Radio recap (3/4): Making sense of U-M's late-season hoops skid
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Thanks to everyone for your patience as I stepped aside for a little family vacation last week. I’m back in the United States now and spent my Monday morning hopping back on WTKA for my weekly appearance on The Michigan Insider with Sam Webb and Ira Weintraub.
Audio from that appearance — along with a timestamped topic guide that covers what was discussed and when — can be found below.
Listen (Mar. 3)
Topic guide:
0:00-0:30: Small talk/introductions
0:30-3:45: On Michigan's disappointing blowout loss to Illinois on Sunday, coupled with Michigan State's big win over Wisconsin that same day
3:45-7:20: Giving credit to Brad Underwood for his strategy, and further dissecting Michigan's strategic missteps heading into the Illinois game and the team's poor showing on the glass during the game
7:20-12:00: On Michigan getting consistency out of Vlad Goldin and the complete opposite from everyone else (ads from 8:05-9:35)
12:00-14:00: On it being "look in the mirror time" for both the Michigan players and staff, and how the team needs to avoid long periods of just standing around and watching
14:00-16:30: My delayed reaction to the Dusty May contract extension and Warde Manuel's proactivity in making that happen
16:30-17:30: Ads
17:30-20:15: Thoughts on how Michigan athletes performed during the NFL combine
20:15-end: Wrapping things up