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The league gave them 2 home games in the conference tournament. Ask me if I have sympathy.

Penny’s don’t have anywhere near the value they used to have.

If he wants a 30+ minute gig, it probably won't be for an NCAA Tourney caliber team. Like most transfers, he'll have to decide whether winning or playing time is more important. Maybe he can find the right balance He was getting 30 mpg for SIU teams that had no chance of making the Dance. He got 13 mpg for a great team far away. I think you try to sell him on the vision of having something in between - a nice balance... a bigger role (more than 13 mpg, but not 30 mpg) on a team with a shot at the Dance (but not the No. 1 team in the country) and do it in your hometown where your friends and family can easily see you play in person.

I could see Cook getting about 18-20 minutes per game here. Even if more of a 6th man, at least pretty close to starter minutes. He got 13 mpg for the Zags. Yuri averaged 28 mpg last year, take one more mpg from Yuri to save a bit on wear and tear - so there's 13 minutes at the point for Cook. Throw in an additional 5-7 playing alongside Yuri, and there you go.

The main issue with Cook to SLU is that Cook wants to be a starting point guard and he’s aware that SLU already has a starting point guard. I’m sure the staff will try to talk around that but don’t be surprised if the fit doesn’t materialize and he goes somewhere he’s handed the keys from day one. We continue to see that (guaranteed) playing time is often the most important thing on recruits’ minds, especially transfers.

Always

I gotta be the a$$hole that says that shirt is poorly designed to look like a championship winning tshirt?

I was about to post this. I bought the jacket this morning. I can't tell if the joggers are new balance or unbranded. The fact that it's hockey and a "club" sport is my loophole for appreciating this stuff. Side note: that logo is almost unseemly large.

Whenever I’m at a Kohl’s or Target type store that has a bunch of random college sports t-shirts (SLU, Miz, Illinois, MO State, etc) kind of thrown together on some racks I take it upon myself to front all the racks with the SLU shirts.

The ugly effect of Covid right up to the end of the Dance. More to come next season?, who knows for sure?