[81alum]

What really hurt is losing all our experienced upperclass: NuNu, Ogden, and Clardy... Throw in MAS too.

And all of them graduated (dunno about MAS).   I am beginning to think we may never keep another starting player for 4 years again.

 If we have a good team culture and success on the court, I think we'll lose the occasional grad transfer but there's no reason to think it'll become an epidemic.

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I think there are two reasons to think it will be.  First, Stanford has made it possible for its players to graduate in 3 years.  That would have been impossible or difficult in decades past.  And second, there will always be lucrative deals with piles of money awaiting our graduating WBB players.  Turning down the money to stay for a fourth year when they already have the degree--that may not happen even for a coach they like.  On the other hand, if it really is all about the coach, maybe this helps to explain Kiki's decision, knowing she would be playing for Paye in her senior year. I guess we will only find out if we get a good coach and see whether it really makes any difference or not.

[81alum]

What really hurt is losing all our experienced upperclass: NuNu, Ogden, and Clardy... Throw in MAS too.

And all of them graduated (dunno about MAS).   I am beginning to think we may never keep another starting player for 4 years again.

 If we have a good team culture and success on the court, I think we'll lose the occasional grad transfer but there's no reason to think it'll become an epidemic.

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I think there are two reasons to think it will be.  First, Stanford has made it possible for its players to graduate in 3 years.  That would have been impossible or difficult in decades past.  And second, there will always be lucrative deals with piles of money awaiting our graduating WBB players.  Turning down the money to stay for a fourth year when they already have the degree--that may not happen even for a coach they like.  On the other hand, if it really is all about the coach, maybe this helps to explain Kiki's decision, knowing she would be playing for Paye in her senior year. I guess we will only find out if we get a good coach and see whether it really makes any difference or not.