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Michigan is 2-3 versus high-major opponents this season after a heartbreaking loss to a depleted Oregon team on the road. Following the loss to Texas Tech, the Wolverines had more than a week off to work out the kinks defensively and I was very curious to see how things looked on that end of the court. In short, things did not look good.  That much is fairly obvious to even the most casual Michigan hoops fan, but the question is why? Let's take a look under the hood to better understand the root issues the team is facing.    Sleepwalking Bigs It certainly wasn't the only issue, but the bigs falling asleep defensively was definitely among the more prominent problems. Early in the game and Tarris Reed is matched up one-one-one against Jermaine Couisnard in a late-clock scenario. Reed is generally a very good perimeter defender when switched against guards. Terrance Williams is also in help position at the nail area.  Nkamhoua completely leaves Kwame Evans to camp out in the

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