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
brown deserves difference great job taylor
I think Shannon Brown deserves a lot of credit. ... I thought he did a great job on Taylor and that was the difference in the game.
gun maybe mike
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.
dogs game madder maybe quite thinking worse
I was thinking about that as every game went by. I feel better in one way, but I feel worse that it kind of makes you madder (because of) where you could have gone. Maybe we're not quite the dogs we think we are up here.
ends maybe minnesota played
I didn't think we were ever in the game, even when we were ahead. I was disappointed maybe in all ends of the court, for us, but I'd say that Minnesota had the most to with that. They just played harder.
arizona earned games looked overtime played win
I told them in the huddle that we played Gonzaga and Arizona we played all those overtime games and we've earned the right to win the game. They looked back at me and said, 'Damn right we did.
guard post
He can guard anybody. I'd let him guard a post guy,
feelings gifted guys incredibly sacrificed special student time
He's an incredibly gifted student and still has sacrificed his time away with little in reward. And you always have special feelings for guys like that.
comfort free guys level played tail throws
He played like a warrior. ... Making those free throws and all, he played his tail off. And there's just a comfort level with the guys and ... ah, it was big.
assistant basketball good heck helps pressure proud second shooting staff team three turn
I was proud of my team, staff and assistant coaches, it was a heck of a job. They were a good basketball team and put more pressure on us than Wisconsin. Our shooting and rebounding was very good, and it helps when we only turn the ball over three times in the second half.
question
There's one thing you should never question with Shannon Brown, and that's his heart.
fatigue good handling job lead zero
Fatigue had zero to do with the loss. We did not do a good job of handling our lead in that situation.
guess looks lose maybe picks potential small three win
It is a win-win-win. I guess on paper, if he goes, it looks like it's a lose for me. It's a lose if you look at the small picture, but a real win if you look at the big picture. The potential of maybe having three first-round picks is pretty impressive.
event excited experience extremely goodwill hope joy operation opportunity small troops view
I am extremely excited and appreciative of the opportunity to participate in a goodwill event like Operation Hardwood. With all that our troops are doing for us, I view this as a small way to give something back to them. The only thing I hope to get out of this experience is to see some joy in the soldiers' eyes.
conference might start toughest
It might be the toughest six-game start in any conference anywhere.