Michigan knocked off Howard on Thursday night and will face Saint Louis at 12:10 p.m. on Saturday. Dylan and Eric briefly recap the Howard game, then take a deep dive into Saint Louis — breaking down the Billikens’ offense, defense and key personnel before sharing their keys to the game.
The UM Hoops Podcast · Episode 243 · 1:00:00
Show notes
Michigan beat Howard 101-80 despite the Bulldogs hitting 10 of 16 threes in the first half. Dylan and Eric credit the offense, flag defensive communication problems, and note that Yaxel Lendeborg was quiet while managing his ankle.
Most of the episode previews Saint Louis, the 5-out, cutting-heavy team under Josh Schertz that ranks first in effective field goal percentage defense and second on offense. They walk through the nine-man rotation, argue over how much Aday Mara can play against the spacing, and land on Michigan's size and rebounding as the edge. Eric calls it a dangerous game but leans Michigan.
- saint louis preview
- howard recap
- 2-point defense
- aday mara
- five-out offense
- tempo
- yaxel lendeborg
Worth hearing
36:05 · Four factors and the talent gap
“Michigan wins this game by imposing its talent advantage. It’s bigger, it’s more athletic. So it has to do things like get on the offensive glass, score in the post, get Avila in foul trouble.”
Dylan Burkhardt
Prediction49:02 · Keys, schemes and predictions
“I wouldn’t be that surprised if Michigan lost, like, straight up. I think Michigan will— has an opportunity to have a really effective offensive game for sure.”
Eric Shapiro
51:28 · Keys, schemes and predictions
“I really do think it’s a bad defensive match or whatever. offense versus defense matchup for Michigan.”
Dylan Burkhardt
31:16 · Saint Louis defense and tempo
“I don’t really trust Avila to be able to guard a pick and roll with Aday Mara or Morez Johnson rolling to the rim with Elliot Cadeau in the middle of the court.”
Eric Shapiro
22:41 · Defending the 5-out attack
“Michigan’s 2-point defense against 5-out teams has not been very good this year.”
Dylan Burkhardt
Prediction32:59 · Saint Louis defense and tempo
“I think this game should be a track meet. I would be very surprised if it isn’t like high 70 possessions.”
Dylan Burkhardt
15:46 · Saint Louis offense
“The best shooter is 6 foot and the second best shooter is actually the center.”
Dylan Burkhardt
Chapters
- Intro and the Howard game
- Mara in space and defensive red flags
- Roddy Gayle and Yaxel Lendeborg
- Setting the stage for Saint Louis
- Saint Louis offense
- Defending the 5-out attack
- Saint Louis defense and tempo
- Four factors and the talent gap
- Saint Louis personnel
- Keys, schemes and predictions
Games discussed
- Michigan vs. Saint Louis W 95-72
- Michigan vs. Howard W 101-80
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Davis104
Great podcast although it made me a bit nervous for tomorrow. Due to the time constraints, I’m only going to be able to listen to this one as many times as Kordel threw down an alley oop jam in a 1-16 game.
steve
Flu is awful! Feels like in that moment you will never regain your strength and feel normal again. Hang in there!
bebopson
Torvik T-Rank since LJ went down. LJ was so money. He filled in all the gaps on both sides. I feel like people are underestimating his value in that respect. He did his thing at key moments that kept things on the rails.
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