Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Coach calls out a player
Hmmmm. I wish I knew if this was common practice. My gut tells me deadlines might be, but going public with them isn't. From the AP:Arizona coach Lute Olson wants to know soon whether his plans for next season can include forward Andre Iguodala. Olson has given the sophomore starter until Easter to let the team know whether he's leaving early for the NBA.
"We are going to ask him to make a decision so we can make the necessary plans if he is not going to be back...If Andre were to go that would be a big hole to fill," Olson said. "We would try to get the best player we could get our hands on, with as much maturity as we could come up with."
Either way, there is something disconcerting about the tenor of Lute's statements. They suggest he and Iguodala don't have the strongest of relationships.
