Comments on: Column: Beilein’s Latest Surprise

By: Eric Wucherer

Eric Wucherer — Fri, 14 Mar 2014 03:39:11 +0000

John -

I’ve heard it said that Derrick has a “higher ceiling” than Spike; my assumption would be that by starting him and playing him more, Beilein helps him reach that faster. An alternative could be that Spike doesn’t have the stamina to sustain the minutes of a starting roll, but that’s pure speculation on my part – I certainly haven’t noticed him seem to get tired on the court. In any case, I agree that Spike’s been a strong contributor and fun to watch. My own apparel preference would be an “I Like Spike” button.

By: John Floyd

John Floyd — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 16:04:57 +0000

Jerry,

Why do you think that he’s not the starter?

By: Jerry Brabenec

Jerry Brabenec — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 01:45:31 +0000

Hi, John.

I agree with everything you say about Spike except I don’t think too many people overlook him anymore. In the Illinois game he was running the offense in what was basically garbage time. He turned the ball over twice on a couple of over ambitious passes, then came down the 3rd time, stepped back and buried a 3.

I’m thinking I want a Spike Albrecht t-shirt, and the last basketball t-shirt I had said “THE MICROWAVE”.

By: John Floyd

John Floyd — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 22:05:45 +0000

Spike Albrecht is another too-small, no-name, easy-to-overlook bench player. Yet, he seems to have as much basketball IQ, and as much hustle, as any player I can recall. His ability to come off the bench and be in the right place at the right time, and to do exactly the right thing, is uncanny. On the whole, I find this team more fun to watch than last year’s.