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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We wanted to honor all the people who keep us out of harm's way every day. That's why we recognized our military, the Army and Navy, the Red Cross and emergency medical technicians. They're the ones who deserve the applause.
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We've gotten such a good system down, my managers can get a lot of stuff done. It was unbelievable around here (Sunday) night. If you open the door in that room it was Santa's elves working on Christmas Day. They were going at it. There were sparks coming out of that room. They all take some ownership.
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We have to learn how to play with the lead, and the Iowa game was a case in point where we didn't play with the lead. (The players) came into our huddle, we were up 15-4, and they really believed (Iowa) was tired. It was good: 'Let's get 'em now coach, let's do this, let's do that.' But I think they took that to another level and they started taking shots too early.
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We're working towards it, but he's got to keep earning it, too.
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We just did not check defensively. They really just went at us inside and it was almost a joke. We've never been handled like that inside.
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We have an opportunity of a lifetime, ... to be home and playing for at least a share of the Big Ten championship.
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We found a way to win ? that's what you've got to do in one-and-done time.
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We found a way to win, but we've got to get a lot better in the next 25 hours or so.
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We didn't execute as well in the last three minutes. We were shooting almost 50% against a good team, we just couldn't get it done down the stretch.
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We have not had three guys as prolific as those three. They've been pretty special, and they're good guys that are going to graduate, making them the total package.
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We haven't checked anybody yet. That's going to change -- or we're going to find a way to change it.
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We played well in spurts and I thought we hurt them with our transition game. We weren't rebounding well enough to get any breaks going in the first half. Rebounding is our Achilles' heel right now.
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We didn't play well, they played well. They deserve the credit that they get. That's an NCAA (Tournament) team, I don't think there's any question about that.
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We're a very good offensive team. And that'll get us about fourth place in our league.