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How Michigan’s new fast-paced offense has unlocked Nimari Burnett

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Kellen Voss covers the Michigan men's and women's basketball teams and writes recruiting articles, plus occasional football articles with Maize n Brew. You can follow him on Twitter @Kellen__Voss.

Like most players a year ago, Michigan guard Nimari Burnett was struggling. He was asked to do too much and wasn’t put in the best position to succeed.

Just one season later, thanks to a new coaching staff and new playmakers around him, Burnett is thriving.

While it is a small sample, Burnett is averaging career-highs in points per game (11.8) and field goal percentage (64.