We are back, folks, on another Michigan Basketball Insider podcast.

Sam Webb here with Tim McCormick and Tim, hard to believe.

What is this?

I mean, we've been doing this for four months now.

Amazing that it feels like just yesterday we started now.

It is time to talk about Big Ten tournament. we are already into the postseason my friend time

is just flown by yeah it's been a lot of fun a fun journey for for for me you know learning how

to do this and working with you and developing a friendship and it's been great and

I am I'm optimistic for the team you really want to be playing your best ball heading into the

postseason and I don't think we can say that about Michigan right now it's so important to

have momentum and confidence and you know be tight with your defense and your rotations.

And, you know, I'm surprised that they finished losing three of their last four,

especially now that the team's healthy.

But I still have optimism because I believe that they're capable of more.

And I think there's a real advantage going in and being a little bit angry, a little bit upset.

You know, we know their issues, but they are correctable.

Yeah, the thing that has been so surprising to me is, you know, the way that they've lost these games

on the defensive end of the floor.

A lot of it has been due to what was a strength becoming a weakness, at least of late,

at least as of late.

But let's tackle these games one at a time.

And let's start off first with the win during the week.

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