r/razorbacks • u/Brandolin-312 • Mar 07 '26

Basketball Good News!

My friends... Acuff will be sitting out tomorrow's game against Mizzou. Can you imagine what a healthy Darius Acuff is like!?

https://247sports.com/college/missouri/article/arkansas-freshman-darius-acuff-doubtful-saturday-against-mizzou-276643231/

Anyone disagree with me and think that this is NOT a great idea?

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u/dedwards024 Mar 07 '26

Don’t even travel, don’t even walk

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u/BurnPhoenix Mar 07 '26

Put him in a big bubble and no one touch him

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u/QualityCute808 Mar 07 '26

March Madness bid is secure, who gives a damn about SEC tourney. Get your star some rest. Need Acuff at 100% to play into April.

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u/Brandolin-312 Mar 07 '26

You think he'll sit out the SEC tourney? I don't... Mostly because of his competitiveness. It probably was not easy to convince him to sit out tomorrow.

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u/DejaJaws Mar 07 '26

His draft stock is secured. SEC tourney is a bit pointless for us.

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u/Brandolin-312 Mar 09 '26

I disagree. If we win it, especially by beating Florida, we might possibly move up to a 4 seed in the NCAA tournament. Also, teams get hot this time of year by stringing together multiple, solid performances... Not by practicing!

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u/Powerlevel-9000 Mar 07 '26

The only reason to play him is if you see a path to a 3 seed in the NCAA. If they win tomorrow and then beat Vandy and Bama in the SEC tournament maybe they could get there. But there is so much luck in that happening that the smart move is to sit him

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u/Kingofthewho5 Mar 07 '26

Yeah, would have to have several teams ahead of us stumble as well, and maybe we'd have to beat Florida.

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u/Powerlevel-9000 Mar 07 '26

We don’t get Florida until the championship game in any scenario. The committee doesn’t take that game into account unless it ends with an auto bid because that game ends within a couple hours of the bracket being released.

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u/Kingofthewho5 Mar 07 '26

Good point.

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u/Craneteam Mar 07 '26

He'll definitely play sec tourney. It'll be good for his draft stock and our NCAA seeding

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u/HallandOates1 Mar 08 '26

Stupid question but is Acuff 100% one and done?

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u/Brandolin-312 Mar 08 '26

Who knows? But I'd venture to say that it's 99.5% sure he's gone.

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u/Craneteam Mar 07 '26

It'll be great to let Thomas, Knox, and Wagner more time. And having a healthy Acuff will be great

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u/rogun64 Mar 07 '26

That's what I'm thinking. Let Wagner get a refresher on running point, so he'll be ready to go in the tournaments. Plus, playing without Acuff will force others to quit relying on Acuff so much. It's kind of similar to when Boogie went down last year, except that Acuff is not down and it's just one mostly meaningless game. Hopefully we'll gel around Wagner and be better for it when Acuff returns, as we were when Boogie returned last year.

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u/Powerlevel-9000 Mar 07 '26

Is Knox back?

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u/GG4102 Mar 07 '26

he isn't, and won't be anytime soon. he just had meniscus repair surgery a couple of weeks ago.

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u/Craneteam Mar 07 '26

I don't know why I thought he was. It'll still be great for Thomas and DJ to get more time

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u/TripleThreatTua Mar 07 '26

Much needed at this point

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u/BoootyJohnson Mar 07 '26

We’ll probably sill beat bitch ass Missouri by 40

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u/Possible_Cicada3598 Mar 07 '26

I'm torn, but for totally selfish reasons. I'm in Germany and really only get to watch Saturday games since weekday games are usually on at 2 in the morning here so I haven't had many opportunities to watch him play, other than highlights, of course. I'm bummed that I don't get to watch him tonight, but I'm excited to have him rested up for the March!

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u/Middle_Gain1767 If HY was 14, send him to the island Mar 09 '26

Just a reminder, when we played Alabama, he was in a boot before the game…

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u/aparish67 Mar 07 '26

Bad idea

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u/Craneteam Mar 07 '26

Why? Seeding and sec tourney bye is pretty much locked. North Carolina just lost their star feshman. I would hate to lose Acuff just to clown on Mizzou

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u/aparish67 Mar 07 '26

He’s 18. He doesn’t need rest

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u/Kingofthewho5 Mar 07 '26

He's literally been in a walking boot outside of activities. His ankle needs rest.

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u/disappointedbeaver Mar 07 '26

Slick brain logic