As Derrick Walton Jr.’s potential game-winning shot against Oregon in the Sweet 16 hit the front of the rim and bounced to the right, a new chapter began for Michigan basketball.
That was Walton’s last shot in a Michigan uniform.
It’ll be Xavier Simpson at point guard next season, and whatever you think about that, you have to at least admit it’s going to be a dramatic change from the free-firing Walton.
Simpson—or simply “X,” if that’s what you’re into—didn’t show signs this season that he’s going to be developing quickly into the kind of player the Wolverines had bringing the ball up the court this season.