Tom Izzo has high praise for Warriors’ Draymond Green
Tom Izzo held a news conference Tuesday to talk about his selection into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, but the Michigan State head coach happily spent most of his time chatting about Draymond Green.
Green completed his progression from a second-round pick to an All-Star this season, but he probably got even more attention for a tirade in February.
During a profane temper tantrum at halftime of the Warriors’ 121-118 overtime victory at Oklahoma City, the vociferous forward yelled at the coaches for treating him like a robot.
Izzo praised Green’s basketball IQ, his court vision, his toughness and his willingness to sacrifice anything to win.
The Michigan State squad regularly watches video of the Warriors to study Green’s ability to set screens.
Warriors forwards Harrison Barnes and James Michael McAdoo were at the team’s shootaround Tuesday morning, hours after flying back from the NCAA championship game in Houston.
The North Carolina alums took a Southwest flight to Houston on Monday afternoon and then returned on a private jet that arrived in the Bay Area early Tuesday morning.
In between, they watched Villanova beat their Tar Heels 77-74 on a buzzer-beating three-pointer.