"p 2 Friday November 14 2014/ Tip Off ASKEAL PEVIEW TIP OFF 2014-15 7B FriayNovember 1, 2014/ TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 B PLAYER BREAKDOWN: There's still plenty of talent on this team, especially at guard. 5B THE SHOT: Michignfacd a pivitol moment in 2011, but Stu Douglass' shot put the program on the upswing 8 BEILEIN'S PARADOX: Can he do it again? It's possible, but we shouldn't expect him to pull off the magic again. Cover by TERESA MATHEW Infographic by NICK CRUZ GET TO KNOW THE FRESHMEN One word on why you chose Michigan: Winning Why you chose Michigan: Favorite NBA Player? James Harden Family-oriented Which teammate would make the best President? Favorite NBA Player? A lot. Right now Kevin Durant I don't think I can pick one Which teammate would make the best President? Favorite Movie? He Got Game Spike (Albrecht) Pregame Superstition? Take a Shower Favorite Movie? Space Jam. Pregame Superstition? No, not really Why you chose Michigan: Opportunity Favorite NBA Player? Dwya Wade Favorite NBA Player? Kobe Bryant. "I think he'll sur- Which teammate would make the best President? p som peopls That's a tough one. I can see Aostin (-latch) Which teammate would make the best President? FavoiteMovi? FidayNigt LihtsI got to go with my man, Sean Lonergan. Pregame Superstition? I pot my jersey, socks and stuff PavreMvepertitinTrNoe the same way. Starting from the left to right. PeaeSprttoNn One word on why you chose Michigan: Integrity Favorite NBA Player? Kobe Bryant - in his prime Which teammate would make the best President? Either Andrew Dakich, or perhaps Spike Albrecht. Favorite Movie? Saving Private Ryan Pregame Superstition? Get shots up and listen to the Dave Matthews Band One word on why you chose Michigan: Excellence Favorite NBA Player? Kevin Love Which teammate would make the best President? Ooh I don't know, probably Austin Hatch Favorite Movie? Fight Club Pregame Superstition? I need to eat. Nothing specifi- cally. STAFF PICKS The Daily men's basketball writers do their bestr_ to predict what will happenb- in the world of college hoops this season. Daniel Jake Simon Max Lev Feldman Lourim Kaufman Bultman Facher Michigan regular-season record 22-8 23-7 23-7 22-8 21-9 Mig e g r me are Ohio State Michigang Statee BigTen second place Michigan n State Michigane Big Ten third place Michigan Michigan State Nebraska Michigan Nebraska Big Ten Tournament champion Michigan Slate Wisconsin Ohio State Ohio State Michigan State .Big Ten MV Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin Terran Petteway, Nebraska Kaminsky Petteway LeVert BigTen Coach of the Year Bo Ryan Wisconsin Richard Pitino, Minnesota Ryan Thad Matta Ohio State Tim Miles, Nebraska Bigfensurpriseteam Iowa Minnesota Maryland Minnesota Nebraska Michigan MVPCaris LeVert Zak Irvin Irvin Irvin LeVert . National Playerof the Year Kaminsky Jahll Okafor Duke Kaminsky Okafor Montrezl HarrellLouisvile National Freshman of the Year Karl -Anthony Towns Kentucky Okafor Okafor Okafor Okafor Michigan's season ends here Sweet 16 Elite tight Round of 32 Sweet 16 Round of 32 NCAA "Bracket Buster" Murray State Georgia State Colorado Georgia State Louisiana Tech NCAA Final Four Kentucky Kansas Wisconsin Kentucky Arizona North Carolina Kentucky Arizona Duke Duke Villanova Iowa State Kentucky Arizona Iowa State Florida Louisville Nebraska Kansas Virginia Michigan would end up going 7-3 after beating the Spartans to finish 9-9 in the Big Ten - good for a tie for fourth in the conference. The Wolverines would beat Michigan State again at home to conclude the regular season. Earning a first-round bye in the Big Ten Tournament, Michigan would cruise past Illinois in a quarterfinals matchup to prove itself worthy of an at-large NCAA bid. Garnering a No. 8 seed, the Wolverines destroyed Tennessee in the second round, 75-45, as five players scored in double- digits and two more tallied eight points each in a laughingstock of a second half. Michigan would nearly topple No. 1 Duke in the next round, but Michigan State. Without that shot, Beilein "I think winning that game a Morris runner with two seconds But instead, the shot opened up might have lost his job. And who helped legitimize the growth left missed, sealing a 73-71 win for doors for Michigan. knows what would have happened we were making as a program at the Blue Devils. Soon, it was winning an NCAA next? that time in the eyes of fans and Whiletheloss ended Michigan's Tournament game. Then, winning Without that shot, the success recruits," Douglass said. season, it would have ended much a share of the Big Ten title. Soon of Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr. The overlooked guard from sooner were it not for Douglass' after, making it all the way to the and the Fresh Five might not have Carmel, Indiana,.hit the shot that shot. NCAA Championship Game and come to fruition. saved the overlooked team. Without his shot, Michigan the Elite Eight after that. Without that shot, Michigan Then, silence. may not have snapped its six- The success fans associate with might not have flipped the script When the Breslin Center game losing streak. It may not Michigan and Beilein would not against the Spartans and won five cleared out, where there had been have snapped its losing streak at have existed without the shot. out of seven meetings since. chaos, there was calm.