February 7, 201115 yr *Insert Sad Face Here* Great get for Duke. Kid's an amazing player, that's for sure.
February 7, 201115 yr Singler clone. You decide. Hard to tell but he might be more athletic than Singler. Other than that their games look similar.
February 7, 201115 yr Author You decide. Hard to tell but he might be more athletic than Singler. Other than that their games look similar. He's tall and white...
February 7, 201115 yr He's tall and white... Shoots well from the outside for a big. Looks to be a wing more than a post player. Plays hard like Singler. Perfect Duke kid.
February 7, 201115 yr He's tall and white... So was Larry Bird. If you watch tape of Murphy and don't see lots of Singler in him, then I'm not sure what you are seeing.
February 7, 201115 yr Author So was Larry Bird. If you watch tape of Murphy and don't see lots of Singler in him, then I'm not sure what you are seeing. Murphy is much more aggressive than Singler was at the same age. He is also quite a bit more athletic and explosive in the open court. I've watched both in person before their college careers and think they are quite a bit different. Singler was a better shooter, but didn't have the same level of ability to slash and score around the rim. More often than not Singler would focus on his mid range game instead of looking for contact at the rim like Murphy does. Are there some similarities? Sure. A clone? Not in my expert opinion...
February 7, 201115 yr Murphy is much more aggressive than Singler was at the same age. He is also quite a bit more athletic and explosive in the open court. I've watched both in person before their college careers and think they are quite a bit different. Singler was a better shooter, but didn't have the same level of ability to slash and score around the rim. More often than not Singler would focus on his mid range game instead of looking for contact at the rim like Murphy does. Are there some similarities? Sure. A clone? Not in my expert opinion... So the difference is athletic ability?
February 7, 201115 yr So the difference is athletic ability? As well as mind set. They play two different games. Kind of like Brandon Knight vs. John Wall in a sense.
February 7, 201115 yr Author So the difference is athletic ability? And a lot more aggressive approach to the game...
February 7, 201115 yr And a lot more aggressive approach to the game... I would say A helps with B. It's hard to be aggressive offensively from the wing if you don't have athletic ability. Having only seen him on the video I posted I'll reserve judgement on his athletic ability until he goes up against D1 defenders.
February 7, 201115 yr Author I would say A helps with B. It's hard to be aggressive offensively from the wing if you don't have athletic ability. Having only seen him on the video I posted I'll reserve judgement on his athletic ability until he goes up against D1 defenders. Sure, but having one doesn't make the other a given. I saw him playing up an age group against some of the best the 2011 class has to offer in making my evaluation. I'd have felt the same as you if he was dominating at his normal age level in a run of the mill tournament...
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