Patrick O'Bryant recalled to Golden State Warriors

[tornado]

If by the kid who went to Pitt you mean Aaron Gray, he's an example of why POB was right to go. His stock was lower as a senior than it was as a sophomore.

Precisely, as the same year POB went in the draft, Aaron Gray was projected to go somewhere between late teens and end of first round, and because of the paucity of big men, and guys like POB (9th overall) and Sene (10th) going in the lottery, Gray might have gone even higher.
He averaged 14 ppg, 11 rpg as a junior, then returned for his senior year averaging 14 ppg, 9.5 rpg, a little disappointing.

His stock did indeed fall, and he ended up falling all the way to the #50 spot in the draft, late in the 2nd round.
He is a very good example of missing an excellent window of opportunity.
But Peoria's Frankie Williams and Anthony Parker were other players who had better seasons when they decided to return to school than they did when they decided to go in the draft and it hurt them.

[Guinness]

Now, it's 2 years of his life he'll never get back. All I've read on this board is "look at the money he got."
Hard to feel sorry for him, he got all that money didn't he? IMO his story is similar to the kid who went to Pitt. They listened to way too many people. Only difference, so far, is POB "got all that money."

Your first job out of college (with a diploma or not) is just a stepping stone/foot in the door. Only the beginning.

Everyones first employer never really appreciates them for what they can do , which is why he's in the DL.