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RIP Lute Olson
Posted on 8/27/20 at 10:47 pm
Posted on 8/27/20 at 10:47 pm
Passed away earlier today at age 85. Great coach, what he accomplished at U of A was remarkable.
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Posted on 8/27/20 at 10:49 pm to boston vol
One of the greats 
Posted on 8/27/20 at 10:50 pm to boston vol
Wow
Posted on 8/27/20 at 10:52 pm to boston vol
R.I.P. Lute
Posted on 8/27/20 at 10:54 pm to boston vol
Nooooooooo!!!! As a Stanford fan, I loved to hate Lute, but I always respected him.
My condolences to Rep520, if he's still posting.
My condolences to Rep520, if he's still posting.
Posted on 8/27/20 at 10:54 pm to boston vol
Point guard U.
Made the Tourney 25 years in a row...2 shy of North Carolina.
Once UCLA collapsed he made WC basketball relevant every year.
Won Pac 10 coach of the year 7 times and made 5 Final Fours.
When Arizona won the Title in 1997, they defeated 3 #1 seeds. A feat no other team has done.
Made the Tourney 25 years in a row...2 shy of North Carolina.
Once UCLA collapsed he made WC basketball relevant every year.
Won Pac 10 coach of the year 7 times and made 5 Final Fours.
When Arizona won the Title in 1997, they defeated 3 #1 seeds. A feat no other team has done.
Posted on 8/27/20 at 10:55 pm to boston vol
Put together some entertaining as hell teams at Arizona.
Let us never forget the magical run of Miles Simon
Let us never forget the magical run of Miles Simon
Posted on 8/27/20 at 10:56 pm to boston vol
RIP
Posted on 8/27/20 at 11:12 pm to boston vol
I first met coach as an 18 year old on the golf team... one of my freshman teammates was walking ahead of me in McKale and I yelled an expletive at him referencing his Korean heritage... as I turned the corner I see Stuart Scott interviewing Lute on an ESPN special... they both stare at me with their mouths open because clearly the mics were hot and they were pissed!
I get called out of my ECON 101 class at 9AM and told by my golf coach to head to coach’s office...
Never will forget the convo we had and he and I became good friends up until the end.
What a guy
I get called out of my ECON 101 class at 9AM and told by my golf coach to head to coach’s office...
Never will forget the convo we had and he and I became good friends up until the end.
What a guy
Posted on 8/27/20 at 11:13 pm to GeauxAggie972
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Put together some entertaining as hell teams at Arizona.
+1 he should've won more than one. He had some really strong teams.
Posted on 8/27/20 at 11:16 pm to RLDSC FAN
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he should've won more than one
He might have won back to back if Rick Majerus hadn’t busted out the triangle and 2. And probably would have won in ‘03 if Kirk Hinrich hadn’t played a hell of a game in the Elite 8.
Posted on 8/27/20 at 11:26 pm to boston vol
Great coach
Posted on 8/27/20 at 11:38 pm to BZ504
Did a good job at Iowa, too. Not entirely sure, but I think he got them to the FF once and close other times.
Posted on 8/27/20 at 11:46 pm to boston vol
The only time I've ever been bumped/deboarded flying standby, was with an LSU chum headed to LA to visit our friend. On stop in Phoenix, our names are announced to get off..and on walks Lute & Bobbi Olsen to take our seats. We laughed, and caught the next SWA 45 minutes later.
Great HC, loved Zona Hoops in 1980s & 1990s. Did great at Iowa too.
Great HC, loved Zona Hoops in 1980s & 1990s. Did great at Iowa too.
This post was edited on 8/27/20 at 11:51 pm
Posted on 8/27/20 at 11:54 pm to boston vol
One of the goat coaches!
Posted on 8/28/20 at 12:19 am to boston vol
2000-2001 was his best team, IMO. Jefferson, Arenas, et Al. Got beat by the only better team that season.
Posted on 8/28/20 at 12:25 am to boston vol
My favorite coach. I grew up wanting to be Bibby and Miles Simon and wanting to play at Point Guard U.
Posted on 8/28/20 at 3:04 am to boston vol
Interesting note, in the 1997 NCAA final OT - only two FGs were made - both by Kentucky a 2 point and a 3.
And Kentucky lost by 5 points.
They sort of went full thug in OT...10 more fouls could've been called on them but they kept sending Arizona to the line for 5 minutes...costing them a repeat.
I think Pitino gambled on the refs swallowing the whistle and it almost paid off as there were some muggings that weren't called.
Lute's team stayed classy.
And Kentucky lost by 5 points.
They sort of went full thug in OT...10 more fouls could've been called on them but they kept sending Arizona to the line for 5 minutes...costing them a repeat.
I think Pitino gambled on the refs swallowing the whistle and it almost paid off as there were some muggings that weren't called.
Lute's team stayed classy.
This post was edited on 8/28/20 at 3:07 am
Posted on 8/28/20 at 4:40 am to GeauxAggie972
I remember Billy Packer with a very fitting quote as the seconds ticked down in the title game with Kentucky.
"Simon says championship".
"Simon says championship".
Posted on 8/28/20 at 5:17 am to TheRoarRestoredInBR
1980 final 4, last time Iowa has been at that place and way too long ago... only reason he left Iowa City is because we are a "fishbowl" college town and he is right... every move you make is judged by the liberal dems in town, glad I live 20 miles north!
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