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"HALFTIME DRAMA
Brown and Hall were involved in a switch miscommunication at the end of the half. It resulted in Jaquez coming open for a 19-foot jumper which cut MSU’s 13-point lead to 44-33 at the halftime buzzer.
“We were supposed to switch and we didn’t switch and they hit a shot,” Izzo said.
Hall and Gabe Brown looked at one another after the play in frustration. Brown pleaded his case to Izzo. Izzo grabbed Brown by the arm as they headed to the tunnel, and later chased after Brown for a few more words.
That exchange became fodder for bleeding hearts on social media who are uncomfortable seeing hard coaching, or unaccustomed to Izzo’s mode of operation.
Former Michigan State players such as Draymond Green, Delvon Roe and Brandon Wood came to Izzo’s defense at halftime, as did TBS studio analyst Charles Barkley. TBS analyst Kenny Smith was critical of Izzo’s handling of the situation.
“You guys are beautiful,” Izzo laughed when asked about the exchange after the game. “Yeah, he missed a play and I told him and he walked away and I told him to come back. It was over a missed switch that we had talked about.
“It was a normal nothing. This day and age, everything is something.
“We went through this a couple of years ago.”
That was when Izzo lambasted Henry for casual errors as a freshman in a tense victory over Bradley in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament. Afterward, Henry repeatedly condoned Izzo’s treatment of the situation, all the way to the Final Four, and for his next two seasons. "
That says it right there....as long as they win he can treat them however he wants and the players accept it and fans love it.
"HALFTIME DRAMA
Brown and Hall were involved in a switch miscommunication at the end of the half. It resulted in Jaquez coming open for a 19-foot jumper which cut MSU’s 13-point lead to 44-33 at the halftime buzzer.
“We were supposed to switch and we didn’t switch and they hit a shot,” Izzo said.
Hall and Gabe Brown looked at one another after the play in frustration. Brown pleaded his case to Izzo. Izzo grabbed Brown by the arm as they headed to the tunnel, and later chased after Brown for a few more words.
That exchange became fodder for bleeding hearts on social media who are uncomfortable seeing hard coaching, or unaccustomed to Izzo’s mode of operation.
Former Michigan State players such as Draymond Green, Delvon Roe and Brandon Wood came to Izzo’s defense at halftime, as did TBS studio analyst Charles Barkley. TBS analyst Kenny Smith was critical of Izzo’s handling of the situation.
“You guys are beautiful,” Izzo laughed when asked about the exchange after the game. “Yeah, he missed a play and I told him and he walked away and I told him to come back. It was over a missed switch that we had talked about.
“It was a normal nothing. This day and age, everything is something.
“We went through this a couple of years ago.”
That was when Izzo lambasted Henry for casual errors as a freshman in a tense victory over Bradley in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament. Afterward, Henry repeatedly condoned Izzo’s treatment of the situation, all the way to the Final Four, and for his next two seasons. "
That says it right there....as long as they win he can treat them however he wants and the players accept it and fans love it.
