He sold to all the white guys on campus," Bliss said. The 115-minute film includes several interview segments with Bliss, who is now coaching at Southwest Christian University in Bethany, Okla., but none more eye-catching than the segment he repeats his assertions about Dennehy. The film, however, includes comments by Waco police and others that there was no evidence that Dennehy was a drug dealer. All I did was repeat what players told me. "I let his parents know when he failed those tests. "He failed numerous drug tests," Bliss said in a phone interview. Sunday, however, Bliss repeated his words from the film that the story was true. The documentary is directed by Elkins High School graduate Patrick Kondelis and produced by Bat Bridge Entertainment in Austin. LAVERTY/APįormer Baylor basketball coach Dave Bliss, in a documentary about the 2003 murder of Baylor basketball player Patrick Dennehy that premiered Sunday in Austin and will air later this month on Showtime, says he believes Dennehy was a drug dealer and described him as "the worst."īliss' comments, which he repeated Sunday in a separate interview, are a significant element of the film "Disgraced," which will air March 31 on Showtime. A body found Friday night in a rural area about five miles south of Waco, not too far from gravel pits where authorities searched last week following the arrest of Dotson, was positively identified Sunday as Dennehy. Bliss defended his staff's handling of the problems of players Patrick Dennehy and Carlton Dotson.
Rookie big man Jeremiah Robinson-Earl also credited Woods with teaching the Villanova product how to find success defensively despite his lack of size down low as the Thunder have the 6’9 Robinson-Earl playing almost exclusively the center position.Facebook Twitter Email Baylor basketball coach Dave Bliss speaks during a news conference Monday, July 28, 2003, in Waco, Texas.
If you take out the first two games for the OKC Thunder this season, they turn in a top ten defense in the entire NBA. Kam Woods is the team’s player development coach, and Bliss says Woods is responsible for the defensive success. The temporary bench boss discussed Lu Dort being tasked with slowing down the red hot Jayson Tatum and also gave praise to Kameron Woods.
Averaging six points and four assists with the Bulldogs, he jokingly remembered Horford’s classic hook shot which Bliss claims always came after an elbow foul often uncalled on Horford. Bliss started 112 games for UGA, appearing in 124 tilts. Horford, won it all at the University of Florida under former OKC Thunder head coach Billy Donovan while Bliss was a four-year player for the Georgia Bulldogs playing in over 30 games each season besides his freshman campaign (28). We all learned more about Bliss, as he discussed playing Al Horford throughout their time in the SEC as the two were in the same high school class. Favors would decide against UGA and take his talents to Atlanta suiting up for the Georgia Tech Yellowjackets. On the subject, Bliss discussed how when he was at the University of Georgia, the Bulldogs tried to recruit the eventual lottery pick. The Oklahoma City Thunder acting head coach Dave Bliss announced Derrick Favors would start tonight down-low, a center spot that has rotated between Favors and rookie Jeremiah Robinson-Earl. OKC Thunder headman Dave Bliss talks about Al Horford, Celtics matchup He talked to us about everything from his playing days facing off with Boston Celtics big man Al Horford, trying to recruit Derrick Favors to the University of Georgia, the player developmental staff, and who will defend Jayson Tatum tonight.
The Oklahoma City Thunder media met with the acting head ball coach, and it was a joy to talk with Bliss.