John Beilein portrays Michigan's early losses as a growing experience

Rod Beard The Detroit News Comments Despite a 4-2 start, Michigan coach John Beilein is remaining upbeat. The Wolverines host Coppin State 3 p.m. Friday at Crisler Center. (Robin Buckson / Detroit News) Ann Arbor — After starting 16-0 last season, Michigan is struggling a bit at 4-2. Despite losses to an inexperienced Iowa State and unranked Charlotte on a last-second tip-in, things aren’t as bad as they seem. “That was a great experience for us — not as positive as we would have liked it to be but we can shape it any way we want to coming out of that,” coach John Beilein said of the loss to Charlotte in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off championship. “That’s the course we’ll take. It was really a...