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Hunter Dickinson as a scorer: Michigan?s win at Iowa was an exhibition of Dickinson?s playmaking ability, but the Wolverines will need his one-on-one scoring at Wisconsin. When Dickinson dominates a game, Michigan has a chance to win and he?s capable of dominating this one given Wisconsin?s struggles to defend the rim. There are also opportunities to post up Diabate given that Tyler Wahl is a good defender but not necessarily known for his post-up defense. Personally, I?d flip Iowa?s strategy if I was game planning against Michigan and double Diabate and single Dickinson given the passing ability they each have.
Keep Johnny Davis?s night reasonable: Johnny Davis is probably going to get his 25 points on Sunday afternoon, but the key for Michigan is making him take 20+ shots to get there, not 14 or 15. Force a few misses, get a few breaks and try to limit his production as well as possible and you have a chance to beat the Badgers.
Win the 3-point battle: Both of these teams have a problematic relationship with the 3-point shot. Michigan has 11 games with five or fewer 3-point makes, Wisconsin has nine. It?s unlikely that both of these teams are hot from outside in the same game, but there?s a much better chance that one has an above-average performance. Michigan is 11-2 when it makes at least six triples in a game (compared to 3-8 under that count), so that feels like the magic number to hone in on.
Don't forget to protect your balls: Brad Davison is a piece of shit.
GO BLUE!
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Hunter Dickinson as a scorer: Michigan?s win at Iowa was an exhibition of Dickinson?s playmaking ability, but the Wolverines will need his one-on-one scoring at Wisconsin. When Dickinson dominates a game, Michigan has a chance to win and he?s capable of dominating this one given Wisconsin?s struggles to defend the rim. There are also opportunities to post up Diabate given that Tyler Wahl is a good defender but not necessarily known for his post-up defense. Personally, I?d flip Iowa?s strategy if I was game planning against Michigan and double Diabate and single Dickinson given the passing ability they each have.
Keep Johnny Davis?s night reasonable: Johnny Davis is probably going to get his 25 points on Sunday afternoon, but the key for Michigan is making him take 20+ shots to get there, not 14 or 15. Force a few misses, get a few breaks and try to limit his production as well as possible and you have a chance to beat the Badgers.
Win the 3-point battle: Both of these teams have a problematic relationship with the 3-point shot. Michigan has 11 games with five or fewer 3-point makes, Wisconsin has nine. It?s unlikely that both of these teams are hot from outside in the same game, but there?s a much better chance that one has an above-average performance. Michigan is 11-2 when it makes at least six triples in a game (compared to 3-8 under that count), so that feels like the magic number to hone in on.
Don't forget to protect your balls: Brad Davison is a piece of shit.
GO BLUE!
