Quotes by Darwin Hofer

“We needed to be a little more patient on offense, sometimes I think we rushed our shots.”

“They were really getting a push up the floor. When they pushed the ball in the first quarter, we didnt seem to be able to combat that . . .cold shooting on our part, and when they were scoring that way, that made trouble for us.”

“We needed to make adjustments as far as attacking the basket more. Theres no such thing as a 10-point basket, so we needed to nip away at it a little bit.”

“When your perimeter shots arent falling, youve got to attack the basket. We wanted to try to pound the ball inside.”

“They are just a very solid team. Youve got to tip your hat to the players, to their coaches. Theyre very well coached and well behaved on the floor.”

“When I was trying to come up with a game plan by talking to other coaches, I asked What, if any, are their weaknesses, and nobody could give me one. Theyre such a solid ball club.”

“Going into the game, you have to kind of hope that with them traveling and being in a new facility, that they would come out flat. But we were the ones that just didnt bring our game legs right away.”

“Hes a senior and he didnt want to quit. Forrest plays hard. A lot of people dont know he has had a bad knee all year ... He never sat out a practice, never sat out a game. Hes a tough-nosed player. Hes been a three-year starter. Were definitely going to miss his leadership out there.”