Fab Five redux

Spike Albrecht. Mitch McGary. Glenn Robinson III. Nik Stauskas. Chris LeVert. They're Fab. They're Five. They're Freshmen. And they're capable of not only taking the court at the same time, but holding their own while they're at it.

Do we dare?

In other words, should the third-ranked Michigan Wolverines let bygones be bygones and honor coach John Beilein's freshman class as the second coming of the Fab Five? Well, in light of corrupt Buckeye head football coach Jim Tressell leaving Ohio Stadium on the shoulders of his former Buckeyes last month, why not?

The crew doesn't lack talent, that's for sure. In Saturday's convincing 80-67 victory over Arkansas, Robinson and Stauskas were two of the five Wolverines in double figures, scoring 17 and 12 points respectively, with Stauskas logging a team-leading 36 minutes. McGary played 16 minutes, scoring six points on 3-of-6 shooting. Albrecht and LeVert combined for 14 minutes on the court, in a contest full of just about anything but garbage time.

It's hard to fault them for the star power that's in front of them. While Webber, Rose, Howard, King and Jackson landed in Ann Arbor in the fall of 1991 with essentially five vacancies in the starting lineup, Fab Five part deux don't really have any on Saturday either. The powerful backcourt tandem of Tim Hardaway, Jr., and Columbus transplant Trey Burke aren't shy about calling the shots, whether they're on the court or not. The pair were just 9-for 23 from the floor, but their 30 total points kept the Razorbacks honest for much of the game, allowing the inexperienced Wolverine reserves to go from spot duty to active status in a flash.

[still writing the rest of the story so stay tuned!]