I'll be more than happy to say I have no problem saying adios to Demps and Olah. And it has nothing to do with some cheap, long-lost Carmody thing. (I guess we must have missed the many posts where people went out of their way to statistically prove that Olah was the best player on the team. No agenda there.)
Let me ask this: what part of either player's game would be difficult to replace by any middle-of-the-road B10 player? I could go on and on about the shortcomings in their games, but let me be brief.
Yes, NU will miss Demps' incredible last minute heroics. They will also miss his offensive - key word - production once every four or five games. A little consistency can easily replace that.
If Pardon can stop fouling (admittedly this is a big "if" for some players and he looks like one of them), I think NU already has a player at Olah's level, and that doesn't take Benson into consideration.
With all that said, both guys were important bridges between Carmody and Collins. I'm not sure CC has even the incredibly minimal success he has so far without Demps and Olah acting as the pied pipers. I appreciate how much character both of them showed in their time here.
