Dickinson Dominates, a Different Role for Franz, & Catching up with Mike Smith - Michigan Basketball Insider
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🗓️ 20 December 2020
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Sam Webb and Tim McCormick break down Michigan's recent victory over Penn State, highlighting the clutch showing turned in by Hunter Dickinson. The discussion then turns to whether the expectations for Franz Wagner's role need to be adjusted. Later Tim and Sam have a lengthy chat with point guard Mike Smith about his adjustment to Michigan, the team improvement he sees on the horizon, and more. Tim the shares his Christmas All-B1G team as conference play gets underway.
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| 0:30.5 | another edition of the Michigan Basketball Insider. We'll call this our Christmas edition as the |
| 0:36.1 | Wolverines are set to do battle with Nebraska on Christmas Day. |
| 0:39.7 | A lot to recap and recount my good friend, a former Michigan high school standout, a former University of Michigan standout before going on to the NBA as a first round draft pick. |
| 0:50.9 | And now brings outstanding analysis to Pistons broadcasts on Fox Sports, Detroit, |
| 0:57.3 | a college basketball analyst for ESPN and still involved with the NBA with the NBA Players Association, |
| 1:03.8 | none other than my good friend Tim McCormick. Tim, how are you this afternoon? |
| 1:08.6 | Hey, Sam, Merry Christmas to you, to your family. Happy holidays to our |
| 1:13.1 | listeners. And I'm happy Michigan basketball is 6-0 undefeated, along with Iowa and Michigan State and |
| 1:21.4 | Ohio State. Rutgers continues to impress me like their football program. I thought they had a good |
| 1:26.6 | year. The Big Ten's loaded. |
| 1:29.2 | And so Michigan is off this week. |
| 1:31.2 | And then they get to play in Lincoln on Christmas Day. |
| 1:35.4 | And here's what we know so far. |
| 1:37.8 | The Wolverines are good. |
| 1:39.4 | They're streaky on offense. |
| 1:40.9 | I think that they get a little bit turnover prone. |
| 1:45.6 | The point guard play has been pretty solid. I think it's got a lot more upside than any other position. Hunter Dickinson's |
| 1:51.9 | been the best freshman in the Big Ten. Franz Wagner is capable of more. We need a little bit more |
| 1:57.5 | consistency from Isaiah livers on offense. |
| 2:06.3 | And it's not a great driving team, but they're 6 and O and deserve a ton of credit for a fast start. |
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