In Reply to: Michigan at UCLA preview posted by mh on January 06, 2025 at 11:31:20
and you have pretty much hit all of the high and low points. In their loss to Wake Forest (they actually have some pretty good players), Mich had 15 turnovers that hurt them plus Wake actually outrebounded them with Wake's 7'250 lb center pulling down 10 rebounds.
They actually could easily be undefeated but their mistakes in those close games and some missed free throws hurt them. They do love to run the court and are pretty good at it but in doing so, they get a little loose with their passes, particularly Donaldson and Wolf. According to May, the new players are still adjusting to playing with each other. Often time you will see a pass to a man who breaks the wrong way and the ball goes out of bounds or a high lob pass that Kareem would have trouble catching. One more thing, their reserve guards aren't great against the press and they got their pockets picked when USC pressed them.