Tom Hoppe Quotes (9 Quotes)

It's tough to win up there. Clear Lake and Lower Lake have small courts. I think all of the Lake County schools are pretty hostile environments. To win three games up there is really good for us.

The number one thing is we have to shoot the ball well. If we shoot the outside shot well, we're tough. We also have to defend tough inside and block out.

The work they put in over the summer and the spring was great. Those kids never gave up no matter what the score was. You look at the McMullen twins, who are 5-8, and their guarding guys that are 6-4 and 6-6.

We talked about composure and making good decisions. I think the kids did a good job at the end. There were maybe a couple of passes that were questionable. Our style is up-tempo. If we don't take care of the ball, we have trouble scoring.

We played hard. We shot the ball OK, not great in any game. We played well considering the competition we played.

Most of the games, we were in. There were a few we ended up getting blown out at the end. The kids never gave up all year. They worked hard. It was one of my favorite teams I've ever coached because they played so hard all the time. We were outmanned physically more times than we weren't.

I don't think we had one guy on the court as big as any of their starters. The kids blocked out and played tough.

It really is a tough place to win. It's a small court. Their fans are pretty hostile for being such a small court. We told the kids they were going to make a run at us. That's a good team. (Lower Lake head coach) Marty (Udy) does a good job.

Usually by the time the fourth quarter rolls around we're outside playing softball or doing a track and field unit and maybe tennis. This year we've been stuck in the gym and the weight room.