davidnark

It's all the same legal theory--horizontal restraint of trade/illegal cartels are all prohibited under Section 1 of the Sherman Act, which is the primary antitrust law in the US. Individual businesses can set whatever employee numbers they want, but it is illegal for competing businesses to agree upon a limit together. Effectively, the D1 colleges are competing businesses. If the players form a collective bargaining unit and agree upon a limit with the NCAA/schools, it is no longer an illegal restraint of trade. This is why major sports leagues legally have roster rules and salary caps.

Thank you. That works! I have the latest iPhone and iOS software, but I figured out that the issue is that I have my display zoom set to larger text, which prevents it from showing in vertical mode.

I am not getting the option to download my tickets to Apple Wallet. Has anyone else had that issue?

I don't think his outside shooting % is good enough for today's NBA no matter how well he plays defense and rebounds from the guard position. Hopefully, his agent directs him to the Euro League where he could potentially make close to a million or more/season without having to worry about who he is playing for every month.

I don't know how any guard, and most players regardless of position, are going to make an NBA roster if they cannot shoot a respectable 3-point percentage. Boston's successful playoff strategy was to have every guy on the court be a threat from 3. The Celtics led the league in both 3 points attempted and made, and their goal was to make more than a 1/3rd of their 3s as a team. Dallas followed a similar strategy. All of the analytics say the ability of a lot of players on a team to effectively shoot a lot of 3s is the key to success in today's NBA. I fear this doesn't bode well for Yuri. On the positive side, the same strategy is also relevant in today's college game, and Coach Schertz is one of the top minds in the game at building a roster and coaching to the approach. I love the below shot chart from when Indiana State beat Cincinnati. It probably perplexes Travis.

College baseball will never be a profitable, high-revenue sport at SLU. If a donor steps-up who has a connection with baseball and wants to fund major baseball facility upgrades at the school, then go for it. Otherwise, invest every extra dollar in the basketball program.

He was a character (in a good way), and the world needs more of them.

He was projected to be 1st team all-conference in the Ivy had he stayed. From what I have seen, he is a great rebounder and finds buckets in the paint.

LHJ, shot 35% from 3, which is very average for a D1 combo guard. He was also a starter on one of the worst defensive teams in the country. I don't recall him shutting down anyone, and he didn't light up the steal stats, so I am not sold on the good defender narrative.

If coach wants to keep LHJ for reasons beyond just basketball talent, I understand, but Thames has an entirely different level of athleticism.

100% agree. I wish every one of them well in their basketball and college careers, but no one else besides Gibson is a good fit for the new system. Move/cut without the ball and elite passing and shooting--that is what is needed for all 5 positions.

Chain of Rocks bridge is bike and pedestrian only.

Fully agree. Resisting the parochial reflex that often plagues this city and program would enable broader strategy and vision for the university and its men’s basketball program.

After over half a century of being used and abused by the system, the players finally have the leverage and rights they should have had all along. The law won't allow the NCAA to take away these rights, but market dynamics will settle and stabilize things in years to come.

I would hire an AD who would spend the bulk of his or her time networking with, and influencing, those who call the shots in the Big East, which presumably should be easy because the AD should be hired because of his or her knowledge, strategy, influence, and connections in this area. The SLU AD's primary job is to get SLU in the Big East and ensure we are always top 75+ in men's basketball. Anything else is a failure. I would identify and hire as the men's basketball head coach the most dynamic and connected assistant coach who has prior experience with a Big East team and who can be hired for a million a year or less. I would then redirect all fundraising efforts towards NIL money for men's basketball. I would ensure the AD hired and empowered a staff who can effectively manage the other day-to-day stuff, while the AD focused on the conference affiliation and men's basketball success.