425 Quotes by Tom Izzo


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    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.

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    We were kind of discombobulated. I thought I had better call a timeout. We were scrambling.

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    Illinois is not going to be worried because they beat us two times or three times. They're not going to have a letdown. They've got a great team.

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    There's enough in this rivalry. We're more worried about getting our team ready to play. That (incident) won't be an issue.

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    Illinois and Michigan State are both going to play pretty good defense. They're playing a little better than we are defensively right now, and I guarantee you both teams are going to run.

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    You do have to have good teams, let's not kid ourselves. And I think Bruce Weber has done a phenomenal job there.

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    He's got the skills to handle the ball, but he needs to get stronger to play at the college level, and he'll do that.

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