With a young team, Michigan basketball coach John Beilein knows he needs to balance the expectation of working toward improvement with the need for some rest.

When his team returned from a day off, the fourth-year Michigan coach was surprised by how spry his Wolverines were.

Among them, sophomore guard Matt Vogrich, who has been a lot more confident this year. How? Check out his answer after the jump.

JOHN BEILEIN:

MATT VOGRICH:

Michael Rothstein covers Michigan basketball for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at (734) 623-2558, by e-mail at michaelrothstein@annarbor.com or follow along on Twitter @mikerothstein.