Growing without Gafford
Arkansas coach Mike Anderson said jitters played a bit of a role in the performances of some of his young faces on Friday in the Razorbacks' 96-47 exhibition win over Tusculum. Perhaps that was the case with forward Daniel Gafford, too.
Gafford played only eight minutes in the first half after he was whistled for his second foul with 8:53 to play in the first half and his third at the 8:14 mark. He had three fouls in the first half, and earned his fourth in the opening two minutes of the second half on a ticky-tack call as he battled for interior position. While his foul trouble wasn't exactly ideal, it certainly did allow a few of Anderson's newcomers to experience a…
