Old Boss Shows Scheduling Way
We've been making a bid deal out of coach Jim Boylen's rugged schedule, featuring five teams that played in the NCAA Tournament last season.
Well, here's a look at what his mentor has in store this season.
Coach Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans are playing 10 teams that made the tournament last season, in the latest example of his belief in tough scheduling. It's a philosophy that rubbed off on Boylen, his former assistant.
"I just never want to be on Dick Vitale's 'cream puff' scheduling list," Izzo joked. "But many years ago we took on the 'any time, any where' theory of playing people and it's kind of stayed with me."
Well, here's a look at what his mentor has in store this season.
Coach Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans are playing 10 teams that made the tournament last season, in the latest example of his belief in tough scheduling. It's a philosophy that rubbed off on Boylen, his former assistant.
"I just never want to be on Dick Vitale's 'cream puff' scheduling list," Izzo joked. "But many years ago we took on the 'any time, any where' theory of playing people and it's kind of stayed with me."
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