In this Daily News article, Warren vocalizes what so many others have been thinking:

"Where they were ... were the depths of devastation. The program had sunk so low. It was so inconsistent. I don't think they would turn out quality players.

The program really did a disservice to a lot of its players who had pro potential, but they never really realized it because there was not the structure I think is necessary. Now, I am very, very encouraged by what Ben Howland is doing."

The article, of course, is talking about the dramatic turnaround taking place at UCLA. Gail Goodrich and Bill Walton also chime in with opinions.

One quick gripe: why do so many of the articles that mention Lavin imply that he was fired for having one bad season? I know, i should just let it go, but it's still so annoying to constantly see such a misconception.