Comments on: Crazy Expectations: Comparing Sean Miller to Lute Olson after two seasons at Arizona

By: Charlie W

Charlie W — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:59:39 +0000

Can we please embrace all aspects of UA bball? Past, present and future? Nothing wrong with this stuff during the off season.

By: Fraser007

Fraser007 — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 07:38:18 +0000

He was ill and nobody told him it was time to move on.

By: Fraser007

Fraser007 — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:30:27 +0000

Thank you Josh Pastners Dad!

By: john

john — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:18:48 +0000

Can we please just move on — away from Lute Olsen. Yes, he did wonderful things for years for UA but it took him less than 4 to almost destroy it: NCAA sanctions, multiple coaching changes, wiped out wins, lost players, lost scholarships — handicapping our new coach and current program.

It’s Miller’s program now. It’s all too easy to reward Lute for his accomplishments and simply ignore what harm he did. So, let sleeping dogs lie.

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:18:10 +0000

I’d still have taken Josh Pastner before we ended up lucking out with Miller. Pastner is a great coach and incredible recruiter (Everyone’s favorite player – Derrick Williams – seriously considered joining Josh in Memphis after leaving USC).
Josh is also familiar the program, and potentially could have kept some of our stars (Budinger or Hill), around for another year.
We are extremely lucky to have Sean Miller as our head coach, and for the landslide of players from the USC downfall. But I’d have taken Pastner any day over Floyd, Few, or Calipari.

By: Fraser007

Fraser007 — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:12:45 +0000

And to think some of our Wildcat fans wanted Josh Pastner as our coach!

By: Scott Terrell

Scott Terrell — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:11:42 +0000

Very true, Tom. The word is that NC State went after Miller so if things continue to go well at Arizona other schools are going to come knocking over and over again. (Link to the NC State rumor.)

By: Tom Porfirio

Tom Porfirio — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:32:01 +0000

The thing about Lute and Dean Smith is that they were at their respective schools long enough to become synonomous with the programs. Will Sean Miller be around that long at Arizona? I sure hope so, but we’ll shall see.