Backstage with a Basketball Genius: John Beilein

Michigan's basketball team record last year was 10-22. Michigan's record as of 12/29/2008: 10-2 after tonight's 20 point win over North Carolina Central. Michigan opens the Big Ten season on Wednesday against Wisconsin. If they go .500 in Big Ten play they should make the tournament with high profile wins over Duke and UCLA.

I know it's very early to say this, but I believe the John Beilein hire was a "great" hire by Bill Martin and he could go down as the best coach ever to wear a "maize and blue" tie on the Michigan bench.

BTW: For those of you that caught the Big Ten Network telecast tonight, Tim McCormick is the biggest "homer" on television and I love it! It's nice to see a Michigan "homer" in a broadcast. I think he dropped about 20 former Wolverine basketball players names. He even got a Ricky Green shout out in there.

The BTN went all access with Johnny B: