p>The Wolverines secured a much needed Q1 victory with a road drubbing of Iowa over the weekend. Michigan put together the most complete two-way performance of the season against a Hawkeye team that came into the contest as a top-20 adjusted offense per both Torvik and Kenpom. Let's take a look under the hood to examine what went into the blowout. Defensive Rebounding I differ from most when assessing the primary defensive issues that have plagued Michigan early this season. The lack of timely off-ball rotations and lapses in transition defense certainly loom large in the defensive woes, but not at the top of the list in my opinion. The Wolverines have been horrid in terms of finishing possessions, checking in with the #224 DReb rate per Torvik. To put this in perspective, Michigan's Dreb rate has been below 70 four games this season. That is absolutely mindblowing considering the Wolverines play two bigs for large portions of games. In the win against Iowa, the W
THE ESSENTIALS WHAT #54 Michigan (4-5) at #48 Iowa (5-4) WHERE Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa WHEN Sunday, 4:30 PM THE LINE Kenpom: Iowa-4 Torvik: Iowa-3 TELEVISION BTN (link) THE OVERVIEW Iowa's yet another foe that got one win in a moderately difficult non-conference schedule before a joining the bubblicious melee that is this year's Big Ten. Their moderately impressive win was Seton Hall, their losses to Creighton, Oklahoma, Iowa State, and Purdue. The ISU game was as much a nightmare for them as the Texas Tech game was for Michigan. The Hawkeyes shot 14/31 from two and 8/26 from three, played traditional Hawkeye defense, and got wiped 90-65. If you've been watching the last decade of Iowa basketball this team won't seem too dissimilar think polar opposite of their football program except a bunch of these guys have made fewer three-point attempts than the kicker. Only one starter and two contributors have more shots outside the arc than either two-point jum
The Big Ten notebook focuses on Nebraska, a team that is hoping its 4-0 start isn t a mirage, but a sign of things to come. That and more doings around the conference.
The Big Ten notebook focuses on Nebraska, a team that is hoping its 4-0 start isn t a mirage, but a sign of things to come. That and more doings around the conference.
The Big Ten notebook focuses on Nebraska, a team that is hoping its 4-0 start isn t a mirage, but a sign of things to come. That and more doings around the conference.