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...
great liked won
We would have liked to have won more, but I thought we had great opportunities during those years.
great respect wish
We have great respect for Aldridge, but we wish he was their only weapon.
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.
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.
consider daunting follow great impact john
I will not be as profound, or as prophetic. John had a great impact on me. I consider him a great friend. But to follow John Chaney is a very daunting task.
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.
counsel counted friend great impact number
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.
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.
close last minutes needed
We just needed to close out the last 20 minutes and play it very much like the first 20 minutes.
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.
decided duke job number prepare segments watched year
We went to Duke this year as decided underdogs. Our job is to prepare our guys; we watched a number of segments of film.
everybody
Sometimes it's contagious; you make them and everybody makes them.
everybody game stepped win
Everybody stepped up. That's what it would take to win a game like this.