Looking back at just before Caris LeVert hit the deck against Illinois and injured his lower left leg, and then when the Michigan Wolverines started off 7-2 in the Big Ten, there’s no doubt we were looking at an NCAA Tournament team.
But now that we’re getting into the late days of February and Michigan hasn’t played well in back-to-back games for a while, what used to look like a sure thing isn’t so secure anymore.
Michigan needed a win on Saturday against Maryland to get over the hump; with an upset on the road, the Wolverines would have needed only to finish the season as at least an average team.