Tom Izzo has lost during the first weekend 3 straight years

Submitted by Bambi on

While Beilein and Painter have made back to back Sweet 16s.

January, February, Beilein.

Bambi

March 18th, 2018 at 5:25 PM ^

Twice he has been the significantly higher seed, 2 vs 15 and 3 vs 11, one of those was the first game, and both times his teams were "National Title Contenders"

saveferris

March 18th, 2018 at 5:29 PM ^

I think the pending FBI and NCAA investigations will make that decision for him. Enjoy your summer Tom. Make sure to keep wearing that teal ribbon wherever you go, maybe you’ll actually convince somebody you’re sincere about protecting women from sexual assault you fucking hypocrite.

MGolem

March 18th, 2018 at 5:54 PM ^

Is that Bridges is a legit talent and he never even considered coming to Michigan. Beilein would have really helped him improve his game and he would be lights out as our 4 man. These high school players need to wake the fuck up and start playing for coaches who actually know how to develop players/teams. Oh well.

JonnyHintz

March 18th, 2018 at 6:05 PM ^

There’s a reason Beilein doesn’t recruit like the top programs. Beilein refuses to play dirty and give those extra benefits to these kids. If schools like Duke, Louisville, Kansas or NC are willing to play that game, why go to Michigan? Michigan isn’t a better basketball school. Those schools get better exposure. And they’re willing to play dirty?

LabattsBleu

March 18th, 2018 at 5:35 PM ^

this was supposedly his best roster ever...

but honest question have any players actually become better at MSU?

i mean maybe Valentine?

just seems like they get by on athleticism and when they get shutdown scheme-wise, Izzo has no answers and they resort to Hero ball.

Langford looked invisible, as did Jackson. Bridges might have had a couple of moments, but nothing of consequence...Certainly nothing under the bright lights

Clarence Boddicker

March 18th, 2018 at 7:42 PM ^

Give that Sparty co-worker all the shit in the world tomorrow. Invent strange new forms of trash talking. You've earned it! Just remember that Michigan State University sold its soul...for that.

Perkis-Size Me

March 18th, 2018 at 5:38 PM ^

I hope coming back was worth it, Bridges. As far as I see it, you came back just to get swept by Michigan and not even make it out of the first weekend of the tournament.

Cruzcontrol75

March 18th, 2018 at 5:40 PM ^

2-3 in tournament beginning with loss to MTSU. Losses to 15 & 11 seeds and 2nd round loss last year. With likely departures of Bridges and Jackson Jr. good luck to them next year.

Griff88

March 18th, 2018 at 5:43 PM ^

This past summer,  Winston said,  "We got everybody back now, it's going to be a scary year.”

Your right Cassius, it was a scary year...

BlueinOK

March 18th, 2018 at 5:44 PM ^

Now everyone needs to stop hyping MSU every March. I'm so sick of seeing them as the trending Final Four team with people just saying well Izzo? 

umchicago

March 18th, 2018 at 5:47 PM ^

do any of his players get better?  maybe winston's shot; rest of his game not so much.  maybe mcquaid a bit. ward maybe but even he disappeared the last month.  no one else really.  a senior nairn doesn't even play.  bridges, jackson, langford zero improvement.

jmblue

March 18th, 2018 at 6:04 PM ^

So, over the last six years:

-Michigan has advanced further than MSU in the tourney three times (2013, '17, '18);

-MSU has advanced further than UM once (2015);

-The two have reached the same point twice ('14, '16).

That's including the two years where our backcourt was crippled by injury.