Ann Arbor — As Phil Martelli stepped up to the podium inside the Crisler Center media room, he wasted little time getting to the point.
One day after Juwan Howard was handed a five-game suspension for his role in Sunday’s postgame scuffle at Wisconsin and Martelli was elevated to acting head coach for the rest of the regular season, Martelli made one thing clear.
He’s taking his boss’ place, but he’s not replacing him.
“I am not Juwan Howard,” Martelli said, the first words coming out of his mouth during Tuesday’s press conference.