03-21-2019, 09:13 AM
(03-21-2019, 08:42 AM)2006alum Wrote: I mean, that's pretty much exactly what I've been saying all along - Travis wants a shot at pro and playing a season at Kentucky would give him a much better chance at it, because he's playing for a coach who's sent many players to the NBA, is playing against NBA caliber kids every day in practice, and will get far more NBA scout attention at his games. In the end, I'm skeptical that it will make much of a difference, but he does get a March Madness run he never had at Stanford.
Since his classmates graduated, and the coach that recruited him was let go, I don't think he owed anything more to Stanford. Wish him the best, and hope he has a good run in the tournament.
Yeah, he's a grad transfer--I view those guys as almost free agents. If it's to their benefit to stay, great. If it helps them to leave, well, then that's on us for not being a more attractive option to them (or, it's on them for not being good enough to stay, though here that's obviously not the case). When guys graduate, I strongly feel that the mutual obligations between player and university have ceased, and it's like a mutual option year on a pro contract if they want to stay longer.
I can't fault his decision one bit. I'm glad he came to Stanford, and I'm not disappointed in him--I'm disappointed in our program that we weren't a more attractive option for him.