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Trey Burke, Michael Carter-Williams Battle At Heart Of Syracuse-Michigan Final Four Matchup

By The Huffington Post News Editors

Most basketball coaches will tell you that winning comes down to either of two things: execution and whether or not a team makes its shots. Well, matchups often determine both of those things, so it’s only fitting for us to examine two crucial matchups between the University of Michigan and Syracuse teams.

Mitch McGary and Glenn Robinson III vs. Syracuse Bigs

Michigan’s freshman bigs have been terrific, especially McGary, who has been a double-double machine of late and is shooting 73 percent on 2-pointers during the tournament, per ESPN. But handling the length and sheer size of the ‘Cuse front court is quite a task. One Western Conference scout recently told me he was “very surprised” by the size of Syracuse’s players after seeing them in San Jose.

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