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
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.
beat few ohio playing schedule somewhat team ten
They're playing for a Big Ten championship. They haven't done that for a few years now, and they're playing a team that beat them handily. The schedule is somewhat in their favor, somewhat in Ohio State's favor.
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They're gonna be the real deal in this league before it's done.
continued guys hat losing means says team tough
They're all guys who made significant improvements, and that means they're getting well-coached. I take my hat off to Matt. He was put in a tough situation, losing all those guys early, and that team has continued to improve, and that says it all.
ready team worried
There's enough in this rivalry. We're more worried about getting our team ready to play. That (incident) won't be an issue.
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.
credit hung number ridiculous ugly
The turnovers were made at ridiculous times. And the number ... Give them credit. They (Iowa) hung in there. It was an ugly game.
difference great job
The turnovers, I told you, would make a big difference in the game. We did a great job there.
brought deserved given harder night practice sure worked
They deserved to win. I'm not sure they worked any harder (than his team) in practice, but on this given night they brought it. It was their night and they deserved it.
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They are maybe the biggest team in size on that front line, but I think it gives us a chance to play more people. They're not as athletic up front. They're don't score as much up front as some of the teams we've played recently.
critical injuries people valuable
They are valuable guys. It is a critical injury. But people have had more injuries than we've had.
bad foul guys half night played sync ways win
It was just too bad because I think we played well enough in a lot of ways to win the game, but we just couldn't get in sync half the night with guys out with foul trouble.
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They've had moments when they've been real good and not as good, and so have we. They still have some vulnerability just like everybody in this league does. It was just two games ago that Iowa lost to Northwestern.