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Post by wisconsinhoya on Apr 1, 2009 21:27:02 GMT -5
Just heard it on ESPNews. Switching schools within the same conference. He doesn't have to compete with football at Arizona, but do you think this was a smart move ?
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PhillyHoya
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Post by PhillyHoya on Apr 1, 2009 21:54:42 GMT -5
For him I don't know. For Arizona...eh. I mean he can recruit (somewhat) but I thought Arizona had higher standards.
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Post by vcjack on Apr 1, 2009 22:01:01 GMT -5
For him I don't know. For Arizona...eh. I mean he can recruit (somewhat) but I thought Arizona had higher standards. Maybe some of you west coasters can verify but wasn't Lute considered pretty dirty? In any case its good to see that Timmy has a new gig. Moreso than anything from the dark years in Chicago (which I guess weren't really his fault) nothing says more about his maturity than 2 years ago in the Sweet 16 I watched as he got frustrated with a call and threw play cards all over the court in NJ. |
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SFHoya99
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Post by SFHoya99 on Apr 2, 2009 10:09:47 GMT -5
The rumors on Lute were that he was pretty dirty. I view him a lot like I view Calhoun. Very good coach, built a program from scratch, but man, there's a lot of skeletons in those closets.
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Post by HeartAttackHoya on Apr 2, 2009 11:24:03 GMT -5
who cares about the west coast hoops. virtually irrelevant to college basketball.  ESPN agrees |
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Post by hoyarooter on Apr 2, 2009 11:57:26 GMT -5
The rumors on Lute were that he was pretty dirty. I view him a lot like I view Calhoun. Very good coach, built a program from scratch, but man, there's a lot of skeletons in those closets. Agree with SF, and that's my understanding as well. Ask Jerry Tarkanian about Midnight Lute. Tark gave Lute that nickname because he used to sneak in and snatch recruits away from Tark at the last minute. And now Lute will likely make two hall of fames, since Midnight Lute won the last two Breeders Cup Sprints. |
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Post by hifigator on Apr 2, 2009 13:47:32 GMT -5
I must admit that I am somewhat confused as to Lute's legacy. As someone who never really specifically followed Arizona, my opinion is doubtlessly a result of the media's. But thinking back, he was sort of put on a pedastal for whatever reason for a while. Then a few years back when he went through his wife's illness, and stepped down for the rest of the year, he was presented as almost angelic, to a degree. But then when he got intimate so soon after his wife's passing, he was treated as somewhat of an insensitive adam's apple. Now he is generally presented as a long term loyal coach who built a program. Regardless of any personal angle, I think that much is true, at the very least.
My question to you all is whether that is how he has generally been presented in other parts of the country?
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vcjack
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Post by vcjack on Apr 2, 2009 17:14:53 GMT -5
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ESPN agrees