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
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This game was invented to have fun. If you can't enjoy playing basketball, you've missed a lot.
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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.
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He is probably 50-50 for Saturday (against California).
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I don't know if somebody could win four in a row. There isn't a team in the conference that can't win one or two games. But it would be difficult to win four straight.
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There's no question the team that played the hardest and the smartest ... won.
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He's doing fine. He called to offer us his congratulations. He's upbeat.
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It should be noted that Chris has earned his college degree in 3 1/2 years.
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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.
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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.
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