It doesn’t take a basketball savant to understand what plagues the Wolverines defensively. Michigan Basketball‘s big man is left to his own devices in the paint, which occasionally results in career-high scoring nights for opposing centers and forwards.
And even when the system of sacrificing the two-pointer doesn’t seem to be working – as witnessed at Williams Arena in Minneapolis – Juwan doesn’t adjust. Howard believes the responsibility of defending the hoop is up to the individual, not the team.
“We know it’s not their philosophy to double in the post,” Minnesota’s Marcus Carr said.