Lute Olson's Return Puts Program in Jeopardy

I never thought I'd see the day when Lute Olson was anything but revered by the people of Tucson and the students of U of A, but after this season long leave of absence we have real questions about his coming back to coach.   Lute Olson has always been the Brett Favre of this program, and we always figured we'd let him coach as long as he wanted to while secretly dreading the day he should finally hang it up.  You can't argue with nearly 600 wins, a national title, and 11 Pac-10 titles.  However despite all the turmoil at the beginning of the season and the change in playing styles brought on by Kevin O'Neill, the team started to buy in to the system and were serious contenders until injuries and lack of depth exposed the team after the UCLA game at Pauley Pavillion.   As much as I love and respect Lute Olson(my dad used to take me to Lute's barber when I was a kid), it's time for him to hang it up.  He has nothing left to prove, the only accomplishment he needs is the 800 ... [link]