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Minnesota's Hoffarber Lives to Make the Improbable Shots
Published 3/15/2008 by Charles Rich at FanHouse
Filed under: Indiana Basketball, Big Ten Basketball, NCAA Basketball Video, Minnesota BasketballIt's unfair to call it luck. Clearly he has some fine shooting skills, but at the same time you have to ask how lucky one guy can be. Blake Hoffarber nailed the game winning shot for Minnesota over Indiana in the Big 10 Tournament Quarterfinals with 1.5 seconds left. He caught the ball on a Hail Mary inbound play in between two Indiana defenders. Gathered the ball and shot left-handed -- he's right-handed -- and it went in before the buzzer. The thing is, it wasn't his greatest or most famous shot. When ...

Blake Hoffarber the New Laettner
Published 3/15/2008 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
You really have to see this incredible shot by Blake Hoffarber of Minnesota to knock out Indiana of the Big Ten tournament, in case you haven’t already. And really, you have to understand the historical context of Hoffarber’s career of the shot to appreciate it completely, so check out the entire video: Think this kid has a knack for big shots? I’d say so. Thanks to Charles Rich at FanHouse for the story and video. Share/Email This