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Five takeaways from Michigan’s 74-59 loss at Iowa

Michigan dropped its second game of the 2018-19 season on Friday night. It was another disappointing performance from the Wolverine offense. In today’s Five Takeaways we put the offense under the microscope.

1. Fixing the offense starts with Jordan Poole

The Wolverines have scored just 306 points in their last 331 possessions — .92 points per trip — over the previous five games. That is on par with Northwestern’s last-place Big Ten offense.

The takeaways

  1. Foul trouble magnifies Jon Teske's importance
  2. Jump shooting woes
  3. Transition offense still sluggish
  4. Pressure mounts on Zavier Simpson

Five Takeaways

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