Over at Sippin on Purple, SB Nation’s Northwestern blog, Wildcat fans are worried that the poor performance of some of their role players is a sign of things to come this season.
Northwestern Fans Bemoan Their Role Players
But a bigger problem is that the role players can’t seem to score. Alex Marcotullio looks like he has potential as a 3-point specialist, but he’s the only other guy who can make a 3. Drew Crawford might start hitting them eventually, but he hasn’t yet. Jeremy Nash is never going to be a great offensive player and is much better suited in a 6th man/energy guy role. Luke Mirkovic has pretty good footwork in the post, but doesn’t take the ball up strong and finish around the basket, and he doesn’t seem to look for perimeter jumpers. Kyle Rowley showed some flashes tonight but is still a work in progress. Mike Capocci and Ivan Peljusic are both decent athletes, but neither can create their own shot or consistently knock down an open jumper. For Northwestern to accomplish anything this season, a few of the role players are going to have to provide consistent production on the offensive end. If not, we’re in for a long season.
Those seven players combined for just 24 points last night. Obviously, that’s not going to get it done down the road if Northwestern wants to be a player in the Big 10 this year.
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