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...
allow definitely hurt
If you allow him to get off, he can definitely hurt you.
basketball chance game given good guys itself job looks opportunity presented stepped
He's just a good basketball player, and the opportunity presented itself and he's done a good job with his opportunity. All you want from your young guys when they're given that chance is to play their very best. It looks like he's really stepped his game up.
guy rely
He's really the guy they rely on the most for leadership.
allowing energy putting
We're putting a lot of energy into not allowing him to score.
great respect wish
We have great respect for Aldridge, but we wish he was their only weapon.
great liked won
We would have liked to have won more, but I thought we had great opportunities during those years.
biggest difficult
The part that really makes it difficult is that they're pretty good. That's the biggest thing.
afford boston cannot capable college except game gaps last lost period played round short texas tournament
When we lost to Boston College (85-65) in the first round of the tournament last year, we played right with them except for a seven- or eight-minute span. You cannot afford to have gaps in a game with Texas because they're capable of overwhelming you in a very short period of time.
doctor saw slow today
He saw the doctor today ... and he's going to have to go slow for a while.
ball basketball coming great knows
He has a great feel for the game. He knows where the ball is coming off the rim, and he has great hands.
damage good limit
Those are two good players, and if we can limit their damage that they do to us, we'll feel like we've done a good job.
eight fit hour might practice seven situation six tuesday
We have a situation where we try to look at practice times that might fit for guys, who might have an hour on Tuesday or an hour on Wednesday. In that hour we may only get six or seven or eight guys.
defensive last minutes played point stretch terrific thrust
Our whole defensive thrust was better that last 10 minutes or so. It was a big stretch for us. From that point on, I thought we really played terrific basketball.
college continue daunting fill great task temple university
It is a daunting task to try to fill these shoes. To try to be a great representative of Temple University and to continue to be a great representative of Philadelphia college basketball.