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
either gets left
If either of those two gets left off, something's wrong.
best pulled shot took
We took their best shot then pulled away at the end.
ball both chris field guard guys problem responsibility shoots
He's a real problem with the way he shoots the ball both from the field and from the line. Chris Rodgers will have the assignment, but as we have with most teams, there will be a lot of switching, so it will be the responsibility of all the perimeter guys (to guard Stephens).
offer
He's doing fine. He called to offer us his congratulations. He's upbeat.
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.
keeps poise tremendous
He just keeps getting better and better. He has tremendous poise and confidence.
saturday
He is probably 50-50 for Saturday (against California).
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.
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.
game gotten
We still haven't gotten some of them. That's why we need to take this game and get better.
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.
conference difficult four somebody team win
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.
accomplish count developed game guys hoped inside man step
I hoped our inside game would have developed better. We have been very inconsistent there. We need a big man to step up and that is what we are going to try to accomplish this week, to get one of those guys so we can count on them to go in there and do the job.
guys sure
I'm not sure you're going to see many frontline guys with that many steals.