Tom Izzo
Tom Izzo
Thomas Michael Izzois an American college basketball coach. Since 1995, he has been the head coach for the Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, presiding over a prolonged period of success. On April 4, 2016, Izzo was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth30 January 1955
CityIron Mountain, MI
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Our defense was very, very good against a very complex offense at times. A week prep for that offense helped us.
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Don't kid yourself, guys. We got what we deserved.
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Don't read into it that I'm sitting here crying about the officiating. I didn't like the way it was called. But I'm allowed to dispute that without getting personal. It's not what totally cost us the game, but we were very much out of sync.
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As I look at that situation, I feel for Mike Davis. I really do. I think he has been under the gun a lot more than maybe he should have been.
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As I look at that situation, because you can't help but see it, I feel for Mike Davis. I believe he's been under the gun maybe a little more than he should be.
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Early in his career, they said there was never a shot he didn't like. He's changed. He's done such a much better job of shot selection. I'm going to have to get him to shoot bad shots again because I really thought he had some great looks and he just couldn't ? poor kid couldn't buy one.
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They are a never-quit team. I told my team when we were up 16 that they could come back. They deserve more credit than we do blame.
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These are two of the top athletes in the country, and they are in the best shape of their lives. It's a lot to build a team around.
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I've tried to just keep my mouth quiet. It is a brutal, brutal, brutal schedule. And if you go through everyone's schedule, which I've done, there's no one even close. But so be it.
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I've said all along there were six teams capable of winning the Big Ten, and that hasn't changed. Iowa has its work cut out for it, but they've helped themselves a lot this week winning at Indiana and beating Michigan State at home.
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I've been a little soft in practice lately, because I've been paranoid about this three games in six days.
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Sometimes you look like, 'Who's coaching that team?' because you're not doing anything on the post guy. But when you have four three-point shooters that are shooting 50 percent or better, it's hard to double down on them. They're a tough team to beat. They have so many weapons.
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Sometimes, these jobs deal with emotion. I just wanted to make sure he didn't do that.
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Sometimes there's only so much you can do. I think Matt would play if it was just the pain. They're worried that if your jaw is broke and you get hit again, what can happen.