He isn’t going to get rich bullying big men in the NBA. He’s much too skilled for that.
But it was obvious how much Michigan’s basketball team has grown when Moe Wagner, a 6-foot-11-inch shooting guard, held his ground against the burliest forward in the Big Ten.
There, in that moment, Wagner stood up to Purdue’s Caleb Swanigan and forced a travel. The Wolverines were up 15 early in the second half when U-M’s German transplant caused the turnover, and the symbolism said plenty.
No more backing down.
Not from Wagner, whose best skill might be his American penchant for trash talk.