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
confidence internet keys lose maybe nowadays problem radio sudden survive talk three
I think that will be one of the keys to the season, will we survive if we lose two games, three games, maybe even five? ... The problem nowadays with the Internet and talk radio -- all of a sudden everyone's getting down on you, and your confidence can go down.
athletic key
He's just so athletic and can make the key play.
continue defender definitely improve needs tenacious tougher
He's definitely the most tenacious defender we've ever had here. He needs to continue to improve his shooting, but he's tougher than nails.
great guard
He shouldn't be called a great guard or a great shooter. He should just be called a winner.
hour miles
He's got to be going 100 miles an hour all the time.
college handle needs skills stronger
He's got the skills to handle the ball, but he needs to get stronger to play at the college level, and he'll do that.
break came days efficient few good looked next sharp team
We looked like a team that came off a four-day break and weren't very sharp or efficient offensively. Hopefully, we'll get better in the next few days because we're not good enough right now.
biggest figure good great kept losing mind problem schedules team tough within
Our biggest problem was there was no spacing between those tough games. We kept losing and having to play another great team right away. I still think good schedules make you better in the long run. I don't mind losing because that's how you figure out what's wrong, but you have to do it within reason.
coached consistent group players star three tonight whatever
Paul, Mo, Shannon were just not the same players tonight. For 12 of 13 games, I thought that our three star players were as consistent as any group I've coached over the years, and tonight for whatever reason, we weren't as consistent.
credit paul played
Give Paul credit because he went back in and played with those fouls.
bone guy healing hurt strictly talking
If it's just strictly the bone healing, then we're probably talking more weeks. But if it's the bone healing and the guy being able to take a little pain, and not hurt it ... he can take some pain. And that's what I'm basing it on; I think he can take some pain.
based carry conference hurts image looked marquee strength teams three top total
I always think it hurts it some, and I don't think it's fair. If your top two or three teams don't carry that flag, I think the conference is looked down upon. I think the image of the conference is based more on the marquee teams; the strength of the conference is based more on the total teams. You would think they should go together, but I don't think they do.
create deal guys handling hopefully inside issues kids next outside preach pressure time year
I always preach to my kids that outside issues create inside problems. Pressure that you get at this time of year - you're a senior, you've got to play well to hopefully play at the next level. You just have to deal with it. I look at those guys right now, and they're not handling it as well as they did earlier.
growing man player student vocal
He's changed. He is very much a vocal guy, very much the leader. You can look him in the eye. Growing as a player and a student is one thing ? growing as a man is another.