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
biggest bit change court driving four guys intent obviously offense open spent spread three time utilize
The biggest adjustments obviously have been the change from three guys out to four guys out. We've spent a lot of time on the offense and the intent of that is to spread the court a little bit more and open driving lanes to utilize their quickness.
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.
gives guards tough
That gives you an idea how tough our guards were on their perimeter guys.
bennett case coach gotten guys involved played since system three understand wants
They've played well ever since Dick Bennett has gotten there. It's been a case where guys have been involved (in the program) for two or three years. They understand the system and know they need to do the things coach wants them to do if they want to be successful.
hard learn work
It's work hard and try to learn from the things we didn't do well.
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.
came pleased pressure
I was very, very pleased with Marcus Williams. I thought no one came in with more pressure on him than Marcus Williams.
chris college degree earned noted
It should be noted that Chris has earned his college degree in 3 1/2 years.
certainly developing game inside point
The inside game is certainly developing to the point where we have an inside game.
both chris court ends game great instead looking shots
Chris had a great game at both ends of the court because he let shots come to him instead of looking for shots.
best buy deeper game influenced league maybe ourselves ready split washington
Washington and ourselves split and we went a game deeper in the league tournament. Maybe it is best to play 10 out of your first 11 at home. They say they're not going to be influenced by a team's record, but I'm not ready to buy that.
best challenge compliment guys program understand younger
I think that is something that probably some of our younger guys don't understand is that you're going to see everybody's best effort, and that is a compliment to the program but is also a challenge to our guys.
beat came exactly final record remember seed syracuse team won
This team has exactly the same record as the 1997 team (which won the championship). And I remember in 1980, we came here and beat Syracuse -- and they were a one seed -- and then we went on to the Final Four, which was . . . in Indianapolis.
both chris ends shot took
Chris only took one shot he should have taken. We need him on both ends of the floor.