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
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.
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).
best pulled shot took
We took their best shot then pulled away at the end.
afford approach guys home mental ready time top
Our mental approach will be solid. Our guys know what it is going to take to end up on top of the league. It is a long haul. You can't afford not to be ready to play every time out, home or away.
chris involved job nice
Chris did a nice job of pressuring the ball. We need him to get more involved offensively.
certainly developing game inside point
The inside game is certainly developing to the point where we have an inside game.
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.
guys sure
I'm not sure you're going to see many front-line guys with that many steals.
games happy last moved past relieved road start state sure three utah washington winning
I'm happy that we moved up and can start a new streak. After winning our last three road games at Utah by 30 and at Washington State and Washington this past weekend, I wasn't sure if that was going to happen. I'm relieved to be back in the poll.