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A player who won't be bought out, we can't afford, hasn't done anything good in two seasons? Pass.
can we get Troy Morphy?
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A player who won't be bought out, we can't afford, hasn't done anything good in two seasons? Pass.
He makes $12 mil a season. so no.
As recently as last week, I read that the Spurs, Magic and Celtics were at least 3 of the teams that are interested in him. I know Pop fancies stretch-4 guys, even if they're poor defenders, but it's seems to me that the Spurs have already reached their quota with Bonner.
My comment is lol.
You don't want Troy Murphy. Not that I dislike him, but trust me, we don't.
Anybody heard if he is going to be bought out?
if the spurs get him, they can play novak, bonner, and murphy on the court all at once!
Add Manu and George and that is one of a 3 pt threat!
I read somewhere (don't ask me where because I don't know) that if he gets bought out, that Orlando and the Spurs are the front runners for his services, and that he's leaning toward the Spurs.
In a week I'm going to ask everyone if we should get Troy Murphy.
I read about the Orlando rumor, but I don't remember seeing SA mentioned...if he is bought out and joined the Spurs, that would be a huge boost!
Maybe Notre Dame alum Chris Quinn, can convince him to come here.
he's a load better than novak
And bonner!
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I loomed there a few minutes ago
it was from a guy who has 2 posts so I wouldn't count on it but Stein has said Mavs,Spurs and Magic would be his top 3 choices.
If he's bought out, I'd love to have Troy Murphy. He can legitimately bang, whereas Bonner can't even pretend to do that.
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I loomed there a few minutes ago
it was from a guy who has 2 posts so I wouldn't count on it but Stein has said Mavs,Spurs and Magic would be his top 3 choices.
I'm suprised that those are his choices. I pictured him going to the Heat. They could use him the most.
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I loomed there a few minutes ago
it was from a guy who has 2 posts so I wouldn't count on it but Stein has said Mavs,Spurs and Magic would be his top 3 choices.
You're right. That is where I read it, and only 2 posts too so I agree, I won't count on it, although he did say his "sources" said Murphy was leaning toward the Spurs, whatever that means.
Ok, it is highly unlikely, but just for the sake of argument, suppose it is true.
How would this impact the Spurs?
Would he choose the Spurs?
Would they pick him up?
And how quickly would it take to acclimate him into the Spurs system, knowing full well it usually takes a full year to learn?
Last edited by xmas1997; 02-14-2011 at 01:19 AM.
Isn't Troy Murphy a 3 point shooter that can rebound? The main problem with Bonner is that he is a horrible rebounder to go along with average defense.
I assume Murphy is a very average defender too so not sure how he compared to Bonner is overall defense, but from what I recall he can rebound the ball which would put him higher than Bonner IMO.
So having said that why wouldn't the Spurs want him? It's obvious that they love having a big that can spread the floor so if they can get another that might be an overall upgrade over Bonner, why wouldn't they want him. If one of them is having a bad game I'm sure Pop would love it if he had another that can step in and legitimately help spread the floor.
If this is the way Pop wants to play then IMO our chances would be a lot better to have two of these types of players than just relying on Bonner alone in the playoffs.
30 yr. old 6'11" 246 lb. C/PF from Notre Dame drafted in 2001, .394% 3 pt shooting big.
He can rebound. He's just a ty defensive player. Pop has fallen out of love with bigs who can play in the post and has married himself to nothing but shooting bigs.
Still the guy does have size and can rebound. I'd take him and play him in any playoff series, as he would provide quality depth to the Spurs frontline.
The Nets are trying desparately to secure some assets for Murphy. However if they're forced to buy him out, expect the Spurs to be first in line.
I honestly don't think Troy Murphy can play Matt Bonner's role as well as Matt Bonner. I'm not saying that Murphy's not the better player, but Bonner is doing a very good job at what he is supposed to do. Murphy's still in his prime and is capable of putting up 15 and 10 on piss poor teams, he's going to want around 30 minutes give or take anywhere he goes. And you know what else makes me think he wouldn't shoot .500 from three? Because Matt Bonner is the only one doing it. This better be the last time I have to say that we don't want Troy Murphy. He can rebound, but a three point shooter is no help on the offensive boards. I think defensively we do a good job rebounding. Duncan can rebound, Blair can rebound, Dice, Splitter's starting to break in, and Bonner's not nearly as bad as some of you people give him credit for. He'll get you around 5 rebounds in 25 minutes of play give or take, Troy Murphy may give you 7. Big deal. Plus Bonner's just as good a defender. Murphy is the better player, but Bonner is a smarter player and is more efficient for the Spurs in this situation. Not saying we would be worse with Murphy, I'm just saying he's not worth it.
One of these days you kids will learn that basketball is about more than just someone's NBA 2K rating.
We're 45-9...why do people keep trying to change the team? This is the team we're rolling with to the playoffs, and I couldn't be happier. Quit trying to fix what ain't broke.
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