Izzo’s Spartans Kicked out of own Locker Room

Michigan State is the No. 8 team in the nation according to the preseason AP Top 25 Poll, but you wouldn’t know it by the way they’ve been playing before the season, and by the place where they change before practice. Actually, according to SportsIllustrated.com the Michigan State Spartans men’s basketball team has been banned from their new locker room indefinitely by their coach, the famous Tom Izzo. Michigan State lost to Grand Valley State, a team they should have beaten handily. Subsequently, Izzo has determined that the team should not be allowed to use the luxurious new locker room that was installed this past offseason. Locker rooms are for closers.

With college basketball’s regular season just about to begin, Izzo and the rest of the nation’s teams are doing all kinds of last second preparations and making sure that everything is in order. While having to change in the weight room might be an inconvenience for the players, it might help to motivate them, and teach them a lesson about keeping their focus against weaker teams. Coach Izzo has one of the most impressive resumes of any college basketball coach, so he probably knows what he’s doing. Unless the team wants to change at half court, they will probably play tough the rest of the year.

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