Michigan Wolverines men's basketball

Fanta rejected the argument that Michigan would have bought a championship, pointing to Kentucky's spending and early exit.

“kentucky spent over 20 million dollars on their roster and didn't make it out of the first week of the ncaa tournament”

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Fanta said Michigan's win over Arizona defied expectations and analytics.

“That Michigan is absolutely insane. And that performance against Arizona is not supposed to happen. It defied the basketball gods”

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Katz explained that Michigan's game plan intentionally involved Cadeau missing shots high off the backboard for Mara to rebound.

“that was all part of the game plan, that L.A. Cadeau was essentially missing shots on purpose”

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Katz said the Michigan team that beat Arizona would not lose to any opponent.

“What we saw on Saturday night, that Michigan team is not losing to anyone”

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