National writer: Tom Izzo not even top coach in age bracket

06/20/11 Remember the spring of 2010, when many college basketball pundits were singing the praises of Michigan State's Tom Izzo, claiming him to be the best coach in the country?

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College-to-NBA coaching pipeline dries up

07/06/11 The Cleveland Cavaliers made a highly publicized play for Michigan State coach Tom Izzo in June 2010, but Izzo turned down a lucrative financial offer to stay with the Spartans. A year later, Minnesota Timberwolves general manager David Kahn asked about Washington coach Lorenzo Romar. But it's not going any further than that initial inquiry. Romar isn't heading to Minneapolis. Will that be the ...

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Five for the Weekend: Life on road with Izzo exhausting, great

07/08/11 Tom Izzo is a regular guy. And then he's not. He hardly sleeps and he's better at his job than you. Gary Parrish says that's the truth after a week spent on the road with Izzo. No lying about this, either: Bruce Pearl will coach again.

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