The LA Times has a feature on the former Bruin commit. Most of the article is old news, but there are some telling quotes:

"[UCLA is] still recruiting me...I might still go there. I'm looking for up-tempo teams, fastbreak teams, just run. That's what I want to do. Just run."

And from his high school coach:

"I think, in Taylor's case, he's concerned about some of the other people UCLA is recruiting, they'd guard the same people he would guard, they'd play the same spot Taylor would play. He is a little concerned about the personnel situation and he wants to take a step back."

So he just wants to run, and he doesn't want competition for playing time - doesn't exactly sound like a perfect fit with Ben Howland's philosophies. Reading his comments gives me a completely different impression of him than when I read about our other recruits, James Keefe, for example. It seems like our other guys at least acknowledge the importance of the team and the need to be well-rounded players. In all fairness to King, though, he still is only a sophomore, so perhaps he has some significant maturation ahead of him. It will be interesting to see what happens in the next two years.