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
balance delicate players wanting
There's that delicate balance between wanting the players to feel like they can make a run, yet not making them feel that it's their right.
few late motivating playing position quite season sure ten
This is just as much a must-win for them. They've got to be hungry. They've never been in this position in quite a few years now, this late in the season playing for a Big Ten championship. I'm sure that's going to be motivating for them.
dual indiana teams threat
Not many teams have the dual threat that Indiana has. Ironically, I think at times we could be one of the teams that does.
appreciate assistant blame breaking deserve fights-and-fighting ncaa sure wants
The NCAA wants you to make sure nobody's fighting, and then they don't want you breaking it up. My assistant doesn't deserve any of the blame for that; I do. I didn't appreciate the double-technical because I didn't think that was deserved.
crack days few good guess reading seriously settle
It's just a pretty good crack in the head. And I guess it'll take a few days to settle down. ... I'm not reading into anything that there's anything seriously wrong.
game major rough senior start win
It's kind of apropos for the year. It was a rough start and it will be a rough ending. At the same time, if you can win a game and you've got Senior Day, I don't see it being a major factor.
michigan since
It's as competitive as it's been since I've been at Michigan State.
brings coming games guard guy guys loss physical playing versatile
It's a big loss for us in games coming up. It's disappointing because he was playing better. We're not the most physical team, and he brings a little physicality to us. He's a versatile guy who can guard on the perimeter and guard big guys inside.
begin brought coming covered felt games guard guards guy guys loss maybe people physical team versatile
It's a big loss for us, especially in the games we had coming up, because we felt he was a guy who could have covered a lot of people on the perimeter or inside. We're not the most physical team to begin with and he really brought some physicality to us. But maybe more importantly, I think he's a versatile guy who can guard guards on the perimeter, and he can guard big guys inside. We just don't have many guys who are able to do that.
couple courage guess hand hitting impressed left missed switch
It was clutch. That's kind of his play, where he can switch to his right hand or his left hand. You know he missed a couple wide-open 3's that he's been hitting in practice. But to have the courage to take it I guess is what impressed me the most.
good playing shots time
It was good for him to get a little confidence, get some shots up, get a little playing time in.
appreciate deserved lick move night seniors
It was their night and they deserved it. We're just going to have to lick our wounds, appreciate our seniors and move on.
beat everybody fifth good kidding monstrous team ten third top
It's not the end of the world when you're 0-2, but who's kidding who? Everybody was down. It wasn't a monstrous step, but we beat a good team. That's the fifth Top Ten team we've played, and the third we've beaten.
everybody feels kidding
It's not the end of the world when you're 0-2. But who's kidding who? Everybody feels a little down.