There is a generally accepted piece of wisdom that says college basketball teams should want to be at their best entering the postseason.
So, then, it is worth asking: Is Michigan basketball at its best right now?
The Wolverines are one of three No. 1 seeds still playing in the NCAA tournament. Yet many prognosticators don't like their odds of reaching the Final Four. Before the tournament began, ESPN asked a group of 38 commentators, analysts and writers to fill out their brackets. Only one — former UDM and Pistons coach Dick Vitale — picked Michigan to reach the national semifinals.