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
including won
That was a big game, including the way we won it.
four good players supposed
That's what you're supposed to do with good players that have been around for four years.
ball bright defense half played second turned
There were some bright spots. I think in the second half we played better. Our defense was better. They turned the ball over and we scored a lot on that.
christmas gotten greatest time
This is the greatest time of the year. For nine, 10 years, we've gotten better over Christmas.
basketball defensive good win
This is a very, very good basketball team. And it was a big win because we had to win it the defensive way.
enjoyed hard hit might watching
As hard as they played, I kind of enjoyed watching them. I don't know if they'll ever hit that many 3s again. But I know we're going to play better defense. And we might have three-a-days tomorrow.
anybody bit chance confidence crazy far high last ten tournament win
As far as my confidence in the team, as crazy as it sounds, I still think we have a chance to win our last two games. If we do that, I think we go into the Big Ten Tournament on a high and have every bit a chance to win as anybody else.
finish good league understand
As good as the league is, I'm disappointed that we didn't finish higher. I'm disappointed, but I understand how good the league is.
crazy past progress saying starts tremendous
As crazy as it sounds, he just starts getting better and better. I'm not saying we're over the hump, but he's made tremendous progress over the past month.
good miss talk walks
The Big Ten's going to miss Dee Brown. He's good for this league. He doesn't talk it, he walks it.
good indiana ncaa ten tournament
This is still a very good Indiana team. They can do well in the Big Ten tournament and be a NCAA tourney team.
brown
Dee Brown killed us then, and Dee Brown killed us now.
allowed guess question
The officiating, I question it. I really do. I question it. I guess I'm allowed to say that.
fragile time
This is a fragile time for a team.