‘You don’t hang banners for milestones’: Tom Izzo adapts and takes aim at another title

EASTLANSING,Mich.—TomIzzohasacomplicatedrelationshipwithnostalgiarightnow. TheMichiganStatecoachturned70onJan.30,inthemidstofhis30thseasonwiththeSpartans.Seventeendayslater,hebrokeBobKnight’srecordforBigTencareervictorieswithhis354th.Lastweek,theBasketballHallofFamertiedKnightandformerPurduecoachWardLambertforthemostregular-seasonBigTenchampionshipswithhis11th.TheBigTentournamenttippedoffWednesdayinIndianapolis,andIzzoandtheSpartansfaceOregonaimingforhisseventhtitle,whichwouldaddtohisleaguerecord. Nextweek,IzzowillleadMichiganStateintotheNCAAtournamentforthe27thconsecutivetime,seekinghisfirstnationaltitlein25years. Allthelandmarksandanniversariescouldstirsentimentalfeelingsaboutthepast,butIzzoisn’twiredthatway. “Youdon’thangbannersformilestones,”IzzotoldESPN.“Youhangbannersforchampionships.” Izzowouldgladlytradeanyoftheindividualaccoladesheha