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
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Shannon Brown has probably been as steady as anybody on both ends of the court. He hasn't had the big ups and downs that some people have had. And he's the most vocal.
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Shannon Brown does have a knack for rising to the occasion in big games. He kind of thrives on the pressure. When I told him he had to take over a little bit, he did it in such a controlled way - even with that dunk he had, one of the best I've ever seen here.
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I think Shannon Brown deserves a lot of credit. ... I thought he did a great job on Taylor and that was the difference in the game.
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Guy gets a cramp ? that's no big deal. Is that something that's a day-to-day thing? No. There's one thing you should never question on Shannon Brown and that's his heart.
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We had one stretch where we felt we were getting clobbered in there and Dee Brown took over. A combination of the two is not a pretty sight.
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Hey, this was a Dee Brown night. And he won the Heisman.
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Dee Brown killed us then, and Dee Brown killed us now.
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If Shannon Brown goes out early (for the NBA), and with (senior) Maurice Ager not coming back, because of need Isaiah could be forced to play earlier. That's good news and bad news.
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It's time for a different Brown to be the hero.
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I told Shannon as he was walking out there, maybe it was time for a different Brown to be the hero.
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When you play that many (ranked teams) in a row, it becomes a mental strain as far as keeping your guys up. I think it helps that it's the Michigan game. I think our guys will be up for that. If there was going to be a time when they mentally let down a little bit, I don't see it being this week. Emotionally, it's Michigan-Michigan State and that carries more than anybody we play, let's be honest.
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We didn't play great but we played good enough to win. This was a step. How big a step? It's too early to tell.
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We did a pretty good job on a lot of guys, just free throws, free throws, free throws.
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When our recruiting changes, when we get to select instead of recruit, then I'll consider us in the next echelon.