There are two types of conversations Bret Brielmaier will usually engage in when fans recognize him.
The first involves head-scratching folks who know he's a starting forward for Arizona's basketball team, but one who averages only 3.2 points a game.
"They'll ask, 'Why don't you shoot the ball more?' " Brielmaier said.
Then there are days when basketball aficionados, those with an eye for the game's fast-moving subtleties, approach him.
"They'll say, 'I love watching you play — doing the little things that help keep the team together and make it work,' " Brielmaier says. "So I get both sides.
Make no mistake: Brielmaier rock-solid