Lute Olson Quotes

You watch games on TV but not based on who we would match up with. I watched them (the Badgers) because I was curious to see how Brian Butch had developed. We felt he was going to be a good player once he put some weight on and got stronger. - Lute Olson

You know when he comes back that he's going to be a little reluctant to be aggressive offensively. We talked with him from the standpoint that now, we need to have him be aggressive. Right now, with the way we're shooting the ball from outside, it has to be he and Marcus. - Lute Olson

You don't have to look at the stats very far to see what killed us. It was the free throw line. ... When you get a game with two teams as evenly matched as this, you better make your free throws if you get a chance to shoot them. - Lute Olson

You can't say that if we don't get it, the season is over. That's not the case. We still have five of our last seven games at home. - Lute Olson

Yeah. We may opt to give it at a time when they're not playing us. - Lute Olson

Without question the difference for us was defense. It has been our trademark all year. ... The reason I was so confident that we would get the job done is that this is the best defensive team we have had. - Lute Olson

With the tournament coming up and the close of the Pac-10, I'll be surprised if he's not totally focused. He's going to the boards. He's being selective with his shots, using his ability to take the ball to the basket and create opportunities. I think he'll be right on everything for the rest of the year. - Lute Olson

When I watched him play in high school, it was a case when he wanted to do it he could really dominate. He didn't play as intense as he does now. There was never any question about his ability. - Lute Olson

Page 1 of 37

Next -> Last ->>