425 Quotes by Tom Izzo

It was their night and they deserved it. We're just going to have to lick our wounds, appreciate our seniors and move on.

We're just a worn-out team right now ... We're flat-out beat.

It was a total mistake on both parties. Our student wasn't in the right position, and he wasn't under the right mentality. And Amadou, who's a good kid, probably made a mistake pushing him. You want your fans to be crazy, but I really think this was a mistake.

Can we just not maintain, but can we build?

I think it's a shame, as good as our league is.

But when you look at what he does, it's more football-related than basketball. He bangs in there, he rebounds well, he defends well. The work he does in the weight room, the sprints they do (in football) those things help him for what we need him for.

The really sad part is, I thought this team had enough talent to go a long way. We had three really good players, but we just didn't have enough depth and we were never as consistent or tough as we needed to be.

I thought we sucked it up pretty good.

It's back to the drawing board on defense. We have good enough athletes and good enough players to get it done. But they're going to be coached harder in the next three-and-a-half days.