Murphy latest news, and murphy undecided and its all about mia and bos

[bruinsandceltics]

It's ESPN more rumor mongering than reporting.

Are you at all surprised? 

[harrmonica]

first to boston, now to miami, both rumors cancel each other out as far as i'm concerned. personally,  don't think danny cleared out three roster spots for a guy from the d-league.

I think the fact that the first source was him coming to Boston and the second to Miami makes it a lot different. You'd have to think the latest source has the latest news on the player. Either way, I think it's silly to get depressed over what a reporter says who claims that they have an unnamed source.

you are correct, the latest news is most current and possibly most accurate. i guess my point is that up until a few hours ago, reports sounded like murph was a total lock and now we hear the opposite. until someone signs on the dotted line, i don't believe anything. i still think danny knows something and would not have cleared so much roster space for nothing. i keep the faith.

[goz421]

I think Brewer would be more important then Murphy.  We don't need his offense.  You got several others who can score.  Kristic is just fine in the role Murphy would fill.  When our true centers are back thiere is only so much time to go around.

Now the real reason we lost to LA was not Perk going down.  It was fatigue of Pierce and Allen and the fact no one could check Kobe.  The rebound came from the fact Pierce and Allen started bricking.  When we had Posey, Pierce was fresh for the stretch run and came through.

Tony Allen couldn't guard him, Peirce can only in spurts and Allen only in situations. Now, Brewer brings a whole other dimension.

I think you see Green playing more 3,4 where as Brewer would play 2,3.

Go Danny get it done.

I'm glad he doesn't listen to the masses.

[harrmonica]

Consider this:   How could anyone other than Murphy and his agent know who the 'frontrunner' is?  And what benefit is there to Murphy and his agent (really answer this) to tell one specific team they are the frontrunner.  If I were them, I'd want multiple teams to think they have a shot at landing him.  It would not be a smart bargaining position to tell a team prematurely -- 'I want to play for you'.  What you want is to keep multiple teams in the mix to drive up the interest and price.   

I give all the reports on 'frontrunner' limited credibility unless directly from Murphy or his agent.   

Good post. I never understood that, either. I posted something on this same subject a couple pages back.

+2. there could be a lot of posturing here. saying he prefers miami will drive up the price on boston. good point.

[zerophase]

Murphy has the whole world waiting for his "decision."

He should have an hour special too and conclude by choosing to come to boston.

[CelticG1]

Consider this:   How could anyone other than Murphy and his agent know who the 'frontrunner' is?  And what benefit is there to Murphy and his agent (really answer this) to tell one specific team they are the frontrunner.  If I were them, I'd want multiple teams to think they have a shot at landing him.  It would not be a smart bargaining position to tell a team prematurely -- 'I want to play for you'.  What you want is to keep multiple teams in the mix to drive up the interest and price.   

I give all the reports on 'frontrunner' limited credibility unless directly from Murphy or his agent.   

Good post. I never understood that, either. I posted something on this same subject a couple pages back.

+2. there could be a lot of posturing here. saying he prefers miami will drive up the price on boston. good point.

Drive up what price? Us and Miami can only pay him a very small amount, The Magic can pay him LLE and Dallas MLE. If he is looking for money there is no way he ends up in Boston or Miami

[get_banners]

there's still no real info re: murphy and the heat. however, if he doesn't sign here, i'll be very disappointed in danny for trading semih and luke for a future 2nd...both (especially semih) would be worth that, alone, and we really need some help at the center position 'til shaq and JO get back. i assumed he did it to open up roster spots to get murphy (which seemed to be a certainty...one of those wink wink deals), but if it was all a gamble, we should have held on to semih. again, we might still get him, but if we don't, i really don't like that trade.

[birdbrady]

I think Brewer would be more important then Murphy.  We don't need his offense.  You got several others who can score.  Kristic is just fine in the role Murphy would fill.  When our true centers are back thiere is only so much time to go around.

Now the real reason we lost to LA was not Perk going down.  It was fatigue of Pierce and Allen and the fact no one could check Kobe.  The rebound came from the fact Pierce and Allen started bricking.  When we had Posey, Pierce was fresh for the stretch run and came through.

Tony Allen couldn't guard him, Peirce can only in spurts and Allen only in situations. Now, Brewer brings a whole other dimension.

I think you see Green playing more 3,4 where as Brewer would play 2,3.

Go Danny get it done.

I'm glad he doesn't listen to the masses.

No one could check Kobe? Excuse me? What did Kobe shoot in Game 7 again?

The player that was tired was mainly Sheed.  Perkins getting hurt was a big problem.  Sheed couldn't do anything more than ~20 minutes, and with Perkins out - there was no one there for him.

We lost to the Lakers because we got mauled on the glass.  Murphy would've helped us in that sense.

[Andy Jick]

Consider this:   How could anyone other than Murphy and his agent know who the 'frontrunner' is?  And what benefit is there to Murphy and his agent (really answer this) to tell one specific team they are the frontrunner.  If I were them, I'd want multiple teams to think they have a shot at landing him.  It would not be a smart bargaining position to tell a team prematurely -- 'I want to play for you'.  What you want is to keep multiple teams in the mix to drive up the interest and price.   

I give all the reports on 'frontrunner' limited credibility unless directly from Murphy or his agent.   

Good post. I never understood that, either. I posted something on this same subject a couple pages back.

+2. there could be a lot of posturing here. saying he prefers miami will drive up the price on boston. good point.

Drive up what price? Us and Miami can only pay him a very small amount, The Magic can pay him LLE and Dallas MLE. If he is looking for money there is no way he ends up in Boston or Miami

He is requesting the Heat organization offer jobs to all his posse...

[harrmonica]

Murphy has the whole world waiting for his "decision."

He should have an hour special too and conclude by choosing to come to boston.

"i'm taking my talents to...newbury st."

[droponov]

Consider this:   How could anyone other than Murphy and his agent know who the 'frontrunner' is?  And what benefit is there to Murphy and his agent (really answer this) to tell one specific team they are the frontrunner.  If I were them, I'd want multiple teams to think they have a shot at landing him.  It would not be a smart bargaining position to tell a team prematurely -- 'I want to play for you'.  What you want is to keep multiple teams in the mix to drive up the interest and price.   

I give all the reports on 'frontrunner' limited credibility unless directly from Murphy or his agent.   

Good post. I never understood that, either. I posted something on this same subject a couple pages back.

+2. there could be a lot of posturing here. saying he prefers miami will drive up the price on boston. good point.

Nope. What Boston can offer him is fixed. They can't offer him 1 cent more.

[goz421]

I think Brewer would be more important then Murphy.  We don't need his offense.  You got several others who can score.  Kristic is just fine in the role Murphy would fill.  When our true centers are back thiere is only so much time to go around.

Now the real reason we lost to LA was not Perk going down.  It was fatigue of Pierce and Allen and the fact no one could check Kobe.  The rebound came from the fact Pierce and Allen started bricking.  When we had Posey, Pierce was fresh for the stretch run and came through.

Tony Allen couldn't guard him, Peirce can only in spurts and Allen only in situations. Now, Brewer brings a whole other dimension.

I think you see Green playing more 3,4 where as Brewer would play 2,3.

Go Danny get it done.

I'm glad he doesn't listen to the masses.

No one could check Kobe? Excuse me? What did Kobe shoot in Game 7 again?

The player that was tired was mainly Sheed.  Perkins getting hurt was a big problem.  Sheed couldn't do anything more than ~20 minutes, and with Perkins out - there was no one there for him.

We lost to the Lakers because we got mauled on the glass.  Murphy would've helped us in that sense.

It's not what he shot in game 7, It's what he shot down the stretch.  Kobe takes over games at key points.  Having Posey, this didn't happen.  You need someone very athletic and fresh who has length.  Tony Allen has no length.

With that 13 point lead a fresh Pierce or Allen hitting a couple of key shots and rebounds would not have been a factor.


Perk has been vastly overrated.

This is why they have ex basketball players making decisions.

[bruinsandceltics]

Consider this:   How could anyone other than Murphy and his agent know who the 'frontrunner' is?  And what benefit is there to Murphy and his agent (really answer this) to tell one specific team they are the frontrunner.  If I were them, I'd want multiple teams to think they have a shot at landing him.  It would not be a smart bargaining position to tell a team prematurely -- 'I want to play for you'.  What you want is to keep multiple teams in the mix to drive up the interest and price.   

I give all the reports on 'frontrunner' limited credibility unless directly from Murphy or his agent.   

Except for the fact that he is only considering Boston and Miami (according to most reports) and neither of these teams can offer more than the Vet Min. Both teams can only offer the same price. There is no "driving up the price."

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

I know that Murphy's not an All-Star, but not getting him would be worrisome for me -- I realize that anything can happen, but I think it's unrealistic to expect Shaq and JO to make it through the rest of the season and playoffs without getting injured again. So if Boston doesn't get Murphy, and also misses out on Powe, it's possible that the big-man rotation at some point in the playoffs will be KG, Baby and Krstic -- not enough bodies.

I have a similar concern about the backcourt; if Delonte keeps getting dinged up, and Boston doesn't sign another PG, then it'll be either Pierce bringing up the ball (further wearing him down), or throwing Bradley into the fire (at the worst possible time), or -- GULP -- having Ray bring up the ball.

[celticinorlando]

danny created 3 roster spots to bring guys in. losing murphy would not be good.