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@KevinOConnor Sure, he should pick up 2-3 stupid blocking fouls playing Lu Dort defense. I’m sure that’ll help Arkansas win

Watch Arkansas face off against Arizona on Thursday night and you'll see Darius Acuff shapeshift. One possession, he's snaking through a ball screen with that low dribble and impossible touch around the rim — full Kyrie mode. The next, he's sprinting off a handoff and pulling up from the logo before the defense can even blink — full Dame mode. Then the other team inbounds the ball and he's standing somewhere near half-court, watching his man curl off a screen on the other side of the floor — full Trae Young mode. It's the most fascinating offensive package in college basketball attached to the most exhausting defensive effort. Anyone who’s watched Acuff knows about the defensive effort lapses, the awareness issues, and the size limitations at a generous 6-foot-3 that don't go away. These are legitimate flags and they belong in every honest evaluation. But Saturday night showed why some scouts forgive those flaws. He scored 12 of Arkansas' final 15 points and, with the game tied at 83 with three minutes left, Acuff went on a personal 7-0 run — with two layups and a 3-pointer from the wing with a minute left. He added two free throws with eight seconds remaining to close it at 94-88. His 36-point night is the most by any Razorback in NCAA tournament history and broke the program's single-season scoring record. He and Chris Paul are the only freshmen since 1973 to open their tournament careers with back-to-back 20-and-5 games. He has 60 points and 13 assists in two games. He's 19. Acuff doesn’t do much defending at the college level. Yes, that’s real. And yes, if Arkansas loses to Arizona the odds are his inability to get stops will be one of the factors why. And yes, maybe it’ll continue to be a problem in the NBA. But at some point the avalanche of offensive credentials just buries the counterargument. Irving is a future Hall of Famer and a champion who hit one of the greatest shots in the history of the Finals. Dame is a future Hall of Famer and led his team to a conference finals. Trae is a complicated case — his best days in Atlanta are behind him and he'll need to rejuvenate in a disastrous Washington situation — but he still gave that franchise seven years of appointment television and a conference finals run. The offensive value was worth a top-five pick … well, as long as you're not giving away Luka Dončić to get him. The question with smaller guards is always about whether they do enough on offense to compensate. And with a football player frame and a high work ethic, Acuff does have the tools to be a competitive defender when he's surrounded by more talent. A player this special offensively is worth a top-five pick, whether or not his defense is a red flag.

@BiasedSlightly @MavsStan41 Yeah bully ball PF’s who can’t play the 5 really translate well to the league 👌

@MavsStan41 Cam Boozer same percentage as Acuff

Mavs fans, who would you take with the 1st pick in the draft ?

@GG992O @theblockspot Nope, good try though.

@theblockspot He will be Trey Burke 2.0 , Trae Young .. lack of defensive awareness & ability with being undersized is not it we not in 1966 when AI played league was trash

Kids around the world want to hoop like Darius Acuff Jr. Plenty of stars in the 2026 Class. But kids are going to want to ball like Darius.

@thegoatjohncali Dear god please do not give us the eating disorder

Keep sleeping on Meleek Thomas there are 6 players on this list that he is better than.

@GraysonPierce4 @SleeperJazz @SleeperLakers @SleeperOrlando Jazz are probably the worst fit for Acuff. I like Leek on the Lakers and Brazile on the Magic though

Bleacher Report has three Arkansas players being selected in its latest 2026 NBA Mock Draft: 🔺No. 5: PG Darius Acuff Jr. — Jazz 🔺No. 25: PG/SG Meleek Thomas — Lakers 🔺No. 48: PF Trevon Brazile — Magic Thoughts? 🤔 | #WPS

@thieroprop @makingtronics @TheCollinDunks Stay in school champ 🤣 literally means above average. He’s not going to be making All-Defensive teams but the idea that he’ll be a guaranteed traffic cone is just flat out wrong

@SlickWilly696 @makingtronics @TheCollinDunks one year rapm is quite noisy and yes 64th pctl in college is quite terrible

The more time you actually spend reading and studying basketball statistics, you’ll actually understand why it works and why analytics are driving the game right now The disconnect between the informed and the avg viewer is that winning and #’s don’t care about ENTERTAINMENT

@Sleeper_Hoops He’s 19 btw

TRUE OR FALSE — Darius Acuff has the potential to be a top-10 NBA player

@CJPfeiled Hey bud, what does the 50% in D-LEBRON refer to? You understand the concept of numbers, right?

Peaked a Year Ago Today🥀Straight Downhill like Prime John Wall

@CJPfeiled @PatMcAfeeShow @bubbagumpino @CoachCalArk @CJPfeiled come back!!! I’m having trouble understanding what the 50 means next to his D-LEBRON? What does the 50 refer to??

@SlickWilly696 @PatMcAfeeShow @bubbagumpino @CoachCalArk Yeah I’m the one clueless. Dude would get cooked at local YMCA

"Darius Acuff is a gym rat and he loves the game.. Nothing else matters to him" ~ @CoachCalArk #PMSLive

@JBBHoops1 Does he have an eating disorder? He’s not quick for his size either.

Interesting that Sampson is high on Wagler...I'm ngl, not predicting a great game from Wagler vs Houston

@fantasyfballmf @knarsu3 @CJPfeiled hahahahahahahahahahahahhhahahahahahahahah 🤣🤣🤣 you’re so fucking stupid CJ 🤡

@knarsu3 Is that “50%” saying he’s 50th percentile? That’s… average

Acuff's D-LEBRON is not great 😬 And yes, that's ranks 2476 among all NCAA players.

@Fishman0415 @knarsu3 @CJPfeiled have mommy help you read this one champ

@knarsu3 You do realize that suggests he’s an average college defender

6'4" just doesn't make sense man

@CJPfeiled @PatMcAfeeShow @bubbagumpino @CoachCalArk Same! Good luck with life, you need it! 👍 You told on yourself by uploading stats that show he’s in the 98th percentile LEBRON man, there’s no coming back from that. If you’d like some book recommendations, I’d suggest Cat in the Hat. Have mommy read it to you!

@SlickWilly696 @PatMcAfeeShow @bubbagumpino @CoachCalArk Well you proved you can’t read, can’t look at graphs, can’t watch a 7 second video and spelled out nothing that had to do with defense. Idk why you are telling on yourself but I understand why you don’t have a real profile

@BiasedSlightly Is Kingston Fleming a small guard? Do you have any idea what you’re talking about? Fatty

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@LockedOnMavs @NickVanExit Is Kingston Flemmings 6’1” too? Is he also Dennis Smith Jr’s height? Do you have any idea what you talk about on your show?

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@CJPfeiled @barstoolsports @hen_ease @hannahcmontoya @gilliedakid @Wallo267 Faggy Bieber cut in 2025 🤣👍 good luck with that champ!

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@CJPfeiled @PatMcAfeeShow @bubbagumpino @CoachCalArk “This guy who ranks 98th percentile in net LEBRON would get run out of the YMCA” The guy who won SEC PoTY? The guy who’s the best SEC freshman PG since Pistol Pete? Brother, I’m not sure how to spell it out to you any clearer. You should not reproduce 🤡

@SlickWilly696 @PatMcAfeeShow @bubbagumpino @CoachCalArk The metrics do back up the eye test in the tweet you are replying to. Can’t make this up. Thank you for the easy dunk today. Come back tomorrow and tell me Steph Curry can’t shoot?

@CJPfeiled @PatMcAfeeShow @bubbagumpino @CoachCalArk What? The metrics you posted aren’t backing you up? :( time to go to the eye test? Fucking loser 🤣

@SlickWilly696 @PatMcAfeeShow @bubbagumpino @CoachCalArk On a cluelessness scale 1-Acuff’s Defense you are a perfect 10. It’s okay tho sports aren’t for everyone, your egg account would be well in politics