Haters please step to the front of the line.
A common trend this week among college basketball insiders is admitting that they were wrong to have pegged Michigan as being overrated after the preseason polls ranked them at #5 to start the year.
Coming off an impressive win against an equally matched #16 NC State team last night, #3 Michigan is 6-0 and off to their best start since the '06-'07 season - where they began the year 7-0. The difference being in '06 they beat teams like Youngstown State and Central Connecticut State, and this season they are taking down established programs like Pittsburgh and Kansas State.
Highlighting all players on the Wolverine roster is the junior guard, Tim Hardaway Jr.
After slumping during his sophomore season in '11-'12, in which he only shot 41.8% from the field, Hardaway is on a resurgence. Through the first six games of the season, Hardaway's pedigree is beginning to show as he leads his team in scoring, averaging close to 18 points per game, and by shooting an unbelievable 56.2% from the field.
With last night's win, Coach Belein and his team have managed to make it through the difficult portion of their non-conference schedule unscathed. Looking forward at their next seven match-ups, Michigan has a prime opportunity to enter Big Ten play undefeated. The opponents highlighting their next stretch of games being three interstate MAC schools and a struggling 1-3 West Virginia team.
This grace period of games is beneficial to Belein and his staff as it gives them a little over a month to further mature one of the younger rosters in the nation. Doing so is crucial once Big Ten play opens up on Jan. 3rd. With six Big Ten teams are currently ranked in the nations top 25, each game is going to be a battle.
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