The Detroit News · Jan 7, 2019
Spartans' defensive plan: Contain Boilermakers' Edwards
East Lansing — Tom Izzo isn't often one to rely on old sports clichés.
However, as No. 6 Michigan State prepares to host Purdue on Tuesday night and face guard Carsen Edwards, the top scorer in the conference, one of those sayings seems to fit.
“We’re not gonna stop him,” Izzo said on Monday. “I think two teams have held him under 20. As they say, we gotta contain him and make him earn every shot, make him work for everything, and hopefully he won’t shoot as high a percentage.”
That’s a simple concept, though few teams have been effective in making it happen.