Shroud will actually try and practice for LCQ, cause frankly his reputation is on the line, and I think he cares about his reputation the most. I'm excited to watch this team now, because I feel like shroud is the confidence boost they needed.
I think it's not a win-win situation for Shroud and the rest of the players though. Shroud has his reputation of being one of the most mechanically gifted FPS gamer in the world and if he under performs then it's not good for him.
Similarly, the players on Sentinels, their reputation is on the line too. They are not pulling as much stream numbers as they did before and there's no guarantee for a player like Kanpeki or Dapr that they remain in the org if they get into franchising.
Thirdly, Sentinels are spending some money on bootcamping facilities for their players. If this does not motivate them to do better then the org may consider other options as they get into franchising.