The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MICHIGAN BASKETBALL bers now for a forward (44-23), he's solid. He's just got to make more of them." But he's getting better every game. Beilein also expressed no concern in Robinson's shot. "It's so simple … that's where it gets down to," Beilein said of shooters needing to see a few drop to get their swagger back. "Now, he does have to continue to work on getting his shot off quicker and be able to shoot it on the move, but some guys are standstill shooters but on the move can't shoot at all. "When we put him on the move, there's no difference. He's just not used to it, and we've got to do more of it to get him on the move, get people chasing him a little bit." Seeing it go in always helps, Rob- inson added. "I try to trust my reps, and my teammates give me a lot of confi- dence," he said. "I feel good now — always do.." Robinson drove and finished with his left hand on a baseline drive against the Golden Gophers, one Beilein had been coaching him on. "In practice the day before he did the same move, and he shot it with his right hand over Brent Hibbits," Beilein said. "I said, that is not go- ing in tomorrow [at Minnesota] … they're going to send that in the 10th row. He went in and shot it with his left hand." ❏ BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK • Michigan's 74-69 win over Minne- sota at Crisler Center Jan. 20 boosted the Wolverines to 90-65 in the all-time series versus the Gophers. U-M ran its win streak to eight straight versus Minnesota. • The victory over the Gophers repre- sented U-M assistant coach Jeff Mey- er's 700th career victory as a coach. • Junior guard Derrick Walton Jr. notched a career-high 11 free throw makes versus Minnesota, including helping clinch the game with an 8-of-8 effort down the stretch. • Junior wing Zak Irvin tied a career high with 12 rebounds in Michigan's 68-57 win over Rutgers at Crisler Cen- ter Jan. 27. Junior guard Derrick Walton Jr. scored a career-high 26 points to lead the Wo l v e r i n e s t o a n 8 2 - 7 4 v i c t o r y a t Minnesota Feb. 10. PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN