I owe Warde Manuel an apology. From the outside looking in, it looked like Warde was taking his sweet time to find a new head coach. That he wasn't contacting the top candidates and was looking to hire his friends.
None of that was true, he did contact (through the search firm) the top coaches and ended up with the right choice Juwan Howard. My only feedback is, this probably could have been done this time last week. After the UCLA opening, it was pretty clear which coaches where willing to move and which ones weren't. He was also able to get a new contract and a raise for his friend (even though he gave the Michigan fan base a minor heart attack for about 24 hours).