Why is Oklahoma so dysfunctional? The conversation should start and end with Willie Warren. Some had Warren as a possible lottery pick had he come out last year, and Fran Fraschilla and I bought his new-and-improved act, despite his reputation as a malcontent.

Fast forward to Year 2 under head coach Jeff Capel, who convinced Warren and his mother that if Warren returned, he would be treated like Blake Griffin and become a potential No. 1 draft pick. This seems to be the point at which things went downhill.

The Sooners have lacked top-level play and leadership as well as suffering from a variety of injuries, most recently Warren coming down with mononucleosis, sidelining him indefinitely. Warren's season is lost, and he would almost certainly need to return to Norman to repair his draft status.