Tom Izzo must adapt if he wants another national title
If he’s serious about another championship, Izzo needs to adapt to the modern times instead of complaining about them.
A tearful Mateen Cleaves celebrates with Tom Izzo after Michigan State defeated Florida to win the NCAA championship in 2000. | Robert Deutsch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Look, Tom Izzo is a Hall of Famer. He has appeared in 28 consecutive NCAA tournaments, the longest ever streak by a coach at one school, and has eight Final Four appearances under his belt.
He has made the championship game twice, winning one back in 2000. In his 31 years as head coach, he has never had a losing season. The 71-year-old coach has a 71% career winning percentage in almost 1100 total games.
And yet, I believe he has to do more if Michigan State is ever going to make it back to another championship game before he retires. The State of the NCAA It’s no secret that Izzo is not a fan of the NCAA. He was just recently on the Dan Patrick Show where he discussed NIL and the state of the NCAA basketball: “To me, NIL means ‘pay-for-play’…the only difference is it’s still sort of illegal, but it’s not illegal.
That’s what’s so hard, so confusing. Who says what’s legal and not legal anymore, ya know? I don’t know.
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