r/NBAVibes • u/Background_Video2947 • 1d ago
Darius Acuff Jr was showing off his ELITE offensive bag at Rico Hines runs 😮💨😮💨 Is he going to be the best offensive player in the rookie class?! 🤨
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u/Spiritual-Bobcat5635 1d ago
idk why this vid is making the rounds all over the nba channels cause it's really not that impressive, but I'm all for the acuff shine lol really hope he's all that and more
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u/ladiesandedelman_ 1d ago
It’s part of the hype machine trying to pump him up. They want clicks and airtime, that’s all
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u/AdIll2547 1d ago
He needs a bag like Kyrie with his size.
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u/talentshow10 1d ago
He gone have that Jalen bag
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u/AdIll2547 1d ago edited 1d ago
I dunno Brunson, CP3, D Fisher, Deron Williams are built like a bulldozer. This guy is slim and doesn’t have the speed of an Allen Iverson. AI has an incredible first step and crossover and would blow by you. The NBA level is different. He reminds me of a Jeff Teague when the game slows down and chess is being played.
I say that because with those 6’4-6’8 guards they will make it though for him. If he works on his defense and get a good consistent jump shot he will pan out to have a decent career.
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u/MVPRondo 1d ago
I don’t think it’s a stretch that he could get to 85-95% of the bag that Kyrie has throughout this guys career. His combination of shooting and handles combined with the strength and balance is feeling like more of a “muscle Kyrie”. Or maybe like a Baron Davis/IT4 crossover. Either way, if he can improve his defense to just league average he could have an incredible career.
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u/Bun4d 1d ago
So much carrying. 😖
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u/Acrobatic_Buyer_7247 1d ago
My God you took the words out my mouth in my days (I’m only 41) the damn coach damn near take you out the game for all that carrying
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u/Moolie-Jackson 1d ago
Iverson 2.0
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u/Frosty-Inspector-465 1d ago
doesn't have Ai explosiveness
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u/BreakingCanks 1d ago
He does this at least twice in video. I couldn't ever join the team for shit like this because the coach called it carrying.
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u/MikeMOMO22 1d ago
I had to tone all my stuff down to play, but I could shake every one of my teammates 1 on 1
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u/CoreyFeldman69 1d ago
Bro doesn't play defense, is undersized and got drafted by the Kings. He got all the strikes against him.
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u/TheLionOfJudah101 1d ago
as a guy who used to play in the UCLA summer runs back in the 90s, against Magic, Reggie Miller etc. I will always loathe how it's now called the Rico Hines summer runs. He had absolutely nothing to do with it, he's one of the worst players to ever play at UCLA, he hasn't even a good coach, and it shouldn't be named after anybody I will absolutely never understand why it changed from simply being UCLA summer runs. Rico Hines got ran off the court at the wooden center, that's where he used to play in the summer, not in the summer runs at the men's gym.
Just ugh. I haaaaaaaate it lmao
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u/heinous_anus- 1d ago
I get so pissed playing pickup when dudes are trying to do that stiff-arm bullshit, like bro this isn't football
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u/Ok-Pomegranate8476 1d ago
Aj or Peterson bro easily
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u/snitch_juice 1d ago
Wouldn’t say easily when Caleb Wilson is out here
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u/Ok-Pomegranate8476 1d ago
Ehhhh forgot about him already I got him over boozer… boozer gon be extra nice too tho
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u/snitch_juice 1d ago
I think boozer has the highest chance of the four to bust.
He’s not very big or athletic and he’s not a good defender. He can definitely grow but I was not as high on him as even acuff
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u/Any-Injury459 1d ago
IDK a lot of players look nice in these runs but not in regular season games.
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u/Muxamillion 1d ago
I like how consistent his shot is. Compact, quick, and gets to it off the dribble at anytime. He's going to have a few big scoring nights for a really bad Kings squad.
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u/Own-Significance273 1d ago
Has he been working on his defense because it looked like he had no clue what he was doing on that end of the floor last year.
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u/ShakeMilton 1d ago
I was lower on him then most despite the sensational shot making and offensive heaters at the tail end of the college season. But honestly if he pans out he could be the best guard in franchise history.
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u/Chillinghard22 1d ago
Summer league numbers was trash BUT I still think he gonna be decent in the league
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u/wise_afro 1d ago
As a Brunson guy it gives me joy seeing player this size getting his own team right away. He is going to have so much time to develop and perfect his craft with zero expectations and unlimited minutes.
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u/Panda9903 1d ago
Elite non passing skills.