LITTLE ROCK — Sooner or later, euphoria created by Daniel Gafford’s delivery of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s oft-repeated movie line will be replaced by the realization of an identity crisis.
Gafford’s somewhat surprising “I’ll be back” for a second year dramatically altered expectations for Arkansas basketball next season and increased the onus on coach Mike Anderson to get the Razorbacks past the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1996.
Although talented with a splendid future, the 6-foot-11 Gafford can’t do it alone and his announcement prompted a look at Anderson’s ballyhooed 2018 recruiting class in an attempt to identify potential 3-point shooters.