March 28, 201016 yr If he isn't in your top three list of best college coaches in the game today, rip up your list and make another one. He does it year after year after year.
March 28, 201016 yr I also will bet the African American assistant don't know his name will be getting a job somewhere soon he seems to help do a lot of coaching during the game.
March 28, 201016 yr When it comes to just coaching and getting it done in March I think Izzo is the best coach in the country. Now hes not the best recruiter and doesn't have the best personnel year in and year out, but come March he gets it done. If his team and the other team is similar in talent in March his team almost always wins. Now when they beat UK to go to the Final 4 a few years ago and then last year in the Final 4, North Carolina had much better teams and beat them, but I just think hes an excellent coach. Now, I love Calipari and wouldn't trade him for anyone because I think hes the perfect fit for UK, but I love Izzo as a coach too. He does an excellent job.
March 28, 201016 yr Much better game coach than Calipari. While I think Izzo may be the best in game coach in the country, he is able to win without the one and done group. His kids are around long enough to learn the college game and the way he wants it played. I still believe Cal is a great coach, ... but it is hard to argue against Izzo given his record. But tons of my fellow UK fans on here wanted no part of him because he doesn't play an uptempo exciting style. I still find the humorous. Many of my fellow UK fans claim that you measure a coach by final 4's, yet seem to forget that Izzo is a regular participant. To get there as often as he has means the man can flat out coach. He is one my favorites, and it will be hard to cheer against him.
March 28, 201016 yr Izzo is a class act and a nice guy, too. I met him several years ago at a summer basketball event, just a few months after he won his national championship. He was a genuine, down-to-earth guy. Glad to see he's continuing to work his magic in East Lansing.
March 28, 201016 yr But tons of my fellow UK fans on here wanted no part of him because he doesn't play an uptempo exciting style. I still find the humorous. Many of my fellow UK fans claim that you measure a coach by final 4's, yet seem to forget that Izzo is a regular participant. To get there as often as he has means the man can flat out coach. He is one my favorites, and it will be hard to cheer against him.Amen. Izzo simply wins ... that's what you want your coach to do, right? Edited March 28, 201016 yr by westsider
March 28, 201016 yr Traditionally, if you play for the guy and you don't leave college early, you'll play in a Final Four...that's unreal. He's definitely one of my favorite coaches and I like to see him do well.
March 28, 201016 yr He's definitely one of my favorite coaches and I like to see him do well. I feel the same way.
March 28, 201016 yr Every year while filling out brackets or placing wagers, a buddy and always say, "Izzo's always a tough out". That being said, the Spartans were ranked 2 in the preseason, so they did underachieve most of the season. All that is now forgotten.
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