3. Free Throw Shooting
Michigan basketball the past two games has been, well, to put it lightly absolutely abysmal at the line. The Wolverines are shooting 56% from the line leaving almost 30 points in the last two games at the line.
No, Michigan basketball cannot make every free throw but let’s take a look at the free throw percentage of Big Ten foe’s Illinois and Purdue. Illinois is shooting 44/70 from the line at roughly 63%. Purdue is shooting 46/61 at about 75% from the line. Michigan’s free-throw shooting needs fixing as you can see…
If Michigan can’t capitalize at the line they’re going to seriously struggle against Seton Hall, as a matter of fact, any opponent. The Wolverines need to bump that 56% up about 15-20% just in general to keep games out of reach.
Shooting bad from the line is a recipe for an upset, and Seton Hall is cooking up that recipe as we speak.