{"id":96647,"date":"2026-03-22T19:42:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/charles-barkley-gushes-over-michigan-states-tom-izzo-he-never-backed-down\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T19:42:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:42:58","slug":"charles-barkley-gushes-over-michigan-states-tom-izzo-he-never-backed-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/charles-barkley-gushes-over-michigan-states-tom-izzo-he-never-backed-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Barkley gushes over Michigan State&#8217;s Tom Izzo: &#8216;He never backed down&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><story-emphasis util-module-path=\"elements\/story\" section=\"sports\" link=\"\/sports\" layout=\"has-lede\"\/><\/p>\n<hr class=\"colorbar\" style=\"background:#a90b1a\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"display-5 subhead spacer-small\">Tom Izzo is taking Michigan State to the Sweet 16 for the 17th time in 31 years as head coach.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Sir Charles loves himself some Mr. March.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>Charles Barkley heaped some heavy praise on Michigan State men&#8217;s basketball coach Tom Izzo following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/sports\/college\/michigan-state-university\/2026\/03\/21\/michigan-state-turns-back-louisville-to-dance-into-ncaa-tournament-sweet-16\/89260466007\/\">Saturday&#8217;s 77-69 win over Louisville<\/a> in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His teams never underachieve,&#8221; said Barkley, who&#8217;s working as an analyst on CBS, TBS and TNT for the Tournament. &#8220;It&#8217;s actually a beautiful thing to watch. &#8230; They play a certain way, and you have to play his way.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s one of the few coaches that can still yell at his players. &#8230; If you don&#8217;t want to be coached, you probably shouldn&#8217;t come to Michigan State. I love the fact that he never backed down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the entire clip here:<\/p>\n<p><media-oembed util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" provider-name=\"Twitter\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed-container\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chuck sounded off on the criticism around Tom Izzo&#8217;s coaching style:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you don&#8217;t want to be coached, you probably shouldn&#8217;t have come to Michigan State.&#8221; &#x1f62e; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ASkSXrRO95\">pic.twitter.com\/ASkSXrRO95<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TNT Sports U.S. (@TNTSportsUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TNTSportsUS\/status\/2035498748902510850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-oembed><\/p>\n<p>Izzo is taking the Spartans to the Sweet 16 for the 17th time in 31 seasons as Michigan State&#8217;s coach.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Michigan State (27-7) will play Connecticut or UCLA in the Sweet 16 on Friday in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p><em>tpaul@detroitnews.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>@tonypaul1984<\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-03-22 16:50:48.358086098 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-03-22 16:50:48.358086098 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/sports\/college\/michigan-state-university\/2026\/03\/22\/charles-barkley-gushes-over-michigan-states-tom-izzo-he-never-backed-down\/89275460007\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\nSee more https:\/\/theglobaltrack.com\/<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Izzo is taking Michigan State to the Sweet 16 for the 17th time in 31 years as head coach. 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