Film Session: Top-of-the-key problems

Indiana came out flat on ends of the floor against Michigan on Wednesday. And in the end, it was too much to overcome.

A look a three plays near the top of the key in the first half where Michigan carved the Hoosiers up in the latest edition of Film Session.

NO. 1) A THREE FROM NOVAK

Here we see Jordan Morgan setting a high ball screen for Trey Burke:

Christian Watford, Verdell Jones and Cody Zeller swarm Burke. He loses a bit of a handle on the ball:

But is able to knock it up top to Stu Douglass:

After stumbling, Watford bites on a ball fake from Douglass:

Hulls comes over to stop the ball:

Zach Novak craftily maneuvers into the corner and gets the pass from Douglass:

He hops further into the corner. Rises, fires and hits:

Nice recovery here from Michigan in what almost turned out to be a broken play.

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NO. 2) A LAYUP FOR DOUGLASS

Burke brings the ball up and passes to Douglass. He passes over to Tim Hardaway Jr. on the left wing:

Here we see another screen from Morgan. This time it’s for Douglass:

Roth gets held a bit by Douglass. Derek Elston stays put. This allows Douglass space:

Hardaway finds him:

Watford isn’t able to get over quick enough. It’s an easy two from Douglass:

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NO. 3) A DUNK FOR HARDAWAY JR.

Here we find a similar setup to the last play, but with different Michigan players. Hardaway Jr. passes it over to Burke on the left wing:

Instead of Morgan being the big setting the screen for him, it’s Evan Smotrycz:

Hardaway Jr. calls for the oop:

And though it’s not a perfect pass, Hardaway Jr. does a pretty stellar job of grabbing and flushing near Elston:

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