Michigan Basketball: 3 Takeaways from Wolverines blowout of Toledo

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - DECEMBER 09: Ryan Rollins #5 of the Toledo Rockets looks to make a move around Isaiah Livers #2 of the Michigan Wolverines during the first half at Crisler Arena on December 09, 2020 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

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Still a lot to prove

As impressive as the Wolverines looked Wednesday night and really throughout most of these first five games, we still have to remember that they haven’t really played anyone of significance yet.

I don’t mean that as an insult to any of Michigan’s opponents, but three of them were from the MAC, while the others are in the American and Horizon. None of them rank in the top 100 of the Kenpom rankings and outside of the one of the MAC teams, they won’t be in the Big Dance.

Down the road none of those wins are going to help Michigan a ton in terms of getting into the NCAA tournament. The fact that they won them impressively (outside of Oakland) does help some and it’s not the worst thing to have a few top-150 type wins but there are still a lot of questions.

Can Michigan continue to score this well inside against Big Ten teams and how will the defense hold up? Wednesday against Toledo we saw more encouraging signs and there is reason to believe this team is going to be very good.

But the real action starts Sunday and that’s when we will really start to learn what this Michigan basketball team is all about.

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