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Michigan basketball is built for postseason success but might have this key weakness to contend with

Michigan Wolverines basketball coach Juwan Howard speaks to the media on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in Ann Arbor. Detroit Free Press

No one knew what to make of Michigan basketball in late November.

The Wolverines were playing under someone who had never been a head coach, or even coached in college. They were still figuring out how to replace last season's top three scorers.

Expectations were low when Michigan traveled to the Bahamas for an early season tournament featuring some of the nation's premier teams. No one could have anticipated what happened next: Three wins in as many days as the Wolverines announced themselves to the rest of the country.