The odds of winning a championship still seem higher at the college level.Įither way, MSU will have to replace Izzo in the not so distant future. So a decision to leave for the NBA really boils down to whether (1) he wants to take one more shot at winning that second NCAA title, with all the recruiting and other headaches that come with it, or (2) he wants to transition out of coaching by taking a shot at the pro game, which is arguably a less emotionally-draining ordeal (although it comes with a much longer schedule of games). He's probably got another four to six years of coaching in him. But Izzo's competitive instincts could well mean he'll at least consider it. ( UPDATE: Billy Donovan, too.)Īfter the 2010 "Spartan for Life" proclamation, I'd kind of hoped we were done with this. Iowa State's Fred Hoiberg is also reportedly in the mix. 500 team this year with a superstar-ish player ( Kevin Love) on board, rather than a bottom feeder that would have to be built all the way up from zero. This is more worrisome than the Pistons rumors from a few weeks back given that (1) Minnesota President of Basketball Operations Flip Saunders and Izzo are chums and (2) Minnesota was a. So Yahoo and ESPN are both saying Tom Izzo could be a candidate for the Timberwolves job being vacated by a retiring Rick Adelman.
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