03-30-2019, 06:51 AM
Kentucky advances. Travis leads on the boards. 11 bounds. All of Houston had 23.
Reid Travis on why he left Stanford
Kentucky advances. Travis leads on the boards. 11 bounds. All of Houston had 23.
03-30-2019, 02:00 PM
(03-26-2019, 12:18 PM)FarmBoy Wrote:(03-25-2019, 04:54 PM)BostonCard Wrote:(03-22-2019, 09:03 AM)ColoradoTree Wrote: Again, I don't begrudge Reid Travis anything. Good for him. But he went to another school, so he's necessarily not our guy and our guy alone anymore.
I'll go further and say that had I been in Travis' shoes (which is an odd thing for someone 5'11" and "basketball challenged" to say the least), I would have considered leaving. Unless there were a particular Stanford graduate degree I wanted to pursue or had a particular affinity for my coach or teammates or some other reason to stay, why not spend a year where I had a chance to play for a top-10 caliber team and have a near guaranteed shot at playing in the NCAA tournament and maybe improve my draft standing?
BC
This is a great perspective. The guy spent 4 years on campus, was a leader for the team, got his degree, and wanted to further his career goals of playing professional ball in the best way available. This is a pragmatic decision that while it means he probably doesn't "bleed Cardinal red" (figuratively speaking), it's a decision that 90+% of Stanford students would probably make in the same situation.
I've also heard from varsity athlete friends and other folks that being a 5th-year senior on campus can feel a little weird, since almost all of your classmates, friends, and (likely a large fraction of) your same-class teammates have graduated and moved on.
(03-26-2019, 12:18 PM)FarmBoy Wrote:(03-25-2019, 04:54 PM)BostonCard Wrote:(03-22-2019, 09:03 AM)ColoradoTree Wrote: Again, I don't begrudge Reid Travis anything. Good for him. But he went to another school, so he's necessarily not our guy and our guy alone anymore.
I'll go further and say that had I been in Travis' shoes (which is an odd thing for someone 5'11" and "basketball challenged" to say the least), I would have considered leaving. Unless there were a particular Stanford graduate degree I wanted to pursue or had a particular affinity for my coach or teammates or some other reason to stay, why not spend a year where I had a chance to play for a top-10 caliber team and have a near guaranteed shot at playing in the NCAA tournament and maybe improve my draft standing?
BC
This is a great perspective. The guy spent 4 years on campus, was a leader for the team, got his degree, and wanted to further his career goals of playing professional ball in the best way available. This is a pragmatic decision that while it means he probably doesn't "bleed Cardinal red" (figuratively speaking), it's a decision that 90+% of Stanford students would probably make in the same situation.
I've also heard from varsity athlete friends and other folks that being a 5th-year senior on campus can feel a little weird, since almost all of your classmates, friends, and (likely a large fraction of) your same-class teammates have graduated and moved on.
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