I can see how thrilled he is to be back, ... It was the right decision. In the end, it came down to returning to the Lakers or taking another year off. And here we are.

I guess it's a 50-50 deal. He could come back and he could not come back. I look at it as a fairly equal scale at this point.

If you're going to hang onto a college coach, you have to find one way to put more money in his pocket.

Doctors refer to the left anterior descending artery as the widow maker. It was about 90 percent blocked. He needed to get this done much sooner than later. I talked to him today and he was in good spirits. He'll be fine.

They're going to have to carry Brent out in a pine box.

Except for the kidney problems and one artery, he's been fine for the last 13 seasons.