Spike to Purdue
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Here is the link to the article by Goodman (ESPN). Love where he says CMP was the most honest with him and also that PJ was very welcoming.
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...cht-finish-college-career-purdue-boilermakers
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...cht-finish-college-career-purdue-boilermakers
great news!
if he could contribute even close to what Bielfeldt did for IU, that would be tremendous for our backcourt (injuries aside).
if he could contribute even close to what Bielfeldt did for IU, that would be tremendous for our backcourt (injuries aside).
This young man is a great addition even if he has lingering health issues. You can't have enough character on any team.
Well, he sounded confident that he would be healthy anyway.
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...cht-finish-college-career-purdue-boilermakers
"I fully expect to be better than ever once the season starts," Albrecht said of his health. "I'm back working out now and trying to shake the rust off."
This last quote is why Painter has done well with grad transfers. He seeks guys that aren't coming in and just looking for an opportunity to showcase themselves.
"All I want is an opportunity to compete for minutes," he added. "I don't care what my role is; I just want to help the team win."
Awesome. We may need to play small this year, and this will help us do that. If biggie leaves, we will need to go 3 guards quite a bit.
Ehh, even if he's not....seems like a leader and a good guy to have around the team. We have potentially 3 more (or 4 more) 1 year slots left so even if he's not a huge help on the court having that leadership will help.
We need more players who want to make plays in pressure-packed situations, and he qualifies. He's not a world beater, but has a strong combination of maturity, toughness, and skill. Great addition to the team.
Now back to your regularly scheduled program: As The Biggie (Re?)Turns
Now back to your regularly scheduled program: As The Biggie (Re?)Turns
I like Spike. Glad he is a Boiler.
I'm just cautious on his expectations next year. He hasn't played or worked out in looong time due to surgery. Who knows what type of player he'll be coming off that surgery. He was a role player on a team that had creators (from the video above, his best game, he was getting feeds from Trey Burke and Hardaway Jr ... he didn't have a game like that since his freshman year). We don't have creators on this team that would create those same type of opportunities.
I think he will be a good stabilizing addition to the team and love his attitude and leadership. Anything else on top of that is gravy.
I'm just cautious on his expectations next year. He hasn't played or worked out in looong time due to surgery. Who knows what type of player he'll be coming off that surgery. He was a role player on a team that had creators (from the video above, his best game, he was getting feeds from Trey Burke and Hardaway Jr ... he didn't have a game like that since his freshman year). We don't have creators on this team that would create those same type of opportunities.
I think he will be a good stabilizing addition to the team and love his attitude and leadership. Anything else on top of that is gravy.
Nice pick-up Boilers. Let's hope the young man has fully recovered from his surgery.
IF he can get back to 100% and have games like that one in the 2013 title game or how he played as the primary starter as a junior (Derrick Walton was often injured), he will be a positive addition. Plus, he has confidence and leadership abilities.
Vince Edwards can create, Smotherman has the potential to create, so does Carsen Edwards. Mathias can make pinpoint passes and create to a degree.
If Carsen and Basil can be additional penetrate & create guys, Purdue will be better offensively than last season.
Maybe in that regard specifically we can be better,
But overall it's still a ton to replace ajh's inside, and out, game that we came to rely so heavily on.
We will have to penetrate if outside shooting doesn't improve.
this balances out the guard spot a bit or next year. He adds depth to our PG position while losing KS evens out the SG position. Spike also handles the press well. Speaking of UM, they lost Chatman yesterday due to transfer.
AJ's interior game was terrific. So was Isaac's. AJ's perimeter game was also impressive but not high enough volume to be a major impact on games. I am more concerned with losing AJ's defense. He covered up a lot of sins. I think improved penetration is a must regardless of outside shooting. Outside shooting must become reliable when you need it bad. Like when you are down late or when you are up and the opponent leaves you open to take out the post entry.
You have to wonder (other than Aubrey Dawkins following his father Johnny to Central Florida) why so many players have been transferring from Michigan the past couple of years (Dawkins, Spike Albrecht, Ricky Doyle, Kameron Chatman, Max Bielfeldt, Jon Horford, etc.). I know Spike was told his scholarship wouldn't be renewed to make room for Xavier Simpson. Is Beilein more of a cold and ruthless coach then his persona would leave us to believe?
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Yep, like when Yogi flew past P.J. Thompson at the end of the game this past season, AJH nearly erased that basket (I didn't think he grabbed the net or that it was goaltending/basket interference, but whatever). Did he end up second all-time in career blocked-shots (ahead of JaJuan Johnson but behind Joe Barry Carroll)?
I haven't followed UM that closely... have they had more that us? Seems like we have 1-2 every single year.
Well, now they have had 4 for this offseason (Albrecht, Aubrey Dawkins, Ricky Doyle, Kameron Chatman), so that has to be alarming for them.
I'll give you Vince, the others are either unproven (Smotherman, Edwards) or, as you said, to a degree (Mathias). Collectively, you can't compare our ability to create with that Michigan team (Trey Burke, G Rob III, Hardaway Jr) in which Spike played his best ball. That was my point if you re-read what I stated.
I like Spike, but some need to temper their expectations. He will probably man a fair share of minutes for us. Limit turnovers. Move the ball in motion offense. He is not a creator however and defensively could give up a fair share of dribble drives. Don't get me wrong, we are in a better spot because he's on the roster, but that speaks more to the situation the roster is in.
Spike's best season was his junior year when Michigan was dealing with a lot of injuries and early NBA departures. Most people remember the national championship game when he was a freshman, but he was a much more important player for UM when they had a depleted line-up two years later.
True. He was a more important player in 14-15 than his freshman year. In 14-15, that Michigan team also had creators though. They had Walton, Irvin and Levert from the wing/guard position. I stand by my post in terms of his game and what to expect.
Yes, but Spike's season didn't really take off until Levert and Walton were lost for the year.
Simply False. When Spike took over as starting pg....per Michigan article over 11 games as starting pg, Spike averaged:
12.5 points per game, 4.8 assists, 42% on three pointer, 90% from free throw line.
That wasn't Walton and Levert "creating" for Spike.....both were our with injuries.
Spike isn't athletic....but he is a dynamic dribbler....and can create for himself & others off the dribble.
Spike is super skilled & has good court vision. He will not be dunking from the free throw line, but he will get buckets for himself & others. Plus, he knows the league & can teach. I always admired him, & I am so glad he's a Boilermaker now. Seems like a win-win for sure.
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