When then-North Carolina point guard Elliot Cadeau was given a spot on the Michigan men’s basketball team out of the portal just three days before then-junior point guard Tre Donaldson vacated his, the comparisons began immediately.

Ask a lot of Wolverine fans and they’d likely say the move was nothing more than lateral. Others would say they’re uneasy at the idea of losing a guard with a year of experience in May’s high-speed, high-risk offense for a guy who struggled substantially with turnovers in a similar system a year ago. But perhaps there’s someone better to ask than a fan.

“Playing with Elliot is carefree,” senior guard Roddy Gayle said Tuesday. “Playing with a guard like that gets everyone involved. … He likes to get the ball up fast and that’s something Dusty really wants to

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