EAST LANSING — Listen to Tom Izzo long enough, and he comes across as a man at war. With his profession. With his peers. With the way the world has changed over his 31 seasons coaching young men.

He’s since put up his sword, leaving behind the committees and turning his attention to his own team — though every other week it seems there’s a viral moment of his assessment of the sport. Last week, it was pros getting NCAA eligibility. Thursday, he joked that players could change foul rules with a mere complaint. The fire that possessed him at 40 is still there at 70, still fueling him. Only now, it’s targeted toward getting the most out of his team, not the sport as a whole. Izzo’s last great battle lies within Breslin Center, where a surprise Elite Eight run a year ago reinvigorated the hal

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