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Burke: Wolverines are “national championship contenders”

Found July 13, 2012 on UM Hoops:
PLAYERS: Trey Burke,  John Beilein
TEAMS: Michigan Wolverines
Trey Burke insists he “wasn’t close to leaving” but Michigan’s point guard had one foot in the NBA draft in April. Three months later, Burke is back and focused on just one thing: winning. With the 2012 draft in the rear view mirror, Burke has no regrets and is ready for move forward. “I’m really happy [with my decision],” Burke said. “The freshmen look great and we have a lot of experience coming back. Everyone looks good out there. We have that chemistry from last year combined with the freshmen coming in and I really think we are national championship contenders.” Now Burke isn’t focused on the past. He’s focused on improving this summer to make this year’s Michigan squad better than the one before it. The Wolverines are more athletic than a season ago. John Beilein has a more versatile collection of players from the post to the perimeter and his returning leaders have seen as much in practice. “I think this team is very versatile. We can go big, go small, go slashing with all gu
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