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Handicapping Troy Murphy
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Knickoftime
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2/24/2011  10:45 AM
So assuming GS buys him out.

Murphy is 6'11, just 30 year's old, was a pretty good player up until this year, and soon-to-be unrestricted free agent who's Bird Rights no one will own in the off season.

What this means is one can reasonable speculate ring chasing is not his #1 priority. Playing for his NEXT contract will be.

This means playing time and production will be what he's looking for. He wants a showcase.

Given he's from NJ, and has been living here since the start of the season, and the Donnie Walsh connection this gives the Knicks some leg up.

D'Antoni will let him do what he does best (shoot 3's from the corner on offense) and grab rebounds on the defensive end.

The contenders:

Miami needs any warm bodies they can get, but the really need classic inside bangers, which Murphy is not.

Orlando desperately needs a big man, but a BACK-UP big man. Not a lot of PT there, less in the playoffs.

Celtics. Stacked with big men.

I think the KNicks could potentially offer him something he won't get anywhere else - perhaps being inserted immediately into the starting line-up and at least 25 minutes a game.

Contributing on a winning team as a STARTER and showing the rebounding the 3-ball are still there would greatly enhance his quest for a next new contract.

The question is, who's the real Troy Murphy, the guy of the previous few years, who was just the wrong player for Avery Johnson, or a guy who very suddenly lost it?

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2/24/2011  10:52 AM
I'm hoping Murphy and Rip Hamilton both get bought out and we can sign both of them for cheap. We should also look into seeing if we can land Thabeet. He is a type of hit or miss project that could put us in championship contention.
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2/24/2011  11:06 AM
MDa might be able to utilize Murphy in a similar way as he did Lee. Might be a good move for the KNicks to get Murphy. Other Center on the block Za-za. These guys might not a be a bad idea to continue the center by committee.
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2/24/2011  11:16 AM
I think Murphy would actually be a good fit here... too bad his top picks are supposedly Miami, Boston and Orlando.

But maybe us getting Melo and Billups and the fact that he'd get playing time here change that for him? Heading into FA, he'd certainly pile up numbers here...

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2/24/2011  11:21 AM
crzymdups wrote:I think Murphy would actually be a good fit here... too bad his top picks are supposedly Miami, Boston and Orlando.

I think those are the teams writers are focusing on.

I don't see Murphy getting more than 10 minutes a night at best in any of those places.

Why would be go there?

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2/24/2011  11:48 AM
that dude fell off big time, plays no defense and the only thing he does is spread the floor..

Im sorry but, we just scored 114 points on a bad night

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2/24/2011  11:51 AM
knicks1248 wrote:that dude fell off big time, plays no defense and the only thing he does is spread the floor..

Im sorry but, we just scored 114 points on a bad night

Don't think anyone is saying he's ideal. But he might be what's out there.

Trade deadline is in 3 hours.

After that it's D-League and waiver wire.

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2/24/2011  11:51 AM
God, I wish we could get Camby. We would win it all this year - and I'm not even remotely kidding.
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2/24/2011  12:00 PM
knicks1248 wrote:that dude fell off big time, plays no defense and the only thing he does is spread the floor..

Im sorry but, we just scored 114 points on a bad night

Wait until we play celtics frontline...

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2/24/2011  12:36 PM
Our #1 priority is a center who can bang inside. If we can't trade for one, we have to buyouy someone's contract because we took back as many players as we gave up. (Balkman was unnecessary). We'll probably sign Earl Barron and cut Mason.
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2/24/2011  12:42 PM
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Not hearing much action at all coming from the Knicks. They're "making inquiries" but low expectations. Waiver targets: TJ Ford, Troy Murphy
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2/24/2011  2:55 PM
crzymdups wrote:
alanhahn Alan Hahn
Not hearing much action at all coming from the Knicks. They're "making inquiries" but low expectations. Waiver targets: TJ Ford, Troy Murphy

I think both those guys would be good pickups.. I wonder how true of a rumor that is..

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2/24/2011  2:59 PM
Earl Barron please. This is a player that already knows the system and we know he rebounds. He is not main cog in the machine but he can get us there for now until Donnie gets a replacement part in the off season.
Handicapping Troy Murphy

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