11 Quotes by Tom Izzo about basketball

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    You have to look at the first game, and it's hard to look past it in this tournament, especially now when you see some of the eight, nine and 10 seeds. Kentucky and Wisconsin as eight and nine seeds, that tells you the 11 seeds are going to be pretty good basketball teams.

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    Discipline is the greatest form of love you can show someone. Great players crave discipline

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    We are in the trophy generation.Give them a trophy for 23rd place.That makes the parents happy

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    I haven't always recruited for the best talent. I've taken a few guys who would fit for different reasons. Leadership. Toughness

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    I still think this team is good enough to win some big games. This is a talented basketball team with good guys that has had a horrendous schedule and it's taken its toll.

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    After watching (Atlantic Coast Conference) basketball growing up, when they started moving that thing to different sites I thought it hurt more than helped. So that's the only question I would have. Do we need to establish ourselves in a spot and really build on that?

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