tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021578752366551149.post3728152711141076436..comments2023-10-07T07:50:36.380-05:00Comments on Welsh-Ryan Ramblings: A Northwestern Basketball Blog: Some Quick Thoughts Post ChicagoRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16817772081769599211noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021578752366551149.post-73123700542356994552012-11-10T14:24:48.292-06:002012-11-10T14:24:48.292-06:00Sorry, I meant that Olah, Swap, and Cerina will pr...Sorry, I meant that Olah, Swap, and Cerina will probably get the bulk of the minutes at PF/C, although Turner might get some time there as well. Ajou seems like a bit of a project at this point at least on offense, so I wouldnt be too surprised if he gets redshirted. He might be useful defensively against some of the B1G centers this year though, depending on how Olah is defensively, which is hard to judge based on one game against significantly smaller players.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021578752366551149.post-16932812654328661682012-11-10T11:04:26.479-06:002012-11-10T11:04:26.479-06:00Would that mean that Craw is the shooting guard??Would that mean that Craw is the shooting guard??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021578752366551149.post-43936500474555477562012-11-09T12:42:09.834-06:002012-11-09T12:42:09.834-06:00I caught a bit of the game, it is tough to say too...I caught a bit of the game, it is tough to say too much based on the level of competition, but Olah was impressive. Having a 6 inch height advantage certainly helps, but at 7 feet tall, if you can consistently hit a hook shot, that is pretty tough to stop. Most impressive to me was that he seems like he wants the ball, which is better than I can say for the majority of NU centers in the last decade. Not sure if he really has the range to consistently hit 3s, but if so, that would really open things up for the offense as well.<br />From the other newcomers, I was surprised by Cerina and Demps, I didnt expect Cerina to be a perimeter player, and they both obviously showed that they can hit 3s, although again, it is such a small sample size that it is tough to draw too much of a conclusion. Same can be said in the other direction about Abrahamson, he did not look that great, he wasnt really square to the basket on some of his shots, but I think that we cant draw too much of a conclusion from this one game.<br />It will be interesting to see if either Abrahamson or Ajou gets redshirted. The team looks pretty deep in the front court, and I think it is clear that Olah, Swopshire, and Cerina will get the bulk of the minutes. At the same time, if one of them gets injured, it would be nice to at least have the depth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com