS Sports research.

@richmacleod Outside of Skenes, the team seemed relatively uninspired.

CALL THE HOGS 🙌🐗🏆

Darius Acuff becomes the 28th player in D1 men's basketball history to reach 700+ points, 200+ assists, and 100+ rebounds in a season. The last player to achieve this was Ja Morant in 2018-19.

Darius Acuff in his SEC tournament debut 🥶 37 PT | 11-21 FG | 5-9 3PT | 5 AST | 3 STL | 40 MINS

And this right here, what just happened in Indiana, is why making an example of the Jazz was a short-sighted decision/slippery slope. 1) Zubac returns to action from extended time off, plays heavy 1H minutes. Looks good scoring 8 PTS (4-6 FG). 2) Nembhard drops 23 PTS (!) in the 1H in just 17 mins. They both disappear at halftime, and dont play a single 2H second in what was a respectably close game for a majority of it. Pacers (a team with losing incentive) lose. Sound familiar? The franchise comms team will likely issue an injury management explanation to avoid the eye of Secaucus Sauron/refute the imminent tanking allegations. Is it possible both players got sore in the locker room/hurt in the first half? Sure, I guess. The point here is that by fining the Jazz for conduct detrimental to the league, NOT (⬅️) a Player Participation Policy violation, your games are now going to be under the microscope in the event this type of starter rotation activity occurs again. You can’t just fine one franchise and hang their reputation from a tree to scare the other citizens from replicating the same behavior. That selective enforcement is what put you in the spotlight originally, because Jaren Jackson Jr./Lauri Markkanen ended up either getting surgery or having a legitimate hip injury keeping them out for the foreseeable future. Nembhard/Zubac may end up experiencing something similar to JJJ/Markkanen, they may not, but the inconsistent enforcement WITHOUT knowing their personal medical records is reflective of a business that only steps in when the seat gets hot. The Jazz ended up winning some of those games they were so highly scrutinized for. The Pacers lost tonight. This alone does not justify penalizing the Pacers, because Micah Potter was trying to win just as much as Brice Sensabaugh was for Utah. Players dont tank. If you’re not going to fine the Pacers for this tonight, then just give the Jazz governors their $500,000 back, because this hypocrisy is what’s damaging the league reputation more than the integrity of the game.

Baseball is perfect.

🏀 2026 #SECMBB Player of the Year 🐗 Darius Acuff Jr., @RazorbackMBB SECsports.social/mbbawards26 | #ItJustMeansMore

Book 2: University of Arkansas PE

One XL husky please!

So far this season, @RazorbackMBB freshman Darius Acuff Jr. has put up: 20.0+ PPG 5.0+ APG 40.0+ 3P% 3.00+ A/TO ratio No other Division I player of any class has ever done that in a season (min. 75% of team games played).

Very, very high praise here for Darius Acuff from Sean Miller.

Sean Miller on Darius Acuff Jr.: “In my 34 years, I’ve never seen a point guard better.”

It was a very fun night at @BudWaltonArena!

@athletelogos need this on a shirt!

Gotta imagine it’s an easy +5 velo when you are toeing the rubber with this amount of face diesel

@jayjazz3 Dude has been a bucket, Knox went down with a knee freeing up additional minutes, and Billy's been lights-out.

@CacheWalker He’s been surging. I might have to move him up into the 1st round.

Hmm… 🤔