http://www.umhoops.com/2012/04/04/2012-point-guard-spike-albrecht-to-vis...
UMhoops has a great interview with his coach, who seems to think that we are going to offer him on the visit. Visit umhoops for the interview and give a great blog some page hits.
This is akin to getting Justin Feagin to commit
I guess you really think
we're gonna lose to Tappan Middle School next year. Please, get it together, some perspective wouldn't kill you.
"This is an elite job, and will continue to be an elite job. This is Michigan ferodsakes!"
Yeah, that's what I said
making the tourney in a conference like the B1G is no easy feat. Even if we win 20 games, that does not guarantee we make it if we can't go .500 in the B1G. Look at all the years Amaker came 1-2 wins short with pretty decent talent.
We have now lost 4 of our top 6 players. Sure we have talent coming in, but we will once again be a team of underclassmen including 6-7 freshmen or sophomore eligible players amongst our top 10.
Sorry, but we are not Kentucky. We can't afford to try and reload every year.
you get minus a million
you get minus a million points for having the audacity to compare tommy amaker to John Beilein.
And Amaker never brought in a top 10 recruiting class
Tenim un nom el sap tothom. Barca, Barca, BAAARCA!
Justin Feagin without the
Justin Feagin without the issues (hopefully) seems like a fair comparison. His highlights suggest he is going to have a real tough time getting into the lane in the B1G. IMO he won't beat out Akune for playing time.
I will say this about the team overall, Belien adjusted his offense to work take advantage of Morris and Burke the last two years. HIs base offense actually doesn't call for a point guard that dominates the ball. If they can get enough ball handling to be able to get the ball up the floor and the freshman are as good as advertised I think this team will surprise people.
He looks pretty good to me. Definitely better than Akunne.
You people are acting like he's some type of charity case...........
I've seen them. Go look at
I've seen them. Go look at Justin Feagin's tape or better yet Carlton Brundidge. It's a high school highlight tape. I am not saying don't offer him, I just doubt he plays much next year. Looks like the kid can shoot and handle the ball, but he is really small and doesn't appear to have much explosion to attack the rim at the next level. Until he gets more strength he will be over matched on defense. How much you want to bet Akunne gets more minutes next year?
umhoops says he's
six one, which would put him right there with Trey, maybe an inch taller. Dunno. I think people bring a lot of preconceptions; this guy might fail, but he clearly thinks the game real well. And he can hit the three enough to keep teams honest.
Might lack in explosion but is
very fluid with his moves and uses his body well for seperation which gives him options as a point gaurd to pass or shoot. If he can consistently knock down that stop and pop the highlight showed he should be able to draw out the defenders even more leaving back cuts and oops for the bigs and GRIII.
Reminds me of Dave Sobloweski
Reminds me of Dave Sobloweski from N'Western...
A Sage is born
Either someone is supremely intelligent and prescient, or it's a tad early to predict that Albrecht will turn out like Justin Feagin did.
My money is on the latter, especiallly after seeing the video that ended up above my post.
According to who ?
According to who ?
According to 93grad, the most
According to 93grad, the most trustworthy person on the internet when it comes to who's in and out for the NCAA tourney
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
good for Spike.
What rose is there to say. Maybe he will come in and so work. Can't blame him for our previous pgs leaving us in bad spots.
Go Blue
Spike
On the plus side, we probably won't have to worry about him leaving early in '13. Also, it is (for real) nice that he has connections to guys past and future (Novak, McGary, GRIII).
Aside: He's not the only Spike Albrecht in the general area.
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/spike-albrecht/7/242/762
"500 channels and nothing but cats."
Also also
they run an Offense very similar to Beilein's? very helpful
Regardless of "The Decision"
it's painfully obviously we need some more point guards.
This guy is so good Rivals,
This guy is so good Rivals, ESPN and Scout forgot about him.
Name anyone on our roster or
Name anyone on our roster or on the horizon who is a better PG option for next year? It sucks that these early departures (potentially) have left us in this situation, but lets not take it out on a guy who will help our team next year...
How can you say with complete
How can you say with complete certainty this guy is going to help? Let's face it, this is a desperation move since we have nobody to handle the ball next year. This is a HUGE blow if Burke leaves
certainty?
we couldn't say with certainty that burke was going to be much help this year. i know i've seen several starting point guards at UM who had less talent than this kid; starting point guards at that; some on pretty good teams.
dan pelakoudas; avery queen; dugan fife (started for 3 years) to name a few. like many have said, UM just needs this guy to take care of the ball, make good passes, hit the occasional open 3 and play decent team D. he doesn't need to be burke or morris.
You don't think with
You don't think with "Certainty" that Burke would help the team next year!?!? Great argument, how could a player that pundits were stating was in the top 7 freshman in the nation help our team without 1 viable option to handle the ball. You guys are in happy land if you think walk-ons & whitey whitertons who had 4 years of high school ball, years on a high profile AAU team & an extra year in prep school that plays a number of high profile recruits but still have no offers are going to step in and we won't miss a beat.
The world isn't over, but anybody that says Burke leaving won't hurt UM hoops with certainty is a fool. Without him this year they don't win the B10 Ship. This kid was handling the ball and not getting a break every game with Stu, Akune & Brundidge available. Now there is just Akune how didn't see the floor when Burke could barely breath from playing so many minutes.
With Burke, could be a special team. They're not going to tank or anything, just a major major hit.
He said "this" year, not next year.
wasted rant
Eating is murder.
Eso Akunne
Eso Akunne
They also didn't anything
They also didn't anything nice to say about Novak and Douglas when they came in.
Who is this? Are we groping?
What?
Go Blue !!!
Dave Brandon: Detailed and thorough investigation proves that Freep report was intentionally misleading.
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At least he has a cool name.
At least he has a cool name.
Spike is a tremendous name
Spike is a tremendous name for an athlete!
"...and in the end, it's gonna be Michigan again, MICHIGAN." - Bo Schembechler
This kid's a late bloomer,
This kid's a late bloomer, kind of like Burke was, that's why none of the recruiting sites don't know him.
Burke was not an unknown commodity
He just didn' t have an OSU / Kentucky type offer. He was MR Ohio so it wasn't like he was under the radar.
"Deserve to Win!"
Exactly, Burke was a late
Exactly, Burke was a late bloomer. He had a great senior season and won Mr Ohio, he had no offers from the powerhouses because he was a late bloomer.....
Someone on another board said
Someone on another board said they saw that Nino Jackson is possibly visiting Michigan soon. He'd be a big time get this late in the recruiting game. No idea if true. I know this is kind of a "heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend who heard it from another" type of post so TIFWIW
nice sized 4 star. that
nice sized 4 star. that would be a nice get. Obviously I am a little biased, but I don't understand why a top PG wouldn't want to go to Michigan now.....
“When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing” - Bo Schembechler
Nino Jackson does not sound like a UM recruit.
Maybe Ellerbe would have been interested, but I can't see Beilein pursuing him. http://jayhawk-talk.com/tag/nino-jackson/ He's profiled at the end.
Eating is murder.
Nino Jackson or Nino Brown?
Yeah, after reading the
Yeah, after reading the actual post that the guy was referring to, it just seemed like rumor mongering. And apparently the kid has academic issues as well. Sorry to get mine and others' hopes up.
Really???
This kid does not seem to have B1G quickness or talent for that matter, but I guess time will tell...
Reporter: “Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?”
Shaquille O’Neill: “I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to.”
Look at it this way... The
Look at it this way... The kid played with McGary and GRIII on their AAU team. They already know how to play together. I would like to think this gives Spike a little bit of a boost at least in team chemistry.
He may not be highly touted, but it sure sounds like he can play the point (of course this is based off of "coach speak" in the linked article, but still). Is he a Trey Burke? No, but who says we even need a Trey Burke on this team to be successful? We will have enough playmakers in Hardaway and GRIII, a shooter in Stauskas, and a crash-the-boards type in McGary as far as touted talent goes. We need a guy who can distribute to them. Granted, he'll just be a freshman, but it sure sounds like he has the tools to be a true point guard as someone who can control the ball and distribute. Maybe that's all the team needs to perform at a high level - a Steve Nash type (not comparing ability, just the type of player).
If we get this kid, I will be very happy. Even if it just means we actually have a true point on our team. Which... yeah. I'd say we could kind of use a little bit of that.
Hey you guys know what's a
Hey you guys know what's a great idea? Let's all bash him on the board he's probably reading a few days before he visits. Who needs him anyways.
If Beilein is recruiting him at a position of serious need, we should try and show him at least a little respect. Guy is a genius when it comes to uncovering underrated talent...
Call Mr. Plow, that's my name, that name again is Mr. Plow
People are just stating the obvious my man...
Have you seen the highlight film? He didn't look as good as Brundidge and you see how slow and uncomfortable Carlton looked with the ball in his hand. I'm sure he is a great kid, but let's face it. If the coaching staff was really that high on the kid he would have recieved an offer a lot earlier. This feels like a Reed Baker type move from a few years ago...
Reporter: “Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?”
Shaquille O’Neill: “I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to.”
Watching highlight film from
Watching highlight film from ones couch does not make one a talent scout, that much is obvious. Also obvious: this board is a casual gathering of sports fans, not experts. Also obvious: Beilein is a very strong talent evaluator. Also obvious: we could not have offered him much earlier as we just learned a few weeks back of the three departures.
Call Mr. Plow, that's my name, that name again is Mr. Plow
offered him a lot earlier?
Who was the last 2012 recruit to get an offer? That class had been full for a long time. Full without recruiting any point guards.
Eating is murder.
Yeah no kidding, if he ends
Yeah no kidding, if he ends up committing hopefully the board doesn't react like this: http://mgoblog.com/content/hello-shawn-conway
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
I don't think
bashing him really makes that much of a difference. We will be the only big-time program (or any program?) who is going to offer him. This is probably a move for depth. Stauskas will most likely start at point before him. This is not a "late bloomer" as his season is done and still nobody has offered. Burke had a bunch of other D-1 offers.
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Everybody like a "Kovacs"
Everybody like a "Kovacs" story .... you can't be a Kovacs if you come in highly rated .... /half full
I didn't realize it until
I didn't realize it until now, but this board may have the biggest collection of self loathing vaginal posters of any site on the internet.
Burke leaving isn't the end of the world. This kid is pretty good.
Burke never cared about
Burke never cared about Michigan and losing him makes next year's team much worse. That is the truth, not self-loathing.
How can you say he doesn't
How can you say he doesn't care about Michigan? Have you talked to him personally?
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
If you got offered a
If you got offered a multimillion dollar contract after your freshman year, would you stay in school for another year, with no guarantee that the offer would still be there? Don't imply that Burke is selfish; butthurt Michigan fans are the selfish ones.
after losing Ryan Mallet. This team will fortunate to make the tourney next year. Just when I was getting excited about college hoops again. Blurg