The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 29, 1998 - 15
)ff-season conditioning
peeps Wolverines in shape
Kieinbaum
Ors Editor
obbie Reid walked from booth to
th last Friday, stopping at the big
astment banking firms to pick up
rature. At most other booths, he
ply walked by.
t was Meet the Firms day at the
ool of Business Administration,
Reid, like most other Business stu-
ts, had a job to find.
ut, when the fair was over and
the students went to the library
he books or the bar to hit the tap,
d went to the gym to the hit the
ghts.
he basketball season is still a
nth-and-a-half away and official
ctice doesn't start for more than two
ks. But Reid, along with the rest of
Michigan basketball team, still has
gorous practice schedule to keep.
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays
fyers hit the gym for a captains
ctice, followed by a stint in the
ght room. On Tuesdays and
rsdays it's a team run.
The conditioning program is a little
re upscale this year," Reid said.
e're not going to be beat upcourt."
lthough the schedule is not too
ch different than it was a year ago,
rything surrounding it is. Last year
his time, the NCAA released the
of a lengthy investigation into
ichigan basketball program,
mg three minor rules violations.
t days later, athletic director Tom
Goss fired coach Steve Fisher and gave
Brian Ellerbe the interim job.
Instead of going to Meet the Firms,
Reid went to the Sheraton and stood
alongside his teammates at a pseudo-
press conference as Fisher claimed his
innocence. Fisher spoke out, players
spoke out - and even Robert Traylor's
grandmother spoke out.
With Ellerbe firmly in place as the
coach, this go-round has been much
smoother.
"Without the distractions, it's been a
real good thing for us," Reid said.
"We're stronger, a pretty close-knit
group. We've been through some pret-
ty trying times together."
Well, most players have been
through some trying times. But some,
mainly the frontcourt, didn't make it
all the way.
With would-be senior Traylor opting
for the riches of a locked-out NBA
over another year of college ball, and
Maceo Baston and Jerod Ward's grad-
uation, the rest of the Big Ten is licking
its chops, waiting for a crack at what's
left.
"We've got some pretty big shoes to
fill," Reid said. "We've got some guys
who will hopefully pick it up and try to
fill those shoes."
One of those guys if freshman Chris
Young, a 6-foot-10, 220-pound for-
ward who will likely see lots of playing
time right of the bat.
"I'm impressed with Chris' condi-
tioning," Reid said. "And he moves
"We're not going
to be beat
upcourt "
- Robbie Reid
Michigan basketball guard
pretty well for his size. He jumps well
and has a real high release point."
But the backcourt, led by Reid and
senior shooting guard Lou Bullock, is
different story. Both are proven outside
threats, and Bullock developed an
excellent penetration game last season.
Reid has been looking to do the same
this year.
"I've been working on my offensive
skills," Reid said. "Penetration and my
mid-range jump shot. People know I
can shoot the three, and they'll be
looking for that, so I'm going to try to
dish the ball and get the big man
involved."
The backcourt-oriented team is a
new look for Michigan.
"That's going to be the focal point of
the team," swingman Brandon Smith
said of the backcourt. "That's a change
from the past. We've always been a
front-court team, with Robert and
Maceo. The times are changing."
The Wolverines are upbeat.
Suddenly viewed as a second-division
team, Michigan is out to surprise some
people.
The 1998 Michigan men's basketball schedule
Non-conference seasot Big Ten season
Dte Opponent Date Opponent
11/4 ISRAEL NATIONAL 22 AND UNDER (ex.) 12/30 WISCONSIN
1 /9 ATHLETES IN ACTION (ex.) 1/2 at Penn State
/13 at Florida International 1/5 INDIANA
/16 BALL STATE 1/9 at Michigan State
11/19 DETROIT MERCY 1/16 OHIO STATE
11/23 vs. Clemson - 1/20 at Minnesota
(at Maui Classic) 1/23 at Purdue
11/24 vs. Chaminade or Syracuse 1/28 IWNOIS
(at Maui Classic) 1/30 IOWA
11/25 Championship Round 2/4 at Northwestern
(at Maui Classic) . 2/7 MINNESOTA
11/30 TOWSON 2/9 at Ohio State
12/2 BRADLEY 2/16 MICHIGAN STATE
12/6 vs. Western Michigan . 2/21 at Indiana
(at Grand Rapids) 2/23 PENN STATE
/9 at Eastern Michigan 2/27 at Wisconsin
/12 at Duke 3/4-3/7 Big Ten Tournament at United Center
12/21 HAMPTON
12/27 vs. Florida s
(at Orange Bowl Basketball Classic) . - All home games are in CAPS
MARGARET MYEs/Daly
Robbie Reid and the Michigan basketball team have been working hard in the offseason to improve their games. They will
likely need to use all of that effort this season, as the Wolverines have to replace four key players from last year's team.
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