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them."
The Wolverine: Is it harder to direct
teams with so much young talent, es-
pecially with players having the op-
portunity to leave early for the NBA?
Beilein: "I can't say that it's harder,
because I really do not know any dif-
ference since I have been at Michi-
gan. You coach what you're used to
coaching. As a result, we've been in
transition all seven years, so we're
used to it.
"Hopefully, we have freshmen that
easily adapt to college basketball."
The Wolverine: Do you think that's
the new normal?
Beilein: "It is certainly looking like
that at this time. But it's good. It's
worked out well that we've been able
to win and put guys in the NBA."
The Wolverine: A 6-3 record over
Michigan State recently means a lot
to fans. What does it mean to you?
Beilein: "It's important to have
some success against a team that has
had so much success themselves over
Beilein (shown coaching point guard Derrick Walton Jr.) led U-M to its first outright Big Ten
championship in 28 years during the 2013-14 season, with the Wolverines posting a 15-3
mark in league play to win the crown by three games.
PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN
