How Juwan Howard, Michigan built a Big Ten championship team in 2021
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4.6 • 855 Ratings
🗓️ 5 March 2021
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we go bigger picture, looking at five key ways Juwan Howard and the Michigan basketball team were able to deliver a Big Ten championship in year two.
We begin by looking at what Howard inherited when he arrived. We discuss John Beilein’s success, but also the uncertainty that comes with a significant coaching change. We reflect on how Howard was able to earn the trust of Michigan’s now-senior players, and how he was able to establish buy-in and cohesion by incorporating his oft-discussed culture within the program.
We then take a brief look at some personnel decisions Howard made. We look at his decision to hit the transfer portal hard, and how Michigan came away as the nation’s biggest winners from the portal last season. We discuss the impacts of Mike Smith and Chaundee Brown Jr., and how that could make the team dangerous in the NCAA Tournament. We also look at the personal mentorship and hands-on coaching role Howard took with Hunter Dickinson, Austin Davis and Michigan’s big men.
We close by looking at the kind of coach Howard is, and how that was able to maximize what was an experienced and talented team this season.
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| 0:31.1 | Welcome to the Wolverine 24-7 podcast or audio source for all things. |
| 0:34.2 | Michigan football, basketball and recruiting. |
| 0:36.0 | I'm your host, Zach Shaw. |
| 0:36.9 | Steve Lorenz here with me. Bit of a, well, full basketball episode, a bit of a big |
| 0:42.6 | picture look for those that missed it. The Michigan basketball team won the Big Ten title last night, |
| 0:48.3 | just their second outright Big Ten titles since 1986 and their first Big Ten title since 2014. It's a pretty significant |
| 0:58.3 | accomplishment. I don't think it should be undersold as, oh, it's just the regular season. |
| 1:04.0 | A lot of Michigan teams have come close in the last 35 years, but really only the 2014 team |
| 1:09.9 | and this team have gotten it outright. |
| 1:13.0 | You know, in 2019, they were, you know, one game result away. |
| 1:17.3 | Same in a couple times during John Howard's playing career. |
| 1:22.1 | There's been a few teams that have been right on the cusp, 2013 as well, |
| 1:26.6 | coming basically a last second, you know, ball that kind of hung on the cusp, uh, 2013 as well coming basically a, a last second, you know, |
| 1:30.0 | ball that kind of hung on the rim shot away from a big 10 title, shared big 10 title that |
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