Fran Dunphy
Fran Dunphy
Francis Joseph DunphyOctober 5, 1948) is an American college basketball coach. He is currently the head men's basketball coach at Temple University. He succeeded John Chaney in 2006...
exact guys needed screws turned yale
The Yale guys really turned up the screws defensively. We needed to be more patient. We needed to be exact in what we were doing.
good separation
Defensively, we were just about as good as we could be. Offensively, when the separation occurred, it was because we did some things out of character.
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Defensively, we were about as good as we can be. When the separation occurred, we did things that were out of character for us. We had three open looks we didn't make. We had to have those to beat a team like Texas.
everybody
Sometimes it's contagious; you make them and everybody makes them.
good opportunity seize surround wonderful
This is a wonderful opportunity and now it's up to me to seize it and surround myself with some pretty good guys.
pay sure
I don't know but I'd sure like to pay to see that game.
delighted penn
I'd be delighted if we could get a lot more of those opportunities now that I'm at Penn -- sorry, Temple. First of many times, probably.
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I am excited about the opportunity to coach at Temple University and look forward to the challenges that lie ahead in keeping Owl basketball among the nation's elite programs.
college enjoy fortunate great hawaii history opportunity tradition
It's a great opportunity to come to Hawaii and not only enjoy the history and tradition of the place, but also to play college basketball. So we feel pretty fortunate to do both.
critical early good guys job
It was critical for us. I thought our guys did a good job early on, but you know they are going to make a run.
opportunity
When your opportunity comes, it's not what you do right as much as it's what you don't do wrong.
athletics league mean overall philosophy respect stance
I think our league has a philosophy and a stance on what they think athletics should mean to their institutions and overall as a league. I think that's what they want to do, and I respect that greatly.
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I think our guys are pretty bright. They understand how important the game is and how Princeton is playing. They respect everybody in this league and understand how hard it is to win the league.
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His impact on me has been great. He's been a great friend and someone I have counted on for counsel a number of times in my career.