Lute Olson Quotes

ASU came out of the locker room really well. They were beating us down the court with their big guys. - Lute Olson

And it's not a case where those losses are quickly forgotten by the (NCAA Tournament) selection committee. - Lute Olson

All we know is that it's a foot problem. But beyond that, we don't know anything until we get back. - Lute Olson

All of us have been disappointed a lot in how our teams have played in some cases. There were losses to much lesser teams. - Lute Olson

After long and serious deliberation, the men's basketball staff has dismissed Chris Rodgers, effective immediately, from the team. It should be noted that Chris has earned his college degree in three and a half years and that we wish him much success in all future endeavors. - Lute Olson

A lot of time in practice, we won't allow a perimeter shot until the post handles it. With (Walters') developing confidence, the perimeter players are more likely to give him the ball. Now they are really confident he is going to be able to finish the play. - Lute Olson

A great win for us. - Lute Olson

[Sitting in his hotel room in New York City last Friday a few hours before his team was to play top-ranked Wake Forest, Olson confessed that his decision to write those words wasn't exactly spur-of-the-moment.] No, I think you wait for the right opportunity to get that point across, ... That's the perception the Pac-10 always deals with. We want to make sure we don't fit that description. - Lute Olson

(The Badgers) do a great job of containment defense. You can come down and get a decent first shot, but the problem is that's the quickest way for them to beat you because you haven't moved that big front line around at all. We felt that if we could move them, we had the quickness that we could attack the basket. I think we did that well. - Lute Olson

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