January 31, 2013

Olynyk's Case for Wooden Award

Kelly Olynyk has had a breakout season.  Who expected this previously seldom used big man to make as big of a splash on not just Gonzaga, but the Nation?  His rise to national prominence as first the Most Improved Player, and now as one of the best players in the nation, has been chronicled in ESPN, CBC, NBC, Sports Illustrated, and numerous blogs across the country. 

In this ESPN article, Kelly Olynyk is touted as one of the best players in the nation and having made quite the case for the Wooden Award.  His stats are comparable to all time college basketball greats.  I highly recommend this read!

Full ESPN Article

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Great for Kelly, not so great for the Zags.

If he keeps doing well and leaves after this season, Karnowski and Dower had better improve significantly.

Losing Harris and KO at the same time is not something I like to think about.

Anonymous said...

It scares me...if that happens, I see us going back to relying on our guards to score. Being more of a perimeter team, then an inside team.