Michigan’s defense is the primary concern after a frustrating five game stretch. The Wolverines have seen their offensive production hit occasional snags but their defensive performance has plummeted consistently. Most recently, the league’s worst offense, Penn State, found great success against Michigan, with its second most efficient offensive performance of the the Big Ten season. [...]
Dustin Johnston Perspective is paramount over the course of a 30-something game college basketball season. Managing to maintain perspective without getting caught up in the highs and lows of the last game is idealistic at best. Getting wrapped up in the emotions of a come from behind victory or a devastating defeat is a natural [...]
Dustin Johnston Death, taxes and Wisconsin near the top of the Big Ten. Wisconsin’s success has been one of the conference’s most reliable assumptions for the past decade or so. This year, however, with a costly injury to the Badgers’ starting point guard Josh Gasser and an underwhelming performance in early-season non-conference play, Wisconsin looked [...]
Dustin Johnston The UM Hoops Mailbag is a collection of questions tweeted (@umhoops), e-mailed or sent via our Facebook page. Submit your questions and we’ll answer as many as we can. @dangerdav: To counter Minnesota’s big frontline, should the starting lineup be Burke, Hardaway, Robinson, McGary and Morgan? The immediate answer is no. Minnesota’s front line isn’t actually that [...]
Michigan has only played four Big Ten games but we’ve learned as much or more about this team during the first two weeks of Big Ten play than we did over two months of non-conference play. The Wolverines sit at 3-1 in conference play but their three wins are over teams that currently sit in [...]
Before this season began, many speculated the situation was set up to be a disappointment similar to 2010. Michigan was ranked in the top 20, traveling to a prominent preseason tournament and relying on a freshman point guard to lead the team. While there has certainly been an adjustment period for this team, it’s fair [...]
