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...
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I'm proud of our efforts. We worked hard, played hard, played against a very hard basketball team and did a great job.
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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.
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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.
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We have great respect for Aldridge, but we wish he was their only weapon.
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We would have liked to have won more, but I thought we had great opportunities during those years.
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He has a great feel for the game. He knows where the ball is coming off the rim, and he has great hands.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Things change in a two-year period of time.
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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.
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I've got a chance to be reborn again.
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It's weighing on a lot of peoples' minds up at Cornell. I know coach Donahue is struggling with it, but I think he's doing a good job of trying to go on.