Tom Izzo: has there been a more consistent/successful coach

[Chi_archie]

since the Wooden/Ucla era?

serious question, i'm not good with coaches before the last ten years....


this guy's track record at MSU is unreal though

[Chi_archie]

every player that has ever stayed in school for 4 years with him at MSU has been to a Final Four


how bout that for a recruiting one liner?

13 straight years to the dance

33-11 all time record in the tourney with MSU.....

guy is not an egomanic like most of the other "great" ncaa coaches, and goes under the radar...he just works hard and coaches talent into winners

[No coincidences]

Check out his one-day turnaround record in the ncaa tournament as well.

If MSU wins tonight, might as well pencil them into the FF.

IMHO, he's the best around.

[HoulihansTX]

Tom Izzo

The only reason I threw a Hundo on Mich St.

[nosniboR11]

coach K the best college basketball coach ever, but izzo would be top three,

my lifetime

[No coincidences]

coach K the best college basketball coach ever, but izzo would be top three,

my lifetime

A) How many Elite 8s/Final Fours has Coach K been in since 2002?
B) How many seeds of 4 or better has Duke beaten since 2001?

Get back to me on those.

[Chi_archie]

how many times has coach K been knocked out as a high (1,2,3) seed before the elite 8?

[No coincidences]

A) How many Elite 8s/Final Fours has Coach K been in since 2002?
B) How many seeds of 4 or better has Duke beaten since 2001?

Get back to me on those.

In case you don't know, the answers:

1) 1.
2) 0.

[lakerboy]

Izzo is a legend.

[No coincidences]

Izzo is a legend.

Yes he is.

UNI may be the play de jour, but there's no way I'm picking against him in this spot. In fact, since they're a wounded dog backed into a corner and everyone is counting them out, it makes me want to up the ante and back MSU even more.

[MC PICKS]

Michigan State is gonna kick Northern Iowas asses up and down tonight. -1 is a staright up f**kin steal.

[freeVICK]

i remember izzo wanted to coach the football team too. he probably woulda had a top 10 fooball team year after year as well

[Chi_archie]

If I had 5 seconds left and a half-court inbounds.... no coach i'd want drawing the play up and preparing his team more than Izzo....

[No coincidences]

If I had 5 seconds left and a half-court inbounds.... no coach i'd want drawing the play up and preparing his team more than Izzo....

His in-bound plays are money. If they don't work, it's because the players didn't execute. When he had Mateen and Mo Pete, the success rate out of timeouts was insane.

[Heandog]

agree totally with Izzo Hey this kid coach from Butler not to shabby he is 87-14 in his 3 years there, got a long time to go, hope he dose well seems like a really nice guy

[Chi_archie]

great point Heaner, these mid major teams with multiple years of berths and runs in the tourney are the next class of coach k's, caliparis, izzos, williams ect


I am personally Biased but for regular season coaching, and coaching kids with less talent than most big time programs....I LOVE Jamie Dixon..... they just never recruit or land the kinda talent that will take them to a final 4 so far. and that's a shame. This guy is due to shatter all sorts of first to 200 wins, best record after 10 years ect. kinda marks in D1 hoops coaching

[HoulihansTX]

Tom Izzo The only reason I threw a Hundo on Mich St.

Izzo's halftime adjustments got us the win.

The legend continues

[3PtShooter]

my top 3 coaches

coach k
izzo
bo ryan

[Shortstop]

Izzo is no doubt one of the greatest coaches in the present tense, he definitely takes care of business!

[fury]

Gotta pay my respects to the legend

[Straight Cash]

Izzo is 100% stud, also something like 14-4 on the second day of a weekend in the tourney. Watch out Vols...

[TPowell]

guy could take that SBR team to a Sweet 16

[The Seer]

i remember izzo wanted to coach the football team too. he probably woulda had a top 10 fooball team year after year as well

I don't think so, I doubt he would even know what a 3 technique is

[ronjon619]

he was handed the keys to a winner. Heathcote was the man in Lansing who brought Erving Magic Johnson to the campus.

[Deuce]

I hate MSU with a passion GO BLUE, but I have tremendous respect for Tommy. He is a Schembechler type coach for MSU.

[ronjon619]

I don't think so, I doubt he would even know what a 3 technique is

well neither does their coach now.


Put me in, I know what shade that is.

[hoopster42]

GREAT coach but only one championship w/all those final 4's..............knight had like 3 champ's, calhoun has 2, coach k has 2 or 3...........i have always wondered how izzo would do in the ACC, BIG EAST, even the BIG-12, where he would not have such a lack of talent like they do in the Big-10........let's face it, the Big-10 from top to bottom is not the type of caliber league as the other top ones, but izzo's coaching talent has to be recognized because he does it get it done in the dance, until he reaches the final 4, then he does not usually have the horses............speaking of which, beating tenn will be very tough...............

[hoopster42]

I hate MSU with a passion GO BLUE, but I have tremendous respect for Tommy. He is a Schembechler type coach for MSU.

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he's better than BO was. BO, may he RIP, could never win the big one..... dude had no nat'l titles and a rotten rose bowl record

[No coincidences]

GREAT coach but only one championship w/all those final 4's..............knight had like 3 champ's, calhoun has 2, coach k has 2 or 3...........i have always wondered how izzo would do in the ACC, BIG EAST, even the BIG-12, where he would not have such a lack of talent like they do in the Big-10........let's face it, the Big-10 from top to bottom is not the type of caliber league as the other top ones, but izzo's coaching talent has to be recognized because he does it get it done in the dance, until he reaches the final 4, then he does not usually have the horses............speaking of which, beating tenn will be very tough...............

Question: which conferences have the most Final Four appearances in the last 15 years?

Answer:
Atlantic Coast Conference=13
South Eastern Conference=12
Big Ten=11
Big Twelve=7
Pacific Ten=7
Big East=7
Atlantic Ten=1
Mountain West=1
Colonial Athletic Association=1

[hoopster42]

A) How many Elite 8s/Final Fours has Coach K been in since 2002?
B) How many seeds of 4 or better has Duke beaten since 2001?

Get back to me on those.

coach K's overall record in his entire career puts him right behind john wooden as best coach ever. we'll judge when both guys are done but don't forget that coach k coach's 8 miles away from north carolina and roy williams where the great dean smith was as well. what coach K does at a school known for strict academic standards in a conf that is one of the top 2 (big east the other) almost every yr is absolutely incredible

pound for pound, for his career, coach K is #2 behind wooden for BEST EVER right now

[hoopster42]

Question: which conferences have the most Final Four appearances in the last 15 years?

Answer:
Atlantic Coast Conference=13
South Eastern Conference=12
Big Ten=11
Big Twelve=7
Pacific Ten=7
Big East=7
Atlantic Ten=1
Mountain West=1
Colonial Athletic Association=1

the ACC has duke and carolina getting those final 4's while the big-10 has mainly mich st. translation: MUCH tougher competition from top to bottom in the ACC

[No coincidences]

the ACC has duke and carolina getting those final 4's while the big-10 has mainly mich st. translation: MUCH tougher competition from top to bottom in the ACC

Well, MSU's been to five, which leaves six for everyone else -- not too shabby. Even with MSU out of the equation, that's only one less than the vaunted Big East and Big 12 you originally argued.

[hoopster42]

the big 10 has been getting better the last 15 yrs after being total shit before that..........the ACC has been a GREAT conf for the ENTIRE time that coach K has been there, like 30 yrs or whatever

[hoopster42]

Well, MSU's been to five, which leaves six for everyone else -- not too shabby. Even with MSU out of the equation, that's only one less than the vaunted Big East and Big 12 you originally argued.

lol, the big east for most of those yrs had miami, rutgers, wva, fla st

NOW after adding teams and splitting into 2 divisions of 8, it is a SUPER CONFERENCE

check after the big east has had 15 yrs of the CURRENT set up and then we'll talk

college sports is my life, can't fool me brotha

[No coincidences]

lol, the big east for most of those yrs had miami, rutgers, wva, fla st

NOW after adding teams and splitting into 2 divisions of 8, it is a SUPER CONFERENCE

check after the big east has had 15 yrs of the CURRENT set up and then we'll talk

college sports is my life, can't fool me brotha

Hey, I'm not the one who talked about Izzo in a "better" conference like the Big East -- that was you.

Dude, the Big East crashed and burned in this year's tournament. And if I remember correctly, MSU knocked both Louisville and UConn out just 12 months ago in the Elite 8 and FF.