tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021578752366551149.post6643002714943487474..comments2023-10-07T07:50:36.380-05:00Comments on Welsh-Ryan Ramblings: A Northwestern Basketball Blog: Don’t Give Up Till It’s Over: The Big Ten Tournament Four Days From an NCAA BidRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16817772081769599211noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021578752366551149.post-49047796317253888712011-03-07T22:17:25.522-06:002011-03-07T22:17:25.522-06:00Here's hoping that the week off allowed some o...Here's hoping that the week off allowed some of our injuries to heal, most notably Shurna's various ailments, but also Marcotullio's thumb, Crawford's shoulder and Cobb's hip flexor.<br /><br />Here's also hoping that the week off did not leave the team rusty, as our other long layoffs this season have seemed to cause.Hermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18322982872414000086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021578752366551149.post-89467898426175101662011-03-07T21:24:55.803-06:002011-03-07T21:24:55.803-06:00I certainly think they can beat Minnesota again, a...I certainly think they can beat Minnesota again, and I sure hope they are motivated for it, as that game has all the markings of a play-in game for the NIT.<br /><br />As for Ohio State in the second round: I'd expect the coaches to remind the 'Cats that they showed they could have beaten the Buckeyes and that was without Shurna. There were some lucky offensive rebounds that game for NU but it wasn't as if they shot ridiculously well against OSU (they didn't) or that OSU was bad, or missing a key player or something.<br /><br />And should they beat OSU? Who knows what happens after that point.<br /><br />I don't think this is the most likely scenario but I'm ok with some wild-eyed enthusiasm.Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11865697892685504700noreply@blogger.com