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...
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.
advantage capable couple fact good guys shoot took
We took advantage of the fact that they had a couple of guys that didn't shoot it as well as they are capable of. For the most part, we did a pretty good job.
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.
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.
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.
against best game guys help hopefully league played players plays
He'll have played against some of the best players in the country, so hopefully it will help his game as he plays the guys in our league as well.
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.
good opportunity seize surround wonderful
This is a wonderful opportunity and now it's up to me to seize it and surround myself with some pretty good guys.
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.
ball credit good might
I think you might want to give Villanova credit for that, but we also had some pretty good looks, the ball just didn't go.