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Revision of Preview: Utah from December 10th, 2010 at 5:36 PM

By Tim — December 10th, 2010 at 5:35 PM — 9 comments
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WHAT Michigan v. Utah
WHERE Ann Arbor, MI
WHEN 6:30 PM EST
December 10th, 2010
THE LINE Michigan -8*
TELEVISION BTN

*Line provided by online sports betting site Sportsbetting.com.

The Story

These two teams squared off last year in Salt Lake City, with the Utes emerging victorious in an ugly 68-52 contest. Both of these teams have changed a lot in the year (exactly!) since that game, however. If it were to be played again with only current players' scores counting, the final score would be 16-15 in favor of the Wolverines. Yay! WE WON!

Manny Harris and DeShawn Sims were Michigan's only double-digit scorers in that game with 25 points and 10 points, respectively, and neither suits up in maize-and-blue anymore. Zack Gibson, Laval Lucas-Perry, and Anthony Wright all played at least 10 minutes in that contest, and aren't in Ann Arbor anymore. Even Eric Puls and Ben Cronin(!) got playing time in that game, and are no longer playing basketball. On the positive side of the ledger, Zack Novak had the flu and didn't travel. Darius Morris, Stu Douglass, Eso Akunne, and Matt Vogrich are the only players still on the team from that game.

The Utes have experienced similar turnover, though maybe not to such an alarming degree. Marshall Henderson (22) Carlon Brown (12), Luka Drca (12), and David Foster (10) were the leading scorers in that game, and only David Foster "my name distinctly lacks a Wallace" returns as a defensive specialist. Among other departures for Utah are Kim Tillie and Jordan Cyphers.

The players to watch for Utah are junior forward Will Clyburn, a Detroit native who's the team's leader in shooting and 3-point attempts, junior guard Josh Watkins and his older brother, senior forward Jay, and sophomore center Jason Washburn, a 7-footer who leads the team in blocks and is one of the top rebounders.

Tempo-Free Breakdown

With a few games under each team's belt, it's finally reasonable to look at the stats. If you need an explanation of the stats, check out Ken Pomeroy.

Michigan v. Northwestern: National Ranks
Category Michigan Rank Utah Rank Advantage
Mich eFG% v. UU Def eFG% 145 68 U
Mich Def eFG% v. UU eFG% 23 228 MMM
Mich TO% v. UU Def TO% 114 191 M
Mich Def TO% v. UU TO% 247 118 UU
Mich OReb% v. UU DReb% 144 167 M
Mich DReb% v. UU OReb% 17 241 MMM
Mich FTR v. UU Opp FTR 316 268 U
Mich Opp FTR v. UU FTR 10 8 -
Mich AdjO v. UU AdjD 119 78 U
Mich AdjD v. UU AdjO 39 162 MM

Difference of more than 10 places in the national rankings get a 1-letter advantage, more than 100 gets a 2-letter advantage, more than 200 gets a 3-letter advantage, etc.

The Wolverines, with their personnel turnover, are a very different team than we saw last year. They've displayed some competency shooting the ball(!!!!), and have gone from a very bad rebounding team to a solidly above-average one. In the meantime, the Utes have gone in the opposite direction in each of those metrics, and have also gotten much worse in opponents' shooting.

The more things change, the more they stay the same, though. The Utes are yet again one of the tallest teams in the country, with an average height just over 6-6. Teams with size gave Michigan a host of troubles last year, but now... well, the maize-and-blue has a bit of height of their own. Adding a 6-6 small forward, a pair of centers with legit size, and a couple power forwards that aren't (very) generously listed at 6-5 can work wonders.

The one thing the 2010-11 Utes truly do well is get to the free-throw line, which is unsurprising given their size. However, they've played a motley crew of tiny opponents (and an oddly well-sized but horrible Pepperdine team), and Michigan should have the best combination of size and skill they've seen.

The factors that have the greatest effect on their efficiencies are shooting on offense (which is a huge advantage for Michigan) and offensive turnover percentage (a big advantage for the Utes).

Predictions

Utah hasn't played a team with both the size and skill of Michigan, which should give them trouble. However, Jordan Morgan struggled against Concordia (which, you may note, is an NAIA school that started a 6-5 center), so expect Utah to get some production on the interior, and frustrate Morgan at times.

However, I think Michigan's letdown game against the Cardinals will serve as a serious wakeup call that they can't sleepwalk through any game, so they'll have a renewed focus against the Utes. That means a snap back to form for Tim Hardaway Jr. and Evan Smotrycz, with Darius Morris continuing his run of strong play.

Tim Hardaway Jr. or Jordan Morgan becomes the first Wolverine to foul out this season. Darius Morris records his third double-double of the year. Zack Novak puts together a solid game statisticaly to make up for missing last year's contest. Both teams trade some blows, but at the end of the day, I see a 70-58 game in favor of the Wolverines.

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December 10th, 2010 at 6:03 PM
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ish
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i wonder if the absence of

i wonder if the absence of horford will hurt us in giving away fouls to the utah big men.  morgan may foul out, as time notes.

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December 10th, 2010 at 6:33 PM
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At least

this year we have some size and novak doesnt have to start at the 4. McLimans and Smotrycz may not be bangers but they are long and can take some of those fouls along with Morgan.

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December 10th, 2010 at 7:10 PM
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As noted in the post, Novak

As noted in the post, Novak didn't play against Utah last year.

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December 10th, 2010 at 6:09 PM
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Rusty Shackleford
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I really think...

... that kid from concordia was just in the zone, not so much jordan morgan couldn't cover him. He probably could have shot from halfcourt granny style and made it that night. The thing that does concern me from last week is that concordia took 25 shots from three point land, and alot of them were not contested.

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December 10th, 2010 at 6:16 PM
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See, I'm looking at it in

See, I'm looking at it in kinda the opposite way. Morgan got abuse by that guy, and I don't think you could say he was just in a "zone." A lot of them were easy finishes from post moves or Jordan getting lost on D.

As for the three-point shooting, that seemed more to me like guys taking it easy because "fuck it, it's an NAIA team" and not focusing due to the caliber of opponent.

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December 10th, 2010 at 6:13 PM
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Utes

"What is a 'ute?"

 

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December 10th, 2010 at 6:18 PM
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I think "Luka Drca" was

I think "Luka Drca" was something the terrorists in Team America said.

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December 10th, 2010 at 6:54 PM
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Stream?

Anyone know of a stream for the game.  Did a quick search and couldn't find anything.

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December 10th, 2010 at 7:49 PM
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Here's a Stream Torrent link.

Stream Torrent Link

Here's a StreamTorrent stream that is a bit delayed.  But I guess it's better than nothing for those without BTN.

http://www.myp2pforum.eu/threads/49288-NCAA-Basketball-Dec-6-12-Streamin...

NOTE:  You have to download StreamTorrent in order to play it.  I know some people aren't big fans of downloading shit.

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