Lute Olson
Lute Olson
Robert Luther "Lute" Olsonis an American retired basketball coach. He was most recently head coach of the University of Arizona's men's team for 25 years. He was also head coach at the University of Iowa for nine years and California State University, Long Beach for one season. Olson was known for player development, and many of his former players have gone on to impressive careers in the NBA. On October 23, 2008, Olson announced his retirement from coaching...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth22 September 1934
basketball chris college degree dismissed earned effective future half noted serious staff success three wish
After long and serious deliberation, the men's basketball staff has dismissed Chris Rodgers, effective immediately, from the team. It should be noted that Chris has earned his college degree in three and a half years and that we wish him much success in all future endeavors.
guys sure
I'm not sure you're going to see many front-line guys with that many steals.
guys sure
I'm not sure you're going to see many frontline guys with that many steals.
ball certain chance crack door open
The door is open a crack and the ball is in Chris' court. There is certain things that he is going to have to do and if he does them he has a chance to come back.
drop sure top
I'm pretty sure we'll drop out of the top 35.
ball certain chance
The ball is in Chris' court. There are certain things he is going to have to do. If he does them, there is a chance he can come back.
games good history past swing turn
That's good that they have, because now it's our turn to swing it back the other way. All of those games have been competitive games. This is a new year, new team. ...I don't think past history is going to have anything to do with it, frankly.
gives guards tough
That gives you an idea how tough our guards were on their perimeter guys.
active added gotten matt playing strength
He's playing great. Matt has gotten better every year. Right now, he's really playing physically, which was not a strength with him before. He's long and active and quick, but now he's added strength to that and a lot more confidence.
determined last league seems start statement top until
I said at the start of the year, from top to bottom, this is going to be the most competitive the league has been. I made the statement the league wouldn't be determined until the last weekend, and that's still the case. It seems like anything can happen.
keeps poise tremendous
He just keeps getting better and better. He has tremendous poise and confidence.
ucla
UCLA is just better. They really play well together, and they play very physical. They have a lot of weapons.
anybody beat capable chance defending good teams winning
We are the defending champs, and I think we are capable of defending the championship. There are some very good teams that we are going to have to beat if we are going to do that. But I don't think there is anybody who has a better chance of winning it.
guys kick pat response
There are some guys you have to kick in the butt to get the response you want. There are some you need to pat on the back. He's one you need to pat on the back.