The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MICHIGAN BASKETBALL [John] Beilein is big on the extra pass, don't let the ball stick," Robinson said. "I thought we did a really good job of that tonight. "I feel pretty comfortable on that left side, but it's a process at the same time. It might change night to night. Right now I'm coming off the bench to bring energy in any way that I can. We have a lot of depth. Anything this team needs out of me, I'm willing to do." Right now, it's knock down shots to open the floor for his teammates, though he proved he could finish in transition, too, in throwing down a two-handed jam on a great pass from junior point guard Derrick Walton Jr. Robinson's defense, however, has to improve. He's still a liability at times on that end, though Beilein was pleased with his three rebounds against Elon. "Defensively, right now, it's still a work in progress. He's got to figure out all the actions coming up and still guard his man," Beilein said. "It's paralyzing him. He's got to use his length. He's not going to have great quickness so he's got to use his brains to defend people. He's still learning all about that. 'That's a big piece right now, but somehow he still gets his rebounds and does a few of the right things. He might give up a few twos, but if we stretch that defense to get threes or get [senior guard] Caris [LeVert] to the rim because they won't leave him, that's a big thing." And that's what makes him deadly. His eyes got big each time he saw the rim Monday, he admitted, feeling it was going in each time he released the ball — and it was. It's nothing they hadn't seen be- fore, Walton said. "Every day," Walton said. "We have a drill, 60 shots made in five minutes. He crushed it … it was great to see him with the lights on and making the shots he usually makes on an everyday basis. I know he'll build on it, and trust and believe Redshirt sophomore wing Duncan Robinson drained all five of his three-point attempts en route to 19 points in U-M's 88-68 victory over Elon Nov. 16. PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN