Things might have gotten a little tense as October rolled around for Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo. The Spartans lost out on two elite blue-chippers — falling short as a Top 3 finalist. They didn’t even get that far for two other five-star talents. But as Izzo put it at Big Ten Basketball Media Days, “Coming close to a few recruits is like wanting to marry somebody and finishing second. You might as well finish 900th.”
Source: Sports Illustrated