Sure, if he loses the major boosters all bets are off (and I won't pretend to act like I know what's up there, anyway). I made a comment a while back about being less confident that the AD will make good choices here because power seems to be migrating even more towards high-dollar donors in the NIL era, and those donors tend to be...well, they tend to be a bit less patient and more emotional than you'd prefer your CEO to be, I guess. And I've got no idea how much truth there is to some of the more recent rumors that have been floating around regarding Williams and some other stuff, but all of that is important in how hot his seat should be.I agree with this. But my read on the situation is that missing the tournament is more like the final straw vs the sole reason JW would make that move. I imagine the off court stuff like flirting with other programs, booster relations, player retention, and other issues that haven't been talked about on here are all contributing factors in addition to the on court results.
FWIW I, personally, don't think next year should be any kind of make or break year but I really do trust JW to do what's best for this program so I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.
As for using his past tournament success or lack thereof to judge his ability to rack up some tournament wins in the future, though? I'm not sold.