It looked like something out of a Harlem Globetrotters routine, a fake-out so complete that it drew equal parts awe and chuckles from Michigan pep band members who were watching.
Standing on the baseline, the ball raised above his head, Aday Mara made like he was throwing a two-handed crosscourt pass. He did it with such authority and conviction that defender Robbie Avila actually turned his head. In that split second Mara peeled to his right, curling around Avila for the easy lay in.
Mara is not a cheat code like Zach Edey was for Purdue a few years ago, but he has the same ability to make defenders look silly, kind of like when your big brother would stiff arm you in the chest, and you flailed helplessly to hit him but couldn’t quite reach. That kind of silly…