How is Michigan basketball still rolling without Zavier Simpson? Doing it with depth

It is a somewhat jarring exercise to compare the previous and current Michigan basketball teams because there are plenty of differences.

Last season's squad was led by the senior combo of point guard Zavier Simpson and center Jon Teske, and everything the Wolverines did seemed to be dictated by its two veterans — especially on offense Simpson used ball screen after ball screen to whip the ball to open shooters on the perimeter, find teammates at the rim for easy finishes or score himself.

That team was Simpson's team, through and through, and it was a very good one offensively.

Yet Michigan's offense, absent Simpson, continues to hum along as the Wolverines reach the quarter mark of their…