Tom Izzo confirms he turned down Suns head coaching job last year
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Marc Stein: Tom Izzo could have been the coach of the Phoenix Suns . Today Izzo confirmed on the @dpshow something that has circulated in NBA coaching circles for the past year: He turned down Suns owner Mat Ishbia last spring when offered the chance to jump to the NBA. The Suns hired another coach with Michigan State ties instead in Jordan Ott and have themselves a Coach of the Year candidate.
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