08-28-2020, 12:56 AM
Rest In Peace.
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Lute Olson passes
08-28-2020, 03:23 AM
Always respected Lute, from his days in Iowa... Although hated losing to his Zona teams. RIP.
08-30-2020, 10:55 AM
(08-30-2020, 09:51 AM)winflop Wrote:(08-29-2020, 05:24 AM)newguy Wrote: Mr. Olson was one helluva coach.
And by all accounts an even better human being.
#2 on the Mt Rushmore of P12 MBB HCs behind Wooden. Monty #3 and nobody else close
Agreed, generally speaking. I would add NCAA Hall of Fame coach Ralph Miller of OSU, who was pretty good. Hard to recruit there and he took OSU to the NCAA's eight times in 20 seasons. Was NCAA coach of the year in 1981-2.
Audaces fortuna iuvat
(08-30-2020, 09:51 AM)winflop Wrote:(08-29-2020, 05:24 AM)newguy Wrote: Mr. Olson was one helluva coach.
And by all accounts an even better human being.
#2 on the Mt Rushmore of P12 MBB HCs behind Wooden. Monty #3 and nobody else close
Agreed, generally speaking. I would add NCAA Hall of Fame coach Ralph Miller of OSU, who was pretty good. Hard to recruit there and he took OSU to the NCAA's eight times in 20 seasons. Was NCAA coach of the year in 1981-2.
Audaces fortuna iuvat
08-31-2020, 08:38 AM
Tough week for HoF basketball coaches. John Thompson, the first Black coach to win an NCAA mens basketball championship just passed. Rest in Peace.
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Tough week for HoF basketball coaches. John Thompson, the first Black coach to win an NCAA mens basketball championship just passed. Rest in Peace.
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08-31-2020, 01:34 PM
(08-30-2020, 09:51 AM)winflop Wrote:(08-29-2020, 05:24 AM)newguy Wrote: Mr. Olson was one helluva coach.
And by all accounts an even better human being.
#2 on the Mt Rushmore of P12 MBB HCs behind Wooden. Monty #3 and nobody else close
Cal fans might have something to say about their national championship coach, Pete Newell.
"We have an unwritten rule around here not to do anything stupid."
-Casey Jacobsen, Feb 3, 2000
(08-30-2020, 09:51 AM)winflop Wrote:(08-29-2020, 05:24 AM)newguy Wrote: Mr. Olson was one helluva coach.
And by all accounts an even better human being.
#2 on the Mt Rushmore of P12 MBB HCs behind Wooden. Monty #3 and nobody else close
Cal fans might have something to say about their national championship coach, Pete Newell.
"We have an unwritten rule around here not to do anything stupid."
-Casey Jacobsen, Feb 3, 2000
08-31-2020, 05:34 PM
(08-31-2020, 01:34 PM)Spiny_Norman Wrote:(08-30-2020, 09:51 AM)winflop Wrote:(08-29-2020, 05:24 AM)newguy Wrote: Mr. Olson was one helluva coach.
And by all accounts an even better human being.
#2 on the Mt Rushmore of P12 MBB HCs behind Wooden. Monty #3 and nobody else close
Cal fans might have something to say about their national championship coach, Pete Newell.
Pete Newell's son Pete Jr. coached at Santa Cruz high for thirty years. He was a young guy when my team played against them. At the time, ours were the worst two teams in the league. In 2005, Pete Jr. won a state D3 championship, finishing 36-1.
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(08-31-2020, 01:34 PM)Spiny_Norman Wrote:(08-30-2020, 09:51 AM)winflop Wrote:(08-29-2020, 05:24 AM)newguy Wrote: Mr. Olson was one helluva coach.
And by all accounts an even better human being.
#2 on the Mt Rushmore of P12 MBB HCs behind Wooden. Monty #3 and nobody else close
Cal fans might have something to say about their national championship coach, Pete Newell.
Pete Newell's son Pete Jr. coached at Santa Cruz high for thirty years. He was a young guy when my team played against them. At the time, ours were the worst two teams in the league. In 2005, Pete Jr. won a state D3 championship, finishing 36-1.
Audaces fortuna iuvat
09-01-2020, 09:43 AM
I think most UCLA fans are OK with leaving national championship coach Jim Harrick off of the list.
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)
I think most UCLA fans are OK with leaving national championship coach Jim Harrick off of the list.
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)
09-01-2020, 11:28 AM
Sat with 5 feet of him several times in the old Pavilion
Quiet but forceful toward the refs. Which is an understatement
Quiet but forceful toward the refs. Which is an understatement
09-01-2020, 04:10 PM
(08-31-2020, 01:34 PM)Spiny_Norman Wrote:(08-30-2020, 09:51 AM)winflop Wrote:(08-29-2020, 05:24 AM)newguy Wrote: Mr. Olson was one helluva coach.
And by all accounts an even better human being.
#2 on the Mt Rushmore of P12 MBB HCs behind Wooden. Monty #3 and nobody else close
Cal fans might have something to say about their national championship coach, Pete Newell.
Pete Newell was not only a great coach, he was a great teacher. His Big Man Camp - back when a post was actually used, was legendary. Newell way more influential than Montgomery. Not even close, actually.
I went to an event in SF honoring Olson. Tolbert was the MC. Had some hilarious stories. By mere good fortune I sat next to Olson for the dinner. Gracious as could be. Arizona was undefeated and No 1 at the time (this was 2013 I think) Olson flat out said they were not a championship level team. Poor shooting would doom them. He was right. Cal beat them the next day.
I heard Tolbert talking about his recruiting prowess. Moms LOVED him. Jay Bills commented that he committed to Duke. But his Mom committed to Arizona. Very classy guy.
(08-31-2020, 01:34 PM)Spiny_Norman Wrote:(08-30-2020, 09:51 AM)winflop Wrote:(08-29-2020, 05:24 AM)newguy Wrote: Mr. Olson was one helluva coach.
And by all accounts an even better human being.
#2 on the Mt Rushmore of P12 MBB HCs behind Wooden. Monty #3 and nobody else close
Cal fans might have something to say about their national championship coach, Pete Newell.
Pete Newell was not only a great coach, he was a great teacher. His Big Man Camp - back when a post was actually used, was legendary. Newell way more influential than Montgomery. Not even close, actually.
I went to an event in SF honoring Olson. Tolbert was the MC. Had some hilarious stories. By mere good fortune I sat next to Olson for the dinner. Gracious as could be. Arizona was undefeated and No 1 at the time (this was 2013 I think) Olson flat out said they were not a championship level team. Poor shooting would doom them. He was right. Cal beat them the next day.
I heard Tolbert talking about his recruiting prowess. Moms LOVED him. Jay Bills commented that he committed to Duke. But his Mom committed to Arizona. Very classy guy.
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