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By LEV FACHER to try to get comfortable with
Daily Sports Writer myself with that shot."
Barnes Arico agreed, citing
Sitting on a 4-2 record head- Goree's buzzer-beating jumper
ing into an important Thanks- to force overtime against Ari-
giving trip to Brooklyn, the zona on Nov. 9 as the most grat-
Michigan women's basketball ifying moment of the year after
team has a lot to be grateful for. having watched the junior put
Specifically, the Wolverines, in time in the gym and weight
along with Michigan coach room throughout the summer.
Kim Barnes Arico, are thankful "Coming into this year, Cye-
for the much- sha knew that she was going to
improved have a really important role,"
play of junior Michigan Barnes Arico said. "She has
forward Cye- at Barclays proven that she has confidence
sha Goree. and that she wants the ball."
The 6-foot- InVitational How successful the Thanks-
3 post player Matchup: giving trip is will depend
has recorded Michigan 4-2; largely on how the Wolverines
two double- Texas Tech fare against what Barnes Arico
doubles in 3-1; LSU 4-1; regards some of the best pro-
her last four Rutgers 4-1 grams in college basketball. The
games and When: Friday schedule features a tilt with
provides a 10:30 A.M. Texas Tech Friday morning and
consistent and Saturday a matchup against LSU or Rut-
answer at 7 or 9:30 P.M. gers on Saturday.
the forward Where: But the size of the stage - the
spot - eas- Barclays Barclays Center, home of the
ily Michigan's Center Brooklyn Nets - isn't going to
biggest ques- TV/Radio: anybody's head.
tion mark MGoBluecom "The kids all know Jay-Z, the
entering the history of it," Barnes Arico said.
season. "But I think the exciting part is
But Goree hasn't wavered being in a really good tourna-
in the face of pressure, despite ment."
being fully aware that Michi- After traveling on Wednes-
gan's ability to win takes a nose- day, Michigan will enjoy a tra-
dive if she doesn't produce. ditional Thanksgiving meal as
"I wouldn't really say it's a team on Thursday evening.
pressure," Goree said. "I knew But the Wolverines don't mind
what I had to do in order to step spending the holiday away from
up." their families. In a sense, they
Goree's improvement has won't have to.
been unmistakeable and was "It's great," Goree said. "This
particularly evident in the is our second family. Being able
Wolverines' 83-75 victory over to spend Thanksgiving with
Pittsburgh on Nov. 20. Though your family that you're around
foul trouble held her to 10 always, 24/7, it's even better."
points in just 22 minutes, she Barnes Arico doesn't mind,
shot 5-of-8 from the field. either. She's no stranger to the
The ability to sink difficult area. In fact, astrip to New York
turnaround jumpers while City is something of a home-
stepping away from Pitts- coming. She previously spent
burgh's 6-foot-11 center, Mar- a decade in Queens coaching
vadene Anderson, showcased at St. John's and before that,
Goree's improvement - she Barnes Arico spent three years
may not have taken those shots at Division II Adelphi on Long
a year ago, or even at the begin- Island.
ning of the season. "I do feel as if I'm going
"I do actually feel more con- home," Barnes Arico said.
fident," Goree said. "I've been "There's no place like New York
getting to the gym a lot more for the holidays."
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Wolverines look
to new leadership
ERIN KIRKLAND/Daily
Michigan coach Brady Hoke has said that recruits who visit other schools after
they announce their commitments are not considered committed to Michigan.
Peppers shops around
By MATT SLOVIN FEELING THE HEAT?: If
ManagingEditor offensive coordinator Al Borges
is to be believed, the fans' calls for
After Saturday's game against his job and general disapproval
Ohio State, November will come with the Wolverines' offense fall
to a merciful end for the Michi- on deaf ears - his own.
gan footballteam - butnot before At his Tuesday press confer-
some more bad news arrived ence, Borges, who calls the plays
Tuesday. for the Michigan offense that has
The crowning jewel of the been disgraced in recent weeks,
Wolverines' 2014 recruiting class, said he haslearned over his coach-
defensive back ing career to be "thick-skinned."
Jabrill Peppers, NOTEBOOK "If I internalized everything
announced on the fans said, I'd slit my wrists,"
Twitter that he plans to take offi- Borges said. "You can't do that.,"
cial visits at other schools. He added that he doesn't read
"Imma take a couple Officials the news and hasn't since 1993,
after the season myself," Pep- when he ran the offense for a 3-8
pers's Tweet read. Boise State team. Before then, he
In a later statement to ESPN. had been an avid reader of sports
com, Peppers said: "I am still journalism. But considering the
100-percent committed to the size of the Wolverines' fan base,
University of Michigan, and that it's understandable that, this time
is the place where I want to go to around, the outside noise is com-
college. With the rumors about ing in a little louder as Michigan
coach (Brady) Hoke possibly not has fallen apart in November.
being there, I need to make sure "I've donethis alongtime,"said
that I have options and have seen Borges, who has been an offensive
other places. coordinator since 1986. "I prom-
"For the sake of my future, I ise you, other places I've been, my
need to make sure I have other first name has been a cuss word.
options. No need to look into it This isn't the first place where it's
any further." been like that."
The 6-foot-1, 210-pound Pep- Borges also doesn't tune in to
pers hails from Paramus (N.J.) sports radio talk shows, at least
Catholic High School. Rivals.com during the football season, saying
ranks him the second-best recruit it can be "miserable."
in the class of 2014. Michigan currently ranks No.
He committed to Michigan in 96 nationally in total offense.
May despite a slew of offers from BRAGGIN 'BOUT BRAX-
powerhouses like Alabama and TON: Ohio State quarterback
Ohio State. Braxton Miller has carried the
Though Peppers didn't say he is Buckeyes' offense this year, and
revoking his verbal commitment, defensive coordinator Greg Mat-
Hoke has said previously that tison has taken notice.
if a commit visits elsewhere, he "He's not only a tremendous
doesn't consider that person com- athlete but he's got a very good
mitted to the Wolverines. arm and he's making a lot of great
Recruits can sign National Let- decisions," Mattison said. "I mean,
ters of Intent on Feb. 5. he's going to be a great challenge."
By SIMON KAUFMAN
Daily Sports Writer
Scan the Michigan men's
basketball team's bench during
a game. Coach John Beilein sits
at the end, closest to half court.
Next to him are the assis-
tant coaches, who alternate
between shouting out instruc-
tions and jotting down notes on
clipboards.
And closer to the base-
line but directly next to the
assistant coaches typically sit
redshirt junior forward Jon
Horford and fifth-year senior
Jordon Morgan - in many
ways, extensions of the coach-
ing staff.
On a young team dominated
by sophomores, Horford and
Morgan play an important role
for the Wolverines by provid-
ing a voice of leadership.
After falling to Iowa State in
a hostile road environment and
getting upset by Charlotte in
the championship game of the
Puerto Rico Tip-Off, Michigan
- a team that didn't lose its first
game until January last season
- is in desperate need of some-
one to step up and take charge.
This year, though, there's
no obvious answer. Trey Burke
and Tim Hardaway Jr., who
indisputably shared the spot-
light and the leadership last
season for the Wolverines, left
for the NBA.
Sophomore guard Nik Staus-
kas leads the team in scoring
and has been Michigan's most
impressive player, and sopho-
more forward Mitch McGary
brings a level of energy to the
court that betters everyone on
the floor. But neither has taken
it upon himself to be the clear
general both on and off the
hardwood.
The 22nd-ranked Wolver-
ines (4-2) must look towards
their bench for leadership.
Horford and Morgan are the
two oldest members on the
squad, and their roles as lead-
ers won't diminish though
their minutes have been cut
back since McGary returned
from an injury.
"I just think we have a per-
spective of this team that's
kind of the last of what was of
Michigan basketball," Morgan
said. "We've seen the good and
the bad, and we know what it
takes to make it to where we've
gotten - Big Ten Champion-
ship, National Championship
appearance. So I think we just
kind of do a good job of keeping
everybody focused."
Morgan knows the impor-
tance of him stepping up as an
upperclassman. In his firstyear
playing after he redshirted his
freshman year, Morgan didn't
have an older teammate to look
up to - there wasn't a single
senior that season.
"I think both of them are
leaders by example," Beilein
said. "(Horford) may be a little
more vocal than (Morgan), but
the amount of time they spend
on their own working out is a
message to everybody. We're all
about self-improvement, and
they're great examples ofit."
Beilein believes in their abil-
ity to lead and leans on them to
provide mentorship. He named
both of them, along with soph-
omore forward Glenn Robin-
son III, team captains.
"There may be times when I
say, 'Hey Jordan, talk to (soph-
omore guard) Spike (Albrecht)
about something, or talk to
some of the younger guys about
something,' " Beilein said.
"Because they're the best at
knowing what we think."
A respected voice of leader-
ship coming from someone in a
uniform - not a suit - will be
important for Michigan as it
approaches conference play. To
be competitive in the Big Ten,
the Wolverines need more than
just solid performances on the
court.
"I'm at the point now where
it's not enough to necessar-
ily lead by example," Morgan
said. "I have to be very vocal in
practice. I have to step outside
myself and teach people and
encourage people."
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'M' ready for Big Ten debut
By GREG GARNO the holiday week, but also by the inexperienced defense in front of
Daily Sports Writer hype surrounding the moment. him. The Wolverines lost junior
The Buckeyes (8-4) boast the defenseman Brennan Serville in
So it begins. ninth-best offense in the country, the third period of last Friday's
In September 2010, Penn State scoring more than 3.5 goals per game when he suffered a head
announced the formation of a var- game. That could be problematic injury. He hasn't participated in
sityhockey program, and sudden- for Michigan, which has allowed contact practice since the injury.
ly, the concept of a six-team Big nearly37 shots per game. Lately, the Wolverines have
Ten hockey conference turned Ohio State leans on forwards had an easier stretch of games.
into a reality. Ryan Dzingel and Max McCor- Turnovers by the defense in the
As the Big Ten Network gained mick, who have scored 14 and 13 opposing zone and allowing a bar-
traction and funding, it lured points this season, respectively. rage of shots hasn't had the effect
Michigan from the Central Col- But the Buckeyes have to it could in the Big Ten.
legiate Hockey Association and overcome a pair of solid goalten- "We have to get back into
Minnesota from the Western Col- ders, sophomore Steve Racine understanding that we're going
legiate Hockey Association. and freshman Zach Nagelvoort. to be playing close games again,"
And when the Big Ten was Berenson was coy on who would Berenson said.
guaranteed an automatic berth get the start this weekend, but Regardless of the results for
into the NCAA Tournament, the both saw time in the Wolverines' the rest of the season, the effects
conference was born with found- last two-game series. of Friday's game will go beyond
ing members Penn State, Ohio Nagelvoort, though, has slowly wins and losses.
State, Michigan State, Michigan, and steadily posted the best goals- The Big Ten Network will
Wisconsin and Minnesota. against average in the country to broadcast both games, which will
Friday, the third-ranked Wol- date, 1.48, and holds the country's reach markets as far east as New
verines (8-2-1) will take part in third-best save percentage at .950. York and as far west as Nebraska.
the inaugural day of Big Ten "You're going to see power That means more exposure for
hockey, hosting Ohio State before against power," Berenson said both fans and recruits, as well as
travelling to Columbus on Mon- "You're probably not going to be growth for the game.
day to conclude the series. able to shut anybody down, but "It's going to be good for Mich-
And the team is ecstatic to you can respect them and just igan, it's going for our team, and
finally begin conference play. don't let them play well." it's going to be good for college
"I'm really excited," said soph- Whoever gets the start in net hockey," said senior defenseman
omore forward Andrew Copp will have to deal with a young and Mac Bennett.
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after Friday's 6-0 win over Niag-
ara. "You grow up being from this
area, and Big Ten football and Big
Ten basketball is a tradition, and
there's an excellence that goes
along with that. For us to finally
put our stamp on it, it's going to be
really awesome next week."
Added freshman forward JT
Compher: "After hearing about it
for a while, it's good to finally get it
going and see how it goes and get
the excitement in the building."
Senior forward Derek DeBlois
echoed the sentiment: "It's excit-
ing. It's a really cool accolade,
that, looking back at, will be really
cool, for me at least."
From freshmen to seniors, the
anticipation is shared by nearly
everyone. In fact, Michigan coach
Red Berenson is concerned that
his team is distracted not only by
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Sophomore forward Andrew Copp wants to "put his stamp on the Big Ten."
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