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...
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.
great respect wish
We have great respect for Aldridge, but we wish he was their only weapon.
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.
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.
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.
chance
I've got a chance to be reborn again.
coach good job minds struggling trying
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.
challenge game matter
It'll be a pro-Texas crowd, but it's a challenge no matter where the game is played.
game nice oz space
It was nice to see Oz make his first jumper of the game and have it be a three, and we put some space between us and them.
beat few mix
They can beat you inside, or go outside. We are going to have to mix up a few defenses to try and get them off rhythm.
close last minutes needed
We just needed to close out the last 20 minutes and play it very much like the first 20 minutes.