Steady Droppin' Dimes - Big 10 title contenders at halfway point: What are Michigan's chances?

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🗓️ 7 February 2025

⏱️ 92 minutes

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This week on Steady Droppin' Dimes, Sam Webb and Daniel Horton discuss Michigan Basketball's trajectory since the Purdue loss, noting three consecutive gritty wins to move back in to a tie for second place in the Big 10 standings. Sam and Daniel assess how Michigan measures up against each of the other teams atop the conference standings, starting with Purdue with whom the Wolverines will face in a rematch on Tuesday. Next up is MSU, whose primary weakness is discussed, The conversation then turns to UCLA, whose resurgence is highlighted and Daniel's prior commentary on Mick Cronin is revisited. Wisconsin's lack of athleticism is then pointed out before Maryland's strong play as the league's second hottest team is discussed. The conversation concludes with a profile on Illinois enigmatic style. The topic then shifts to the NBA trade deadline and Sam and Daniel debate whether the Dallas Mavericks' trade of Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis was detrimental to the franchise's future. They also discuss the winners and losers in several other trades including De'Aaron Fox, Jimmy Butler, and more. Steady Droppin' Dimes has a new presenting sponsor, The Ann Arbor Sports Commission! The Ann Arbor Sports Commission, a division of Destination Ann Arbor, is dedicated to creating and hosting world-class sporting events that provide opportunities for athletes and make a positive impact in the community. As a full-service sports commission, it produces elite events and develop long-term partnerships throughout the industry and community through exceptional service. For more information on events, services, and more, click https://www.annarbor.org/sports-commission/ If you have ground transportation needs, ride like the 2024 national champions do, and ride with Golden Limo. Whether riding in southeast Michigan, anywhere the country, or even abroad, with their fleet of Luxury SUV's, sprinters, and charter buses, Golden can get you there! Book your reservation and support Michigan NIL by using the "Golden ticket" at www.goldenlimo.com/goldenticket, or call their team at 734-668-8282 and mention Golden Ticket to book your transportation reservations today! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.6	And welcome to another edition of steady dropping dives.
0:36.6	Folks, it is Daniel and I tonight. We're talking about it. any dropping dimes, folks.
0:42.2	It is Daniel and I tonight is we're talking basketball.
0:47.2	So we're talking basketball and purely basketball will DJ.
0:56.1	DG is like, you know,
0:59.3	what Steve Horace is it too simple for DG?
1:04.5	It might be a little too simple for DG if we're going to be talking basketball on dropping dimes.
1:07.0	Listen, folks, steady dropping dives brought to you by our great sponsors, the newest of which our friends at the Ann Arbor Sports Commission.
1:18.5	You met the director of the Ann Arbor Sports Commission last week, Megan Hughes, who came on to tell you about a great event that they brought to Washington
1:28.1	County.
1:29.3	The terrific event, I think it was the second annual event, the Washington County celebration
1:38.5	of girls and women in sports.
1:40.8	And it was a tremendous, tremendous event that they introduced. And I think you're going to
1:49.3	see it for years to come in this area. But it's the, it was basically the first of many events
1:54.5	in the new year in 2025. And so as we were talking to Megan, one of the interesting things because I think when you think about Washington County, when you think about Ann Arbor and you think about sports, you think about the University of Michigan.
2:11.1	And then, of course, if you think beyond the University of Michigan, you think about Eastern Michigan, and that's all the sports that you think about.
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