April 10, 2023: In a move that has been telegraphed for a few months now, senior guard Tyson Walker has elected to return for his "COVID Senior" season and will complete his college career on the 2023-24 MSU Spartans. There has been speculation for a few weeks now especially that Tyson would play another season with Michigan State and that he will be joined by Malik Hall.

Malik has not officially declared his intention to stay but every indication at the time of this recording was that he was going to return. Of note for Hall is that he had surgery on his foot, presumably to repair the stress reaction that plagued his the majority of last season and probably led to a dropoff in his outside shooting. Fortunately, surgery so early in the off season should give him plenty of time to return to game shape for the summer and prepare for his final season with MSU.

During the episode we discuss the somewhat clogged nature of the roster but how it could potentially work out to be an enormous strength for the team. Will we see a different offensive philosophy? How do the Freshmen fit into the equation? It's all here in this episode.

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