There were two times Tom Izzo or his wife had doubts the Michigan State basketball coach would last in his position.
Once — Izzo's wife, Lupe, told Graham Bensinger — was when the NBA came calling in 2010. She said the opportunity to work with LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers was the only professional coaching opportunity the couple really considered during his nearly 30-year tenure in East Lansing.
Izzo, of course, returned to the Spartans and has since made two more Final Four appearances. But because of changes to college basketball, including relaxed transfer restrictions, Izzo said he's not sure he'd repeat that exact choice, if given the chance.