Dale Layer
Dale Layer
Dale Layeris an American basketball coach. His most recent coaching position was as the head coach of the Liberty Flames men's basketball team, a NCAA Division 1 college basketball team that competes in the Big South Conference. He was fired by the university on March 5, 2015 after finishing the season with only a 2–16 conference record and an 8–24 overall record. It marks his second stint as a coach at Liberty; he spent the 2007-2008 campaign as an assistant...
far
We're not that far off. It's not like we had to revamp everything.
gave heels mix
We wanted to mix it up a bit. I think it put them on their heels and gave us some momentum.
either game huge stop
We didn't stop No. 1 either time. He made huge shots, especially in the game at our place.
hole
We didn't have enough fight. We got in a hole early.
emotion few kids knew last lost stops ugly
It was ugly at times, but when we had to make stops over the last few minutes, we did. Our kids knew if they lost they go home, and I think they showed a lot of emotion and some big hearts.
both free game last minutes needed pull rebounds stopped teams throws ugly
It was ugly at times. Both teams had the jitters. I thought the last two minutes of the game we had big hearts, stopped them when we needed to, got big rebounds and made just enough free throws to pull it out.
both hearts last shots teams ugly
It was ugly at times. Both teams had some jitters. But in the last two minutes, we had big hearts and managed to make some shots at the end.
effort field percent problem shot
We shot 48 percent from the field which I will take on the road. It wasn't an effort problem tonight, it was execution.
confidence consistent great player
Stuart was probably the most consistent player tonight, I have great confidence in him.
certainly felt risk worth
It's certainly a risk, but we felt like it was a risk worth taking.
easier rather trying
It's a lot easier said than done. We know what we're trying to do to him, but I'd rather that not be in the paper.
both choose epitome everybody influences positive program successful throughout whatever
They've had positive influences on everybody who's been in our program throughout their careers. They're the epitome of student-athletes, and they'll both be successful in life, whatever they choose to do.
coaches good tough
They've had good teams, good coaches and it's a tough environment.
hard played shots
They made some shots and we didn't tonight. It's disappointing because I thought that we played hard tonight.