After Michigan State’s loss to Purdue, struggling guard Durrell Summers suggested that he is no longer part of the offense.

Summers has averaged 30 minutes per game.

"This isn't the Pistons," Izzo said. "These guys aren't pros. Thirty minutes a game is 30 minutes a game. We seem to be able to blame the coaches and maybe down there if (a player) is not playing, there is something to argue about. But if you're playing 30 minutes a game, you know what, I'm doing what I can.

"When players see what's going on everyone thinks they can just say what they want," he said. "It's sad what happened. I'm not blaming Rip Hamilton or Kuester or anyone else. But it's sad what we see going on in sports right now. When players say stuff about coaches and vice versa, there should be no vice versa. Coaches should be able to tell a player what he's doing right and what he's doing wrong."