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...
battle flow game good
It was a fractured game because of all the fouling. There's not a good flow to the game, but you have to battle through it some time.
change period
Things change in a two-year period of time.
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.
bit fear good guys job proud respect talked tremendous understanding
For the most part, I was very proud of our effort. Before the game, we talked a little bit about having tremendous respect for this program, but we couldn't let that become a fear factor. I thought our guys did a pretty good job of understanding that concept.
accept arms best divorced easy group guessing guys hand help open
I'm guessing I just got divorced from those kids. And that's not an easy thing. And while I get divorced from those guys on one hand now I accept another group of guys with open arms and I will do my best to do everything I can to help you be better.
against basketball great hard played proud team worked
I'm proud of our efforts. We worked hard, played hard, played against a very hard basketball team and did a great job.
both box carry chocolates game great guard knowledge neither pat shooter teams themselves
The guard play on both teams was, and is, extraordinary. The Nelson-West combination with Pat Carroll as a shooter was phenomenal. Villanova has great guard play, too. Neither one was a box of chocolates to play against. The knowledge of the game and the way they carry themselves is what you want to see.
believe follows job leaving remember takes thinking whoever
All I could think of was, I can't believe he's leaving this place. And I remember thinking that whoever takes this job and follows him has to be a little crazy.