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With the 47th Pick, Kevin Murphy
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DX All-Portsmouth Invitational Tournament Team
April 16, 2012
Perhaps the most impressive individual performer over the course of the PIT, particularly from a long-term perspective, Kevin Murphy's size (he measured 6-6 barefoot) and ability to score in a variety of ways from all over the court stood out all week long. Shooting the ball with range both off the catch and off the dribble, the Tennessee Tech product was consistently able to create separation with his dribble in one-on-one situations, knock down his spot-up jump shots, and utilize his smooth shooting mechanics to convert a number of contested shots in impressive fashion.
After emerging as one of the top scorers in college basketball this season, many were interested in seeing how Murphy would fare against BCS-level competition once outside the Ohio Valley Conference. Murphy made it clear at Portsmouth that he has elite scoring potential regardless of who he's matching up, even if he still has a ways to go to fully harness his talent.
The prolific scorer certainly isn't known for his passing ability, but he did show the ability to find the open man when the defenders here began to make an effort to keep him out of the lane and did not force any more shots than any of the other wings in attendance. He's a little bit raw in terms of his knowledge of the game and will have a little bit steeper of a transition to make than most seniors after playing on a team that did not win that many games the past four years. With that said, not many in his class boast the same upside, which could enable him to make a Marshon Brooks-esqe ascension up draft boards if he continues to perform well in private workouts over the next two months.
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April 16, 2012
Perhaps the most impressive individual performer over the course of the PIT, particularly from a long-term perspective, Kevin Murphy's size (he measured 6-6 barefoot) and ability to score in a variety of ways from all over the court stood out all week long. Shooting the ball with range both off the catch and off the dribble, the Tennessee Tech product was consistently able to create separation with his dribble in one-on-one situations, knock down his spot-up jump shots, and utilize his smooth shooting mechanics to convert a number of contested shots in impressive fashion.
After emerging as one of the top scorers in college basketball this season, many were interested in seeing how Murphy would fare against BCS-level competition once outside the Ohio Valley Conference. Murphy made it clear at Portsmouth that he has elite scoring potential regardless of who he's matching up, even if he still has a ways to go to fully harness his talent.
The prolific scorer certainly isn't known for his passing ability, but he did show the ability to find the open man when the defenders here began to make an effort to keep him out of the lane and did not force any more shots than any of the other wings in attendance. He's a little bit raw in terms of his knowledge of the game and will have a little bit steeper of a transition to make than most seniors after playing on a team that did not win that many games the past four years. With that said, not many in his class boast the same upside, which could enable him to make a Marshon Brooks-esqe ascension up draft boards if he continues to perform well in private workouts over the next two months.
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Favors Flave
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Morris Almond could have been a good pro, he just never mentally grasped those extra things he had to do. Maybe Murphy can.
None of us know a damn thing about him really, but this is cherry picking stats in the extreme.
So the year before this two-year sample he shot 40.9% from three. Then the year after this two-year sample he shot 41.6% from three. I have no idea what changed (or if anything changed) other than his number of attempts increased quite dramatically in his final season.
The truth is probably somewhere in the middle as the college game has shorter seasons and the samples are thus more vulnerable to random variance. We're really only looking at about 1.5 NBA seasons worth of games. If we take his true average over the four years we return with an average of around 37%. That's passable for a guy who scored 22 a game. Not certain we could have asked for too much better in the mid second round.
We'll probably never see him do anything meaningful on the team, that's pretty par for the course for mid-second rounders. Or he might be our next Millsap. No one on this board is really in a great position to know.
At a minimum, we know his college 3 point shooting averages are better than Wesley Johnson's.
billyshelby
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Mo Almond was a specialist.
Weezur
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AL Jefferson at the SG spot? Sign me up.
I'm not a physicist, but if you have 2 equal blackholes each pulling away from each other then that creates perfect equilibrium.
This is the reason KOC wanted Kevin Murphy.
No one bats 100%
gregbroncs
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At 47 I did not expect much. They addressed a need with a decent shooter. I assume because he was picked 47 that he has a few holes in his game.
Favors Flave
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If Almond would have learned to play defense he would probably be the Jazz's starting 2 right now
This guy is way more athletic than Morris Almond. Like 25 lbs lighter.
Watching some videos of him. Definitely has a chance to make it in the NBA. Will be rooting for him. Funny thing is that his voice sounds just like a skinny Al Jefferson.
Matthew Thomas Castleton
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He also scored 31 points against #9 Murray State last year. He is a scoring machine.
Thee Idiotic Minivan K
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His freshman year he shot 40% from deep scoring 9 points a game. The next year was a focal point of the offense. I'm sure there was an adjustment he went through, and figured it out his senior year. Give him a chance Wes.
gregbroncs
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Just from that video he is not Almond. Almond had a super slow release and an inability to get himself open to take that slow *** release. Besides that a guy like Almond is a good gamble at 47. Just not where Almond was actually drafted.
