In the age of one-and-dones, it is hard solidify a foundation from year-to-year, especially among power five conferences. The better the player, the better chance he has of going pro after one year of college hoops.
That makes it hard to plan for the next season unless a team has veterans that have over two years of experience, which seem to be rare unless you are a mid-major program. That is something UCLA Basketball has struggled with in the last few years, but that has changed as certain pieces have fallen into place this year.
With addition of superstar freshmen Lonzo Ball and TJ Leaf, UCLA has quite possibly become the best offensive team in the nation.