It was their night and they deserved it. We're just going to have to lick our wounds, appreciate our seniors and move on.
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The best news for me is we are playing the best defensive basketball we've played. I'm very optimistic because I do like what this team has to offer. ... (But) I think we're a mixed bag of nuts right now, to be honest with you.Tom Izzo
I said that there could be eight teams vie for the championship. I think scheduling (the Big Ten doesn't play a round robin, so some teams play others just once) is gonna play a part in everything. I still think our conference could fight to be the strongest in the country. When you look top to bottom at the conference race this year, four losses could win it, maybe more.
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Bernard Cote played better for them and I think if he continues to play better that will be important for them in the future.
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It's just a pretty good crack in the head. And I guess it'll take a few days to settle down. ... I'm not reading into anything that there's anything seriously wrong.
Tom Izzo
Our biggest problem was there was no spacing between those tough games. We kept losing and having to play another great team right away. I still think good schedules make you better in the long run. I don't mind losing because that's how you figure out what's wrong, but you have to do it within reason.
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He had someone die over in Iraq that was close to him. I don't want to make a big deal about that. It's just something that bothered him that he didn't let us know about until a day-and-a-half later, which was right after the game.
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