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Tom Izzo (HC Michigan St. Spartans)

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DZ83CK said:
I think it's moreso that he dislikes anything that takes away from his ability to control his team with an iron grip. He wants to coach his players hard, knows his guys will be challenged mentally & go through uncomfortable/unpleasant days. Izzo doesn't want his tough coaching to backfire on him, he wants it to be harder to transfer because he knows some kids may not appreciate his style.
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I love Izzo but this.
 
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Michigan State men's college basketball coach Tom Izzo gets new 5-year, $31 million deal

Michigan State has signed men's college basketball coach Tom Izzo to a new five-year deal valued at $6.2 million per season, giving him about $2 million more each year.
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"Michigan State has been a home to me and my family for 40 years and I'm ecstatic to sign this contract," Izzo said in the statement.

Entire article: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-b...oach-tom-izzo-gets-new-5-year-31-million-deal
 
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Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo showed frustration with his team's defensive intensity level by snapping a clipboard during a timeout in the second half of Friday's NCAA Tournament first-round win over USC. Analyst Charles Barkley said after the game he thought Izzo's defensive game plan was "sensational" after halftime, when the Spartans held the Trojans scoreless for a five-minute stretch that decided the game. Izzo's sideline antics seemed to motivate his team.

"These are harder to break than those old cardboard ones that (Steve) Lappas had," Izzo told CBS Sports after the game. "He wouldn’t have been strong enough to break this. It’s just part of the fun. You know what, we’re going to coach guys. We’re going to be hard on them because defense wins games.”

Izzo is coaching in the NCAA Tournament for the 25th-consecutive season.

 
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Tom Izzo questions Big Ten expansion, increased travel: 'Is somebody crazy?'​

ON BIG TEN EXPANSION:
“My thoughts (with regard to travel) are, ‘Is somebody crazy?’ But at the same time, I’m going to do whatever we do. But this one takes on a new world, because I just don’t know how you’re going to do it academically, scheduling, all those things. It takes on a-whole-nother part. But somehow, someway, I’m sure it’ll work out.

“If you want to look at it a positive way, you’re a player getting exposure from L.A. to New York. That’s pretty good as far as that goes. I can’t say I’m not a traditionalist that enjoys a conference when you get to play everybody twice, or at least most teams. Now, I think the schedule dictates the champion almost more than the team. That part I don’t like as much. But the exposure — we’re adding four quality teams, that’s for sure. I think they’re going to bring a lot to the Big Ten. Hopefully it works out.

It was me that told Jim Delany the Big Ten Network would never work. I didn’t think the Big Ten Tournament would work. Shows you how dumb I am.
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Tom Izzo 'not a fan' of transfer portal, argues against players making more money than him via NIL​

The Michigan State basketball coach has problems with the current state of college athletics.​

Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo has criticized NIL and the transfer portal in the past and doubled down on his stance during an interview with Big Ten Network on Friday. Izzo shook his head at players transferring "3-4 times" and argued for a cap on NIL earnings for student-athletes.

"I'm not a fan of the transfer rule," Izzo said. "If that hurts me in recruiting, that's a shame. It should help me. I look at these kids; not every place is for everybody. But when you're transferring 3-4 times, I wonder what that's going to be like for those kids later on in life? Every student needs a place to go back to. They're going to be going back to four different places? They ain't going to be embraced by all those people.

"I always believed players should get more money, but it went to more money than you and I make. I don't think that's right. Paying your dues and going through things is what's going to make you better in the long run."

Izzo's comments follow statements he made earlier this month about players getting too much money at too young an age. He also compared his marriage to the transferring portal, arguing that good can come from standing by your first choice and working through differences.

"Sometimes, when you're given too much at an early age, as we see with movie stars or we see with people in music, it's never a great ending," Izzo said at the Detroit Economic Club. "I know my wife has tried to put me in the transfer portal a lot, but I'm still there. You don't get to just transfer out of everything. I'm 100% for the true version of the NIL if name, image and likeness can make you money. I'm not interested in pay-for-play."
 
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