Michigan's basketball season is over, no matter what the TV listings may tell you. Here's what you should know entering the offseason

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How can Michigan be playing a postseason basketball game on Tuesday night when its season is already over? Great question, oh keeper of all things rhetorical at the beginning of this column. Let’s tackle this from the beginning.

No, Michigan didn’t get its named called on Selection Sunday. Nor was it expecting to. And no, the program didn’t deserve it. A…