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
appreciate good job losing matt physical
I appreciate Matt getting physical and not losing his cool. I don't know if I would have done as good a job as he did.
comparison definitely depth experience inside key last outside people worse
I feel better that our key people are very confident, very stable. I feel worse that we definitely don't have the depth. We have more depth inside than we had last year, but no experience. And we have no experience or depth inside or outside in comparison to what we lost.
guys responsibility
I feel all of the responsibility for that. I did not get as much out of these guys as they had to give.
chance win
I don't think (we have) any chance (of playing) at The Palace. I think we would have had to win this thing to get a chance at The Palace.
depends game indicative maybe realize score
I don't think the score here was maybe indicative of how the game went. I think we all realize we're all pretty even. It just depends on who comes to play.
love passion
I don't like the guy. I love the guy. I love his passion for the game.
forced tried
He probably tried to do too much because he was forced into that position.
again bone change decision maybe plays sure wear
I'd say, right now, it's maybe 50-50 (that he plays this weekend), and yet I don't know what would change it, what would make it 70-30. He's going to wear the same 'Friday the 13th' mask, and he's going to have the same mouthpiece. I'm sure they'll X-ray it again and see how the bone has grown, and then we'll probably make the decision (today) or Wednesday.
bad knows
I don't think he knows what he's going to do yet. I think, for sure, he'd like to go. I really do, and I don't think that's bad. But the one thing I feel comfortable with Shannon, I don't think he'll make a bad decision.
cheated
I don't think he ever cheated a day in his life.
problem
I don't see that being a problem right now.
dropped farther
I don't think anybody's pressing any charges. I don't think it's going any farther than that. I think it is a dropped issue.
break games incredible trying wins
It's probably two games too many, but at the same time, it's an incredible opportunity, ... And I'm not trying to break anyone's wins record, so what's the difference?
good helped sure
It sure feel good to be home. I can't tell you how much that helped some of our players.