Michigan basketball coach John Beilein speaks to the media on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Ann Arbor. Nick Baumgardner, Freep
The last time Michigan's basketball program started this fast, the most uncomfortable man in Ann Arbor might have been John Beilein.
In early 2013, the Wolverines raced out to a program-record tying 16-0 start and eventually grabbed the program's first No. 1 overall ranking in more than two decades.
And Beilein hated it.
For a team filled with freshmen and sophomores, Beilein believed Michigan was getting too much attention far too early and, in time, it would become a problem.