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
break
I've got a worn-out team, so the break couldn't come at a better time.
credit deserved game played ways win
It was a game that slipped away. Give credit to them, they deserved to win it. It was just too bad, because I think we played well enough in a lot of ways to win the game.
credit deserved game
It was a game that slipped away. Give credit to them, they deserved to win.
bruce love mad perfectly remember seeing
It was perfectly legal, but it was odd. I just remember seeing Bruce on the plane. I was mad at him, but I still love those guys.
game good practice yesterday
It was pretty good after the game ? swelled up a hair. We didn't practice yesterday just for that reason.
deal felt hold struggled tough tried worst
It's not an excuse. He just struggled as you saw. It was one of his worst games. I felt for him after, and I felt for him that he tried to hold it all in, but it's been a tough deal for him.
bag basketball best defensive honest mixed news nuts optimistic playing team
The best news for me is we are playing the best defensive basketball we've played. I'm very optimistic because I do like what this team has to offer. ... (But) I think we're a mixed bag of nuts right now, to be honest with you.
It's kind of out of my hands, it's kind of out of his hands.
days five four hands medical pressure puts three
It's kind of out of my hands and kind of out of his hands, for the most part. That puts a lot of pressure on the doctors. ... To medical people, three or four or five days makes a big difference.
finally practice
It's kind of nice. They don't like to practice?I do. So they finally get their way.
sad seniors won
It's going to be sad to see some seniors go that have done a lot of things for us, won a lot of games.
atmosphere hope incredible
It should be an incredible atmosphere for what we hope is an incredible game.
eight exposure great help league respect run talked team teams ten win
It's great to have our league being talked about. Every team in the league is making some strides. I still think eight teams can win the Big Ten championship and in the long run that's going to help our recruiting, our exposure and the respect for our league.
coming exciting few good great heck league lose negative quick run talked teams time tough
It's great to have our league being talked about and see that we're making some strides. It's an exciting time, yet it's a tough time because so many good teams are coming up. You can get on a heck of a run in a negative way pretty quick if you lose a few games.