Wisconsin got jobbed bad down the stretch of both OT and regulation. Sheesh

Eagerly anticipating @kenpom.com’s response to Doug Gottlieb’s anti-KP rant

Sacramento’s asset management is just so bad. They arguably sent out the best player in the deal AND gave up draft picks to do so.

NEW Pod! We break down everything from Michigan's statement win at MSU. How Michigan executed down the stretch, strategic decisions, Morez Johnson's defensive versatility and more. Tap in:

📽️ How Dusty May led Michigan to basket after basket down the stretch in its massive road win at Michigan State: Sound ON 🔊

May need to break this down. Michigan ran two plays to lead them to the road dub.

When your only offense is Jeremy Fears foul baiting and Izzo yelling at the refs, you know you’re screwed. Near-perfect defensive half from Michigan until the last 45 seconds.

Michigan’s first 5 minutes of defense vs. Indiana was as dominant as you’ll see at *any level* of basketball. Indiana only got to the paint one(!) time — 4:30 into the game — and didn’t score all 5 minutes. Watch how Michigan did it:

Michigan’s first 5 minutes of defense vs. Indiana was as dominant as you’ll see at *any level* of basketball. Indiana only got to the paint one(!) time — 4:30 into the game — and didn’t score all 5 minutes. Watch how Michigan did it:

Braden Smith is a bad, bad man

Michigan had a fantastic defensive gameplan and execution on Lamar Wilkerson — switching & denying/top-locking off the ball and heavy in gaps on-ball — and was close to as perfect you could expect on that end the first 30 minutes.

New Pod! What do we think of Michigan’s recent play? We talk about Yaxel Lendeborg’s recent dip in form, Michigan’s defensive rebounding numbers, Aday Mara making better decisions, and more. Tap in:

Podcast: What we learned from Michigan’s first loss and what it means moving forward umhoops.com/2026/01/11/p...

I probably undersold the first part some — which is mostly scheme. Wisconsin deserves a ton of credit for taking Michigan out of its base scheme. From there, Michigan’s defensive execution the last ~15 minutes just wasn’t good enough.

People are going to talk about Wisconsin's threes, guarding a stretch 5, their pick & pop... and those were all factors, but Michigan lost that game because after it went to switching 1 thru 5, it miscommunicated switches all over the place and wasn't able to contain the ball

Whenever Morez Johnson enters the draft, he should compare himself to Isaiah Stewart at every opportunity

Podcast: Should Michigan be concerned about its close call at Penn State? umhoops.com/2026/01/07/p...

Game plan ➡️ in-game execution "Guys, remember shot fakes. They're going to jump at everything in the paint. Our eyes have to be up. If you can finish, dunk on their head. If it's not there, shot fake it and go through them..."

Diabolical timing for @kenpom.com to drop a new feature on the site — average 2-point attempt distance. Michigan ranks 27th in average 2PA distance on offense and (unexpectedly) 1st on defense.

Podcast: Perfect through New Year’s and a look ahead to Big Ten play umhoops.com/2025/12/30/p...

Michigan played at a ridiculously high standard in the three games in Vegas that seemed nearly impossible to continue. They have somehow reached or surpassed that level in every game since.

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Michigan insiders trying to sound plugged in during the football coaching search

That Iowa-Iowa State game was super fun and a tactical chess match. Miles Simon is a fantastic color commentator. I can’t remember watching one of his games. He was correctly calling out everything happening in real time and adding insightful analysis on top of it.

Podcast: Villanova no match for Michigan as Wolverines dominate again umhoops.com/2025/12/11/p...

Why a play last night vs. Villanova shows Michigan’s high IQ, unselfishness, and the X’s and O’s chess match happening throughout games. Let’s break it down 🧵:

Michigan is now favored to win every game this season on @kenpom.com

Rutgers is not good, but one thing they’ve been great at is two-point defense. Rutgers has held opponents to 45% on twos this season. They’ve played Purdue, Tennessee, and Notre Dame and limited all 3 to under 53%. Michigan shot 71% on twos in the 1st half.

Jeremy Fears 0/10, 3+ dirty plays, 5 flops. Takes a lot for me to comment on a college guy playing so far outside the bounds of the game.

The more you know about something, the more you realize there's so much more to learn

It’s impossible to overstate the physicality Michigan State is able to get away with defensively at home

Podcast: Mailbag Pod! Turnovers, defense, shooting and more umhoops.com/2025/12/02/p...

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📽️ In Vegas, Dusty May again showed why he is one of the best X's & O's coaches in basketball (Sound ON 🔊)

Emergency pod! We break down the new KenPom No. 1 team in the country, Michigan’s dominant defense, Yaxel Lendeborg, and everything from Michigan’s Players Era title. Recorded in the middle of the night so don’t judge us too hard! Happy Thanksgiving to all! umhoops.com/2025/11/27/p...

I think much of Michigan’s Vegas dominance has come from its ability to control turnovers — 17.2% vs. SDSU, 12.7% vs. Auburn. Low turnovers = being able to set your defense. Michigan’s half court defense is elite. Setting your defense = more stops. More stops = you can run in transition.

What is Bub Carrington doing? They need a 3. There is less than 2 seconds left. Massive shots by Daniss Jenkins.

State of the Blog: A New Era for UM Hoops umhoops.com/2025/11/03/s...

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Now that he's separated from his contract, Bradley Beal the basketball player will be very helpful to the Clippers.

Absolutely this.

On Zach Lowe’s pod, Hollinger said Houston doesn’t have wings and that Tyus Jones is a paint touch point guard that Orlando has been looking for… what?!?

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The Khaman Conundrum Will Maluach be the next great rim protecting big? Or another center with outstanding measurables that doesn’t live up to his pre-draft standing? Why the film and stats should give us pause 🧵

The Khaman Conundrum Will Maluach be the next great rim protecting big? Or another center with outstanding measurables that doesn’t live up to his pre-draft standing? Why the film and stats should give us pause 🧵