Zack Novak met with the media this morning before film to discuss Michigan’s upcoming Big Ten opener against Penn State. Novak discussed last year’s slow start, the team’s performance to date and much more. Watch the interview in the embedded media player below or find a full transcript after the jump.
“I like where we’re at right now. We’ve improved a lot over the preseason. Obviously our record, 10-2, that’s a pretty good preseason record. We’re in a good place right now and there’s going to be a lot of new challenges, teams are going to get a lot better – quickly. But everyone is in the same boat and I think we’re ready for it.”
On preparing the freshmen: “We tried to rachet it up a little bit in practice. We’ve been working on a lot of skills the last couple days: getting banged going to the basket, even working Trey guarding us in the post. Trying to get him to realize that things are going to change a little bit but I think they’ll be alright. Going to Maui, playing the tea...
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