Dave Bliss
Dave Bliss
David Gregory "Dave" Blissis an American college basketball coach. He coached at University of Oklahoma, Southern Methodist University, University of New Mexico and Baylor University. He is now the head coach at Southwestern Christian University, an NAIA school in Bethany, Oklahoma...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth20 September 1943
ball basically hit knocked ripping time
The one time she didn't get a hit was an error, and she basically knocked the shortstop over backwards. She was just ripping the ball tonight.
ball deny free kept line stand straight throw trying
We were just trying to stand straight up. He kept getting to the free throw line regardless. We were trying to deny him the ball but that didn't work.
advantage balls bounce gives nose opponents point quick stronger
He's a lot stronger than most of his opponents at point guard. So that gives him a big advantage, and he's quick to the ball. Any of those balls that bounce around a lot, he usually comes up with those. He's got a nose for the ball.
ambition grateful humbled large mistake played role second
I made a mistake and I'm grateful for the second chance. I'm humbled about what I did. Selfishness and ambition played a large role in what I did.
decisions good panic understanding
I have no understanding how I got to that point. In a panic situation, you don't always make good decisions.
deny
We just could not deny him the ball.
easy inside playing shots work
We just wanted to work on playing inside more. You can get a lot more easy shots that way.
deny free kept stand straight throw tried
We just tried to stand straight up, but he kept getting to the free throw line. We just could not deny him the basketball.
keeps range step
This was a big step for us because it keeps us in that range of .500 (in the conference).
stay taking three
We were only down about three and we started taking some hurried shots. I was disappointed we didn't stay solid.
again chance coach college deserve heart
I don't deserve a chance to coach in college again because I abused my opportunity. The only thing I know now is that my heart is back in the right place.
gone hit months seems
It seems like we've gone months where we didn't hit 16 3s.
couple firing good instead offense shot team
A lot of it is shot selection. When the other team makes a couple shots, you have to buckle down and get something good on offense instead of firing up the first thing you see. We don't always do that.
hoping works
He's still with us, but he's hoping that it works out for him to have one of these other offers.