More - Tom Izzo Quotes

You can't even punch a guy in the groin anymore.

Tom Izzo

 

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

Tom Izzo

 

I think Ohio State deserves a lot of credit. The last four minutes of the game, they played extremely well. I didn't think I'd have to go with a four-guard lineup as much as we did.

Tom Izzo

 Credit

I can't make any excuses up. As a coaching staff, we have not done a good enough job of adjusting to the things we need to adjust to, whether it be the schedule, whether it be an injury, whether it be end-of-the game situations with guys tired or not tired. We've got to find a way to do a better job, because we're a good enough team to get it done.

Tom Izzo

 

The turnovers, I told you, would make a big difference in the game. We did a great job there.

Tom Izzo

 

I'm excited about the Big Ten. It's great to have our league being talked about. I think every team in the league is making some strides, and I still think there are eight teams in the league that could win the Big Ten championship.

Tom Izzo

 

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

Tom Izzo

 

I'm really excited. A lot of our older players were here. I felt like the old guys were back and we played our old style.

Tom Izzo

 

In the first half, it seemed like most of the plays we ran went down, and we held them on 3-point shots after their first couple shots right at the beginning - and we rebounded the ball a lot. In the second half, we got the lead and played well enough, but there were a couple of stretches that wore us down a little bit.

Tom Izzo

 

We'll have a clearer picture by next week or the week after.

Tom Izzo