Payton Dastrup may end up being a very good force on a college basketball team, but that opportunity won't be at BYU.
And that's kind of sad.
With Dastrup's announcement Thursday that he's leaving BYU's program, it is a situation that conjures up memories of other departed players of late. They all wanted something they could not find at BYU: more playing time.
Dastrup was an Energizer Bunny on BYU's squad last year. He tried to accept the role of a bench player, even when it looked like he might break out and "earn" more time with his huge contributions in wins over UMass and Utah.