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
coach difficult game
That was a difficult game to coach and difficult game to play in.
That was frustrating, but that's what they do.
seven
That was big to have it be seven when we thought we'd be down four.
basketball best close couple game maybe perfect
That was our best basketball game in maybe a couple years. This was close to a perfect game.
assistant basketball good heck helps pressure proud second shooting staff team three turn
I was proud of my team, staff and assistant coaches, it was a heck of a job. They were a good basketball team and put more pressure on us than Wisconsin. Our shooting and rebounding was very good, and it helps when we only turn the ball over three times in the second half.
davis
I think Davis did the 'Lambeau Leap,' even.
bottom conference eight fight four gonna losses maybe others race round scheduling strongest teams ten top win
I said that there could be eight teams vie for the championship. I think scheduling (the Big Ten doesn't play a round robin, so some teams play others just once) is gonna play a part in everything. I still think our conference could fight to be the strongest in the country. When you look top to bottom at the conference race this year, four losses could win it, maybe more.
best credit gonna good joke normally rank
I said 'Oh, it's gonna be a charge,' and then he jumped, I think, over him. I would normally joke and take credit for that, but that was so good I can't even joke and take credit. That will rank right up with the best I've seen.
beat brains players respect
I respect their program, I respect their coach, I respect their players and recruited some of them, and yet I want to beat their brains in. That's just the way it works.
decent job missing
I thought we did a decent job on them. We just didn't score. It wasn't the offense, it was the missing some shots.
couple slip won
I thought we had it won a couple of times and let it slip away.
checked loose
I thought they were physical. I thought they checked us. I thought they got to loose balls.
time touched
I think we were too aggressive. Every time we touched a guy, there was a foul.
attraction chicago incredible job main maybe people
I think a lot of people like the Chicago thing because it's maybe more of a destination. But Indianapolis did an incredible job of making us feel like we were the main attraction in town.