The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MICHIGAN BASKETBALL ble [who plays]," Doyle said Dec. 7. "Coach [John] Beilein doesn't like us doing stupid fouls. We'll rotate, and whoever had a good game should play. "Mo against Charlotte [in a 102- 47 win] was killing it, getting easy shots, taking it to the hole, hitting threes. Then he should be out there. And a lot of times it just depends on matchup, really." Wagner scored 19 points in the Charlotte game. Doyle, meanwhile, needs to work on rebounding with two hands, Beilein said, adding he was pleased with his progress. "Ricky has a habit of boxing out with one arm and trying to rebound like 'The Fugitive' … you can't do it with one arm," Beilein quipped. U-M has also been experimenting with playing them both together to add more length since Wagner is ca- pable of playing the four. "Mo just loves being here. There are not really any downs for him," Doyle said. "He's still learning; I'm learn- ing, so we're in the process together, communicating together. If he sees something I'm doing wrong, he talks to me, or if I see something he's doing wrong … we're all in this together." ❏ Sitting Down With Sophomore Wing Aubrey Dawkins Michigan head coach John Beilein called sophomore wing Aubrey Dawkins one of his team's most improved players coming out of the summer, but Dawkins is still figuring out how to translate it to the court while sharing min- utes with redshirt sophomore Duncan Robinson. Dawkins took a few minutes to answer questions prior to the Wolverines' big road game at SMU Dec. 8. The Wolverine: You've had games of two points and 16 points this year and in between. What does it take to bring your 'A' game every night like Coach Beilein asks? Dawkins: "You just need to have the right mindset, stay consistent. Just play my game and do what the coach needs me to do on offense and defense. And besides that, just play basketball. That's totally it. My teammates want me to contribute both offensively and defensively, and that's all I've got to do. Re- bounding, passing … I feel like there's more to do out there, maybe a bigger role. "Last year I'd come in there, pop a couple threes and that was it. Now I have to do that and more to help us win, and I love it. I like the challenge. I'm doing well right now, but I can do better. I'm looking forward to it." The Wolverine: Beilein said he's starting to put you in ball screen situations and envisions you taking the track Tim Hardaway Jr. did in rounding out his offensive game. Your thoughts on that? Dawkins: "It's good … it's fun. I think for a lot of us — obviously [senior shoot-