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 respect wish
We have great respect for Aldridge, but we wish he was their only weapon.
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.
everybody game guys hard league princeton respect understand win
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.
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.
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.
both fortunate good wins won
That's two real good wins for us, there's no question. We feel very fortunate to have won both games.
problem wish
I wish that was the only problem we had.
biggest few job quality team texas wish
I wish my job was that easy. The biggest quality of the Texas team is their balance, not just a few players.
against game good road shots timely tough win
I think our shots were timely tonight. That's what you have to do to win a tough game like this on the road against a good team. You've got to be timely.
academic appreciate bright good kids nobody obviously people playing students unless
We have obviously some very bright kids who can do some high-level academic work. But when it comes to playing basketball, nobody cares. Unless we do a good job, nobody's going to appreciate the kind of people that we are or the kind of students that we are.