Michigan State Basketball: 5 takeaways from nail-biting win over Bradley
1. People are overreacting to Izzo’s interaction with Aaron Henry
If you’re an outsider and watched your first Michigan State game on Thursday, you were probably offended by what former players call ‘coaching’ from Tom Izzo.
The fiery head coach didn’t like what he saw from freshman Aaron Henry and decided to chew him out during a timeout. Things got heated as a couple of players had to sit Izzo down to avoid a further yelling match, but it was nothing out of the ordinary for the Hall of Fame head coach who has had the same demeanor for 24 years.
But the media ran with the non-story.
It’s actually a shame this has to be addressed because, well, what Izzo did was something fans who have attended games and have watched the Spartans play for two decades have seen on a regular basis.
No, he’s not “verbally abusing” his players, nor is he on the verge of getting physical, but rather he’s teaching in a way he knows he will get a reaction.
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Let’s not overreact over this Izzo yelling match with Henry because neither side felt it was over-the-top. Henry accepted it after the game and didn’t see a problem and former players rushed to Izzo’s defense as well. This is just the media being the media to get a story from a casual occurrence in sports.