Originally Posted by
Jethro34
I've watched more State games this year than most previous years and there's something I noticed - tell me if this is new or simply new to me.
In previous years I seem to remember Izzo calling out things to his players during the games, drawing up plays during timeouts, and occasionally having discussions with refs about the tone of the game.
This year it seems like he spends more time whining to the refs than anything else. Seriously, far more whiny faces than I've ever seen out of him. Is it that bad for him that he's given in to using officiating as a potential excuse? Then, when he's not doing that he seems like he's to frustrated with what's happening to actually coach. Instead of drawing up plays and strategizing it seems he's throwing up his hands and simply telling the team they should be better.
Is it just me, or is he not truly coaching as much? If so, it would seem the blame should come right back to him as well. Maybe he's burnt out from previous years when it was the "best coaching job" of his career. You can't always coach Summers from sucky bust to respectable developed talent, but you can do better than whine.
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