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How Mercer coach took long road to epic upset of Duke
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/how-mercer-coach-took-long-road-to-epic-upset-of-duke-200322984.htmlBob Hoffman is not in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. He is not the coach of the U.S. Olympic Team. He hasn't written any best-selling books or had Fortune 500 companies employ him as a national spokesperson....
Since 2008, he's run the program at Mercer, a small school in Macon, Ga., that hadn't played in the NCAA tournament since 1985 and had never once won a game....
On Friday afternoon, Hoffman struck a blow for everyone toiling away in basketball's badlands, riding buses through the plains and dreaming of a shot at "One Shining Moment."...
And an NCAA tournament already long on drama and excitement got its most prominent upset courtesy of a 56-year-old overnight sensation 33 years in the making. The joy wasn't limited to 14-seeded Mercer's rooting section. This one was toasted – as any Duke loss is – across the country.
Since 2008, he's run the program at Mercer, a small school in Macon, Ga., that hadn't played in the NCAA tournament since 1985 and had never once won a game....
On Friday afternoon, Hoffman struck a blow for everyone toiling away in basketball's badlands, riding buses through the plains and dreaming of a shot at "One Shining Moment."...
And an NCAA tournament already long on drama and excitement got its most prominent upset courtesy of a 56-year-old overnight sensation 33 years in the making. The joy wasn't limited to 14-seeded Mercer's rooting section. This one was toasted – as any Duke loss is – across the country.
A toast!
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