To understand Michigan basketball, listen to Isaiah Livers talk about his team's practices.
There is a drill the Wolverines run called the "Hunger Games," named after the popular dystopian novels (and movies) in which people are forced to fight to the death until one is left standing.
Michigan's version is less grim and involves no bloodshed.
But there's a reason the drill is named the way it is.
“There’s no fouls, no calls, out of bounds," Livers said. "You’re fighting for rebounds, you’re fighting for loose balls, you’re fighting for every bucket you get.