A few words on Spencer Butterfield

No, Spencer Butterfield isn't the second coming of Jaycee Carroll. But, as Seinfeld-ians purr "but there's nothing wrong with that." He's the first Spencer Butterfield.

What that means is:

* He plays hurt, he plays hard, he's Mr. Intangible.

* Nobody is more competitive -- as we wrote in an earlier article: "As [Yuba Coach Doug] Cornelius said ... "He plays so hard, he rubs off on other players. Spencer wants to win every sprint, he stays after to lift or heads out to the track ..." Put him on "Survivor" and he either wins it easily or gets voted off early on because he's going to emerge the victor in every contest and be too much of a threat.

* He is already experienced blending in with the best talents off of high school teams as his 33-4 Yuba squad had a different high scorer most every game.

*The physical nature of D-1 ball and the Utah State style will be to his advantage.

* He was a strong dribble-drive scorer in high school, developed his shooting range and consistency at Yuba and now is proficient in both.

* He's has the perfect skills set to team up with Preston Medlin plus an efficient point.

* Simply put, every other WAC team would love to have him sporting a jersey.