Spike Albrecht's full game against McGary's team

Submitted by Michigan4Life on

This is the first part of the three video series of Spike Albrecht's game against Mitch McGary's team.  Highlight does not tell you much in terms of scouting, but a full game (or preferably multiple games) tells you a much better story on a player's ability.  You can find the rest of the games by clicking on the video and there are 2 videos of the same game on the playlist.

My impression on Albrecht:

He's a true PG who can handle the ball, but will never wow you athletically.  However, he is smart and crafty player who change gears all throughout the game which makes him deceptively quicker than he really is.  Spike was able to get into the lane against an atheltic Brewster team with ease and finding open players for an easy buckets.  Spike showed good court vision and make a few impressive passes.  He has good shooting form and can make 3 pointers if needed, but he's a pass first PG.  He will never be a great defensive player but he can be at least an adequate defender in the next level.  He's not a real big PG and will have trouble guarding bigger PG.  I'm curious how he'll fare against hard hedge because Burke has really struggled against hard hedge.

How he fit with JB's offensive system and next year's team:

I can see why JB likes Spike and he fits his system to a tee.  He is a smart player who certainly can pick up the system quickly and make an impact as a passer.  He compliments with the rest of the players on the roster and will make THJ and Morgan's live a lot easier on the recieving end of his passes.  He played in the same AAU team as GRIII and McGary so there are familarities between the three of them.  I have no problem with JB offering Albrecht and I expect Albrecht to commit to Michigan during official visit, if not soon after the visit.  If Burke comes back, Albrecht would be a quality backup PG and can spell Burke.  The good thing is Albrecht has played against tough competition in prep school league and would be more mature mentally and physically than your typical freshmen.

 

EDIT: Embed fail: Here's the link to the video.  Can anyone help me out with embedding?

Erik_in_Dayton

April 5th, 2012 at 6:10 PM ^

I watched part of his game against Hargrove Military, and my biggest concern is defense.  I'm not sure he's quick enough to keep Big Ten point guards in front of him.  I hope he is, though, and there is a lot to like about the way he plays. 

orobs

April 5th, 2012 at 6:18 PM ^

Honestly all next years team needs is someone who can handle the ball. Yes, it sucks to lose Burke, but between tim, gr3 and mcgary, there will be plenty of scoring options. Just need someone to get them the ball

woody was luc joret

April 5th, 2012 at 7:41 PM ^

we had an upperclassmen, scholarship PG? You've got to go back to the Amaker era.

Brian likes to talk about the importance of returning a QB with multiple years of experience. I really think the bball team has been held back by not having a vet PG running Beilen's complex system.

Hopefully someone like Albrecht can come in and provide some longevity.

MichiganMan20

April 5th, 2012 at 8:31 PM ^

Absolutely not, Beilein could just be looking at him as a back up since CB transfered or he is not feeling confident about the chances they get Amedeo Della Valle since it looks like Arizona is the most likely spot for him.