[Brickcity]

Depends on how much he loves Stanford...and how high his draft stock is after his freshman year.  Either way, I don't really think Stanford can lose -- if the team performs so well that his draft stock is good, then we should be happy for both him and the team.

Didn't Washington fail to make it to the NCAA tournament in 2017 despite not just having a first round draft pick, but the first overall pick in the draft (Markelle Fultz)?

BC

Not only then, but they finished dead last in the Pac-12 last season with TWO one-and-dones.

We actually see that somewhat frequently. Collin Sexton at Alabama. Ben Simmons at LSU. Anthony Edwards at UGA. (Tyrell Terry at Stanford...)

Washington had a lot of issues last year. Obviously, they were without a true point guard (or at least their best one) for most of the year. (Not that I feel sorry for them!) And, their freshman wing, while having a lot of upside, seemed to my eyes to play with little heart, shot poorly, and generally made bad decisions on the floor. I'm sure there were other problems on that team, but those two jump out at me.

[Brickcity]

Depends on how much he loves Stanford...and how high his draft stock is after his freshman year.  Either way, I don't really think Stanford can lose -- if the team performs so well that his draft stock is good, then we should be happy for both him and the team.

Didn't Washington fail to make it to the NCAA tournament in 2017 despite not just having a first round draft pick, but the first overall pick in the draft (Markelle Fultz)?

BC

Not only then, but they finished dead last in the Pac-12 last season with TWO one-and-dones.

We actually see that somewhat frequently. Collin Sexton at Alabama. Ben Simmons at LSU. Anthony Edwards at UGA. (Tyrell Terry at Stanford...)

Washington had a lot of issues last year. Obviously, they were without a true point guard (or at least their best one) for most of the year. (Not that I feel sorry for them!) And, their freshman wing, while having a lot of upside, seemed to my eyes to play with little heart, shot poorly, and generally made bad decisions on the floor. I'm sure there were other problems on that team, but those two jump out at me.