The SEC is not quite as good as the Big 12, but it's been the second-most impressive conference in the early going. McDaniel is the straw stirring the drink. The transition buckets are a welcomed source of easy offense for a team that didn't get many freebies last year. Williams has already hit the same number of transition treys in three games this year (2) than all of last year. Michigan also has a real knack for finding advantages in transition because Olivier Nkamhoua, Nimari Burnett, Tray Jackson, George Washington, Will Tschetter and Terrance Williams can all grab and go off the glass and push it up for quick hitters against scrambling, unset defenses. John's coach Rick Pitino tried to pull out his patented press, and McDaniel, simply, zoomed right through it for six buckets in Michigan's 89-73 thrashing of the Red Storm. Sophomore point guard Dug McDaniel is at the epicenter of all of it. That torrid pace isn't sustainable, but Michigan should scoot past that 260-point barometer by February. Through three games, Michigan is averaging 20 points per game in transition. Michigan scored just 260 points in transition last season, according to Synergy. DUG MCDANIEL: MICHIGAN'S ONE-MAN FASTBREAK Ten Takes! College basketball is back and so is 10 Takes for a second season.
