Quotes by Fran Dunphy

“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.”

“I dont know but Id sure like to pay to see that game.”

“We would have liked to have won more, but I thought we had great opportunities during those years.”

“This is a wonderful opportunity and now its up to me to seize it and surround myself with some pretty good guys.”

“I think you might want to give Villanova credit for that, but we also had some pretty good looks, the ball just didnt go.”

“Sometimes, what appears to the naked eye as a wide open jump shot is rushed, its got a hand in your face a little bit more than normal.”

“Its 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.”

“We have a situation where we try to look at practice times that might fit for guys, who might have an hour on Tuesday or an hour on Wednesday. In that hour we may only get six or seven or eight guys.”

“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, nobodys going to appreciate the kind of people that we are or the kind of students that we are.”

“I think we were timely in our shots dropping tonight, and thats what you gotta do if youre going to win a game like this on the road. Its a terrific win for us, no doubt about it.”

“I think our shots were timely tonight. Thats what you have to do to win a tough game like this on the road against a good team. Youve got to be timely.”

“We took advantage of the fact that they had a couple of guys that didnt shoot it as well as they are capable of. For the most part, we did a pretty good job.”

“It was a fractured game because of all the fouling. Theres not a good flow to the game, but you have to battle through it some time.”

“He was right were he needed to be all the time.”

“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 couldnt let that become a fear factor. I thought our guys did a pretty good job of understanding that concept.”

“We had one stretch of very inconsistent offense, and making poor choices. You cant give that team a 21-point lead. We didnt shoot well, obviously, but it would be wrong if you didnt credit Villanovas defense for a lot of it.”

“Hell remember it, which is the difficult part. He should never question how much heart and desire and hard work hes put into this. He deserves an opportunity to get one of these wins.”

“Steve is our best post-position defender. We would have liked to have him in there all the time and hopefully limit the things Steven Smith does.”

“Hell 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.”

“He has a great feel for the game. He knows where the ball is coming off the rim, and he has great hands.”