November 02, 2010
(vol. 121, iss. 39)
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… this year (perhaps anyone but the Wolverines). Below are the five Big Ten contenders that are predicted to make h ef ih i eli a run in the NCAA Tournament. TABLE OF CONTENTS BLAKE'S BULKING UP: With the…
… Douglass became Wolverines. BIG TEN PREVIEW: We break down every Big Ten team's odds of making it to the Tournament, identify crucial players and weigh in on what Michigan will have to do to beat them. PUT…
… FAITH IN BEILEIN: Ben Estes admits that Michigan's bas- 7m ketball team probably won't be good this year. But that doesn't mean you should lose your faith. It's Beilein's fourth year in Wolverine…
… Wolverines lost Ben Cronin and they're dealing with it; injuries happen. And though Hummel is a tad bit better, an injury is an injury. Purdue still has two of the five preseason all-conference team play- ers…
… gives the Wolverine faithful some hope. BY ZAK PYZIK |DAILY SPORTS WRITER Wisconsin Badgers First Matchup: In Madison, January 5, 8:30 p.m. Coach Bo Ryan has anything to say about it. Ryan is entering…
… pulling off the upset. In the Wolverines' matchup against Wiscon- sin in Madison, Michigan lost just 54-48. That's kind of close. And in that game, the Wolverines looked good. Manny Harris and DeShawn Sims…
… analysts' minds for the upcoming basketball sea- son: John Beilein. Everyone has the same question for the Wolverines as they are set to embark on what almost promises to be a rough year: how is Michigan…
…, which lost its two best players, supposed to outperform last year's disappointing 15-17 team? If the Wolverines couldn't compete in the Big Ten with all-conference ath- letes like Manny Harris and De…
…Shawn Sims, how are they supposed to do bet- ter without them? The short answer is simply that they won't. It's a harsh reality, but it's a reality nonetheless. The Wolverines are too inexperienced and too…
… not have any seniors, and in Michigan's case, even the two upperclassmen they do have - juniors Stu Douglass and Zack Novak - certainly aren't, by defi- nition, stars. The Wolverines will be forced to…