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
absolutely best boards courage following game hammered heart michigan overtime seen state sustain team
We just got absolutely hammered on the boards but Michigan State does that to a lot of people. I want to acknowledge the courage and the heart of that team following what I thought was the best preseason game I've ever seen to go to another overtime and be able to sustain that effort.
great last tough week
It was tough last week without Hassan. He's a great competitor. The more there is on the line, the better he plays. He's a winner. We need his leadership. It was great to have him back.
believe inside reach
I still believe we can reach those goals. We do need to have more of an inside presence.
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.
hardest played question smartest team
There's no question the team that played the hardest and the smartest ... won.
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.
few goes good hard job minutes needs spots
Mohamed did a good job and we need to do more of that. He needs more spots like that where he can get a few minutes at a time. Defensively, he goes hard and he always goes hard to the boards.
hay sun
We need to make hay while the sun is shining.
both chris ends shot took
Chris only took one shot he should have taken. We need him on both ends of the floor.
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.
either gone grandkids schools
I live in the Foothills and have 13 grandkids who are either going to Foothills schools or have gone through the Foothills schools.
either gets left
If either of those two gets left off, something's wrong.
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.
capable defending good teams
We're the defending champs and I think we're capable of defending that championship, but there are some very good teams we're going to have to beat.