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Sean Yuille does the yeoman's work of transcribing press conference quotes from Simon, Hollis, and especially Izzo. The story of the press conference clearly was the exchange between Lynn Henning and Tom Izzo, wherein Henning challenged Izzo's media silence, and Izzo proceeded to absolutely eviscerate him during a good ten minutes of back-and-forth. In case you're curious, Henning's column has already been posted, and contains this gem: "Izzo has built a castle of a basketball production in East Lansing and could have the top-ranked team this autumn. His personal standing, even if he picked up a bruise or two during the Cavs vigil, has been impeccable. Which is why no one begrudged him taking a long look at Gilbert's overture." Words fail me.

"If Izzo can be sold on a rebuilding process and becomes comfortable with Grant, one of college basketball’s biggest coaching stars could be ready to take owner Dan Gilbert’s five-year, $30 million offer, sources told Yahoo!" It all hangs on that "if," my friends. I still think it's a pretty big one. Wojnarowski drops Eric Snow's name as a potential assistant if Izzo takes the job. Izzo-Watch Day 5: Headed-to-Cleveland Edition. TOC associates are on the scene/case. Stay tuned.