Donald Wine

So this is basically the two best teams right now in college basketball going at it on the floor here in D.C., and it's going to be a monster.

There's one thing that I really want to emphasize is the fact, Jason, you mentioned their tempo is super, super fast.

They are one of the fastest teams, as you mentioned.

They only have four games under 70 possessions.

So they're really playing go, go, go.

And it's funny because John Shire has talked at Ned Nauseam about the fact that he wants our team to go a bit faster.

This is a game where pulling them down into the 60s might be the play as opposed to running with them into the 70s, high 70s or 80s.

You know who does that a lot in the NBA?

It's Victor Wibinyama.

When he joined the league, that's what he has been doing because, like Mara, he's 7'11", and he can jump straight in the air.

It is not necessarily just about the sight line.

It's also about altering the trajectory of the shot because if you have to shoot over a guy that his standing reach is 9'8",

You shoot over that.

You're trying to shoot basically 15 feet into the air.

You know what happens?

Shots fall short.

And when shots fall short, they're easier to rebound, and that's how Michigan can go the other way.

Yes and no.

I think you have to even blow it up a little bit further.

The difference in this game could come out of the backcourt.