Mens BBall Weakness No One is Talking About

I strongly disagree. If you have watched even 1 minute of any game then you must realize that their biggest weakness is

When you are 30 for your last 31, and your only loss was in a game in which the opposition played four NBA players, I would say the major weakness might be skill level and then not shooting better. Because shot creation and great shooting overcomes any other problem you will face on any given night.

Michigan didn't shoot well last night against Illinois. In fact, the Fighting Illini shot better from inside and outside the arc. Michigan didn't get as many steals and it committed 14 TOs, the same as Illinois.

What it did do better was win the rebound battle 38-30 and shoot 82 percent from the foul line. Each starter scored in double digits and Livers was one point short from making it six. Every starter also had at least 5 made baskets, and Michigan only hit 5 threes, three of which came from two unlikely sources, Simpson and Teske.

So, what do those numbers say? They say that Michigan, at least last night, Michigan shot poorly based on 26 percent three-point shooting. But inside that number was hidden a certain improvement, with the source of that scoring coming from Simpson and Teske, who also contributed in other significany ways. Teske had his third career double-double with 11 rebounds and 13 points to go along with four blocks, while Simpson handed out five assists and was the leading scorer with 16 points.

In other words, what you are discovering is that individually each player is better understanding their role as it fits with the concept of team performance anchored by a defense-first attitude, and that every contribution improves team performance.

If you shoot 82 percent from the foul line on the road, and you are getting better free throw percentage shooting from known poor shooters, Simpson, Matthews and Teske, who are also on the floor most of the time, then that weakness tends to become significant as time goes on. And this is something that impacts winning every game.

Michigan;s weakness- Duke and Coach K 

You should e-mail your findings to Coach Beilein and see if he answers you.

We sometimes miss shots or don't take them, and sometimes allow the other team to score points?

I didn't read every post, so forgive me if redundant, but at some point in the B1G, poor free throw shooting will cost them a close game.   This team is great, but 0 losses is legendary and not realistic.

Secondarily, missing 2 games for Livers back spasms is an extraordinarily light injury burden so far.   Eventually someone's going to have a boo-boo. 

I'm impressed that this has not been nuked yet.

Too much swag?

I agree completely, but I think we should definitely also talk about

This should be a diary post. 

Not playing Johns more and playing Davis

We need to get better at our mid range jumpers and 3 point shooting.

tl;dr

free throws