There's a version of this story that's easy to tell. Arkansas won 28 games, captured the SEC Tournament championship and reached the Sweet 16 for the second consecutive year. By almost any measuring stick in college basketball, that's a successful season. John Calipari is building something real in Fayetteville and you'd be hard pressed to find a Razorback fan who isn't at least somewhat encouraged. But here's the version of the story that deserves a harder look. The Hogs could send as many as four players into the 2026 NBA Draft. Darius Acuff Jr. is a projected lottery pick. Meleek Thomas has declared while maintaining his eligibility. Billy Richmond III jumped in at the deadline. And Trevon Brazile is flat out of eligibility. That's not a good college basketball roster. That's a collection of professional athletes in college uniforms.…