{"id":439589,"date":"2023-11-07T16:49:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T16:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=439589"},"modified":"2023-11-07T16:49:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T16:49:51","slug":"tom-izzos-effort-to-make-holiday-season-better-in-vain-loses-to-nephew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/tom-izzos-effort-to-make-holiday-season-better-in-vain-loses-to-nephew\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Izzo&#8217;s Effort To Make Holiday Season Better In Vain, Loses To Nephew"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following Monday&#8217;s 79-76 loss to James Madison in East Lansing, Michigan State, ranked fourth, coach Tom Izzo hinted that he would make adjustments that might affect his starting lineup.<\/p>\n<p>James Madison was a plus-16.5 point underdog going into the overtime match, per ESPN BET.<\/p>\n<h2>Tom Izzo&#8217;s Effort To Make Holiday Season Better In Vain, Loses To Nephew<\/h2>\n<p>The upset over JMU in the season opener for Tom Izzo&#8217;s Michigan State basketball team sent shockwaves through the sports world. As it happened, the head coach of the Spartans had a little &#8220;good deed&#8221; backfire, which may make the holidays difficult.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;They outplayed us. They deserved to win.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Tom Izzo reacts to No. 4 Michigan State&#39;s season-opening OT loss to James Madison. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VypZpRtvrI\">pic.twitter.com\/VypZpRtvrI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BigTenNetwork\/status\/1721754532785397883?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Izzo had his nephew working for him when he secured the James Madison match. He probably didn&#8217;t think the family favour would go south.<\/p>\n<p>Izzo&#8217;s sister, Mary, is the mother of Bucklin. Izzo&#8217;s nephew&#8217;s position on the squad contributed to his decision to reserve James Madison for the team&#8217;s opening game.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">James Madison&#39;s victory over MSU is their 2nd ever vs a ranked opponent. Entered Monday, they were 1-42 against ranked opponents.  <\/p>\n<p>They handed Michigan State their first ever home loss in November under Tom Izzo (was 73-0). <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uBgDEYBY47\">pic.twitter.com\/uBgDEYBY47<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESPN Stats &amp; Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNStatsInfo\/status\/1721750182117707894?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ever since Kentucky fell at home to Western Kentucky in 2001, Michigan State is the first team in the Associated Press top-5 to lose their home opener against an unranked opponent. Additionally, according to Michigan State, Izzo had a 21-7 record in season openers going into Monday&#8217;s match.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t have a good answer why three juniors and seniors played like they played, but I also don&#8217;t care, because I&#8217;ll play some freshmen then,&#8221; said Izzo, who welcomed a top 10 recruiting class this season, according to ESPN rankings. &#8220;Let the controversy begin.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Even on an opening night that was criticized for the lack of a great slate, college hoops still delivered. <\/p>\n<p>James Madison handed Tom Izzo his first November home loss EVER. <\/p>\n<p>Isaiah Collier impressed. <\/p>\n<p>Princeton made another statement.<\/p>\n<p>And much more! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xy02dQojrK\">https:\/\/t.co\/Xy02dQojrK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Fanta (@John_Fanta) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/John_Fanta\/status\/1721915750451986872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Izzo could perhaps find the holidays a little difficult in the wake of this setback. According to ESPN Stats &amp; Information, his nephew Matt Bucklin is an assistant at James Madison, a Sun Belt school that has won only once against a ranked opponent after dropping 42 of its previous 43 games.<\/p>\n<p>James Madison faced ranked opponents with a 42\u201343 record coming into the game. Since 1970, Michigan State had not dropped a home opener.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Michigan State HC Tom Izzo &#39;anxious&#39; to see how his team performs in season opener against a quality James Madison squad<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I\u2019ll be honest with you, (JMU) is a good basketball team. They\u2019re better than a lot of teams we\u2019ve played.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>More here (On3+): <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NyI1JyoIX9\">https:\/\/t.co\/NyI1JyoIX9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7BlTSRCisg\">pic.twitter.com\/7BlTSRCisg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jake Lyskawa (@jakelyskawa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jakelyskawa\/status\/1720519472933429383?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That ought to highlight the extent of the upset on its own.<\/p>\n<p>The Spartans&#8217; poor shooting performance, especially from three-point range, was the cause of their loss. MSU made only 1-of-20 shots from beyond the arc and only 62% of their 37 attempts at free throws.<\/p>\n<p>Although the Spartans put up a good fight and tried to force OT, they were finally defeated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tom Izzo just got emoted on by a James Madison player \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3wpMlfsiy4\">pic.twitter.com\/3wpMlfsiy4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CBB Content (@CBBcontent) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBBcontent\/status\/1721745655712932199?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Izzo noted that the night before each game, he had his squad practice free throw shooting. According to him, the Spartans made 90% of their shots on Sunday night from the charity stripe. However, the team only managed to connect on 62% of their tries after a mere 24 hours.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">#4 Michigan State just lost to James Madison 79-76.<\/p>\n<p>In his postgame show, Calipari said he talked to Tom Izzo last night and James Madison has an average age of 24.5 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Kentucky has an average age of 19 this season, but Cal says &quot;we got some dogs in these young kids.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hVWB5QO5MG\">pic.twitter.com\/hVWB5QO5MG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tristan Pharis (@TristanUda) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TristanUda\/status\/1721746127777640956?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I give [James Madison] a lot of credit,&#8221; Izzo said. &#8220;They came in here and they played harder than us. They played stronger than us. Made some good plays. We got into foul trouble early. That hurt us. We missed all those free throws early. That hurt us. You go 1-for-20 from the [3-point line]. How do you go 23-of-37 from the free throw line?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"NBA: List Of Teams With The Record Of Highest Points In A Game\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nba-list-of-teams-with-the-record-of-highest-points-in-a-game\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">NBA: List Of Teams With The Record Of Highest Points In A Game<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following Monday&#8217;s 79-76 loss to James Madison in East Lansing, Michigan State, ranked fourth, coach Tom Izzo hinted that he would make adjustments that might affect his starting lineup. James Madison was a plus-16.5 point underdog going into the overtime match, per ESPN BET. 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