Mistakes were made and I've thought about how bad they were and where they could have been different. I blame DL but also wish Quin would have put some of those guys we thought would be "the guys" out there enough to show they sucked or weren't working. In addition to the Favs, Davis, Bradley, Doke super fail we also didn't churn the end of the roster enough. We rode with Morgan, Oni, Brantley for a while without getting much or seeing what they looked like in extended run.
I remember DL saying something the year they traded (sold) the second round pick in the 30s that they didn't see anyone they liked in the draft at that point. Gave the line that the funds would be reinvested in the program... yada yada. Jokic and a few other nba players were selected after that pick. For whatever reason we just did not give enough thought/care to the backend of the roster or just have enough success there to provide cheap role players we needed to make budget. (and yes I know Walt Perrin would bring in 7,000 players for workouts during that time... that's commendable but you need to make some actual moves on top of that).
Ultimately the Don Rudy relationship became untenable imo. I think there is blame for both guys in that but I do think Rudy may have tried harder to repair that issue but who knows I think it was time for everyone. I don't look back in anger at anyone really. I don't quite understand those that look back and think we did the wrong thing in tearing that down either. Whether it works or not I think it was the right call.