Michigan Basketball: Examining the final 4 Games in the regular season

Without Isaiah Livers, Michigan basketball is in shambles, but with him, they can be unstoppable. At the moment, he’s healthy and ready to take down these four remaining teams.

It’s no secret. Michigan basketball is lost without their leading scorer, Isaiah Livers.

When he limps, the crowd quiets.

When he’s in sweat pants on the bench, Wolverine fans expect the worst that day and instantly contemplate if the team has a chance to make the offseason without him.

He’s that impactful.

Some would call that an overreaction or a baseless dramatization of the facts, but, of course, the reality is we have a depth-less Wolverine squad without the ability to manufacture points in his absence.

This season is marked by overwhelming confidence in a group of guys that can compete and beat the ‘blue bloods’ of college basketball, followed by immense doubt on the heels of a losing streak, and presently, eagerness to survive the gauntlet while ensuring the health of Michigan’s chosen one.

The Wolverines are nearing the end of the regular season, and with that comes elation or misery, depending on the outcome of the committee member’s decisions. Being handed down a high seed is comparable to a death sentence in the tournament.

Juwan Howard lived that taxing life for three years as a student of the game, and he’s returned as a mentor.  Juwan, and associate head coach Phil Martelli who’s been around the college game longer than he’d care to share, is, or will be soon, informing his men of what these final four regular games mean to the overall picture; how a win here could elevate them, or a loss there might not favor well with the voting members.

Here’s a look at those final four games.