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
balls shoot throwing
We really didn't shoot very well. We just missed. In that first half, we were just throwing balls at the basket.
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If we can execute defensively as well as we do offensively, we have a chance to be a really good team.
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If this place isn't Duke and North Carolina with the number of good players in the state, it's the coaches' fault.
encouraged facts opinion
I have encouraged him to (speak out). My opinion is he has some facts to get straightened out. I don't know if he will or not.
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I didn't like that we shot that many there early. You never want to shoot that many threes.
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I did not like the way it was called. Every time we touched a guy there was a foul.
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I don't feel great about it because destiny's not in our total hands. But I feel good that we're going to be difference-makers.
challenge people sell
I'd like to sell the place out. We've had 13,000 (fans), but when you say it was packed that's a whole different deal. So I challenge people to do that.
bad guys putting
I don't know what I can do about it. I feel bad that I'm putting those guys in that position, but that's just the way it is right now and it's what we've got to do.
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I don't know why we haven't been consistent. I've said a few times that maybe we're not as tough, mentally or physically, as we have been in recent years.
guarantee
I can guarantee you... he's been through so much,
bounce game happy means
I am happy to see him bounce back. This game (basketball) means so much to him. I don't know many players, seriously, that this game means more to than Maurice Ager.
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I am extremely excited and appreciative of the opportunity to participate in a goodwill event like Operation Hardwood. With all that our troops are doing for us, I view this as a small way to give something back to them. The only thing I hope to get out of this experience is to see some joy in the soldiers' eyes.
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Mo was extremely hot early, and we felt that, with the lead, we couldn't take the chance of getting him in foul trouble.