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THAT'S why I love Izzo

  • The Slick Man

  • I had thought Payne was going to have a Jahvid Best moment. Then there he goes diving for the pumpkin. Unbelievable.

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    Too Easy

  • That was freaking awesome! So many things happened in that moment. We saw the completion of the evolution of a player when they give 100% of everything they have to the program. You could see it in Izzo's eyes how much that moment meant, and not just for that point in the game. That's an example to look back on to educate and motivate! Like the infamous smashing of the game tape in 2000.

    Motown Spartan

  • whittierspartan said...

    Tom's emotion on Payne's play is such a statement about Izzo. . . it totally illustrates what he values in the game from his players. Payne has missed a slam dunk. . . and takes one of the hardest falls of the season on his shoulder. . . very briefly slumping on the floor. But the ball pops loose and Payne recovers from his fall. . . . diving and successfully wrestling the ball away from others in a scrum, and then calls a time out before the ref can call a traveling violation on Payne's gyrations on the floor. Toughness and never say die. . . a moment we might not have seen had AP made the dunk, but I'll connect this play to AP for many years to come.

    tl;dr: PPTPW

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  • Minnie said...

    Forward to 1:27 to see the play.

    I was listening to the game on the radio so that's the first I saw of it, jesus that is the definition of Tom Izzo basketball.

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  • gomsuno1 said...

    Here is a vadger fan description (from their board another site) of Payne's play

    Payne lay motionless/unconscious on the ground after free-falling 10 feet and simultaneously landing on his head and shoulder. When he awakes from his stupor, groggy minded and fazed, he realizes that he is in the midst of a basketball game.

    While still recovering from his trauma induced incident and lying motionless on the floor, the basketball bounces between three red jerseys into his hands for an offensive rebound. Quickly, Payne calls a 30 second time out and MSU keeps possession.

    That was from a thread of vadger fans ripping their team after the game. lol

    lol

    Having had the chance to meet a number of Badgers over the past year, I have to say - they truly can rival us for meltdowns. I was shocked how little they value their coaches.

    TravelinMan ●

  • Any Youtube on this?

    spartanMF ●

  • That hug represents what MSU basketball is. The Tom Izzo extended family, of his team, former players & even the fans

    This post was edited by Big Doug on 3/8/2013 at 8:16 AM

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  • Motown Spartan said...

    That was freaking awesome! So many things happened in that moment. We saw the completion of the evolution of a player when they give 100% of everything they have to the program. You could see it in Izzo's eyes how much that moment meant, and not just for that point in the game. That's an example to look back on to educate and motivate! Like the infamous smashing of the game tape in 2000.

    So infamous you forgot the year. 2005 my man. Team meeting a few days after Alan Anderson missed some clutch FTs against Iowa in the BTT.

    Iceman3MSU

  • If you are a recruit watching the basketball game and saw the hug with Payne..How can you say no to playing for Izzo? The dude is so passionate.

    This post was edited by Izzomsu on 3/8/2013 at 10:02 AM

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  • spartanMF said...

    Any Youtube on this?

    I wish this included Payne's scramble for the ball and TO.

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=LdFZne1yzro

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  • Izzomsu said...

    If you are a recruit watching the basketball game and saw the hug with Payne..How can you say no to playing for Izzo? The dude is so passionate.

    Jabari Parker said that coach K was in his living room and demonstrating positions to him and how "passionate" he was about the game, and that's what really started swaying him to Duke.

    I think Jabari Parker is a great kid, everything I've read about him speaks volumns of his character and I wish him well, however, in this one instance, if he used "passion" as an influential reason to chose Duke over MSU and Tom Izzo, I thought he couldn't be more wrong. K vs. Izzo and "passion" and caring about his kids? Not close. Not even close.

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  • DWags said...

    Jabari Parker said that coach K was in his living room and demonstrating positions to him and how "passionate" he was about the game, and that's what really started swaying him to Duke.

    I think Jabari Parker is a great kid, everything I've read about him speaks volumns of his character and I wish him well, however, in this one instance, if he used "passion" as an influential reason to chose Duke over MSU and Tom Izzo, I thought he couldn't be more wrong. K vs. Izzo and "passion" and caring about his kids? Not close. Not even close.

    You mentioned two separately district things. One is passion for the game the other is passion for the kids. Jabari said he liked K's passion for the game. TI demonstrated his passion for his players.

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  • Klevin Torborg said...

    You mentioned two separately district things. One is passion for the game the other is passion for the kids. Jabari said he liked K's passion for the game. TI demonstrated his passion for his players.

    I also think he's beyond passionate for the game, just watch him on the sidelines, how he coaches. That picture of him in our victory over Florida in the NC game demonstrates his passion for everythingn. I think he beats K in both passion for the game and the kids.

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  • So many feels...

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    40,000 posts strong.

    LegendAndLeader

  • DWags said...

    I also think he's beyond passionate for the game, just watch him on the sidelines, how he coaches. That picture of him in our victory over Florida in the NC game demonstrates his passion for everythingn. I think he beats K in both passion for the game and the kids.

    I hear you and I was not saying that Izzo lacks passion for the game. I guess my point is that it is difficult to say that while sitting in Jabari's living room Coach K didn't demonstrate more passion for the game than Coach Izzo did. I remember reading a report about how Izzo and Stephens got the last in-home visit with Jabari and that they really didn't even talk basketball much during that visit. Rather, he and Izzo talked more about life. To me, that was big and made me proud of the way Izzo handles our program because he is not just building players or a program, but building men. Maybe Jabari figured he already has good parents to do that and wants a coach that is passionate about basketball first and individuals second. Hell if I know shrug.

    Klevin Torborg ●

  • Jabari is a douche..now lets focus on Cliff Alexander, Okafur and Jones

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    Izzomsu ●

  • Who wouldn't want to play for a coach like Tom Izzo? I'd run through a damn brick wall for the man.

    Being called a sunshine blower is not insulting to me and I'm proud to be one.

    SpartyFever ●

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