Reggie Murphy

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Anyone got info on this 6'9"/230# body?

Plays for Westchester (Los Angeles), has offers from Marquette and TCU with Oklahoma & Arizona looking.

BMA, what does your magic 8 ball say?

[downtown85]

Sounds like a nice Irish kid.   

[ChicosBailBonds]

Anyone got info on this 6'9"/230# body?

Plays for Westchester (Los Angeles), has offers from Marquette and TCU with Oklahoma & Arizona looking.

BMA, what does your magic 8 ball say?

Westchester is around the corner from here....they turn out incredible players left and right.  I find it VERY interesting that none of the local teams are going after him....USC and UCLA in particular. 

[GOMU1104]

Westchester is around the corner from here....they turn out incredible players left and right.  I find it VERY interesting that none of the local teams are going after him....USC and UCLA in particular.  

What are you insinuating?  Have you looked at what UCLA's situation?

Murphy definitely isnt a high profile player, seems pretty under the radar.

UCLA has a bevy of big men currently on their roster, has one of the best (Josh Smith) committed for 2010, and is in the running for another one of the best 2010 PFs (Terrance Jones...qualifying may be an issue, however).

Not sure whats up with USC...who knows.

[texaswarrior74]

+1

[bma725]

He's a really late bloomer.  He's not really an offensive threat at the moment.  Part of that is simply he hasn't develped the game yet, part of it is the fact that he's playing with a team where he is the 5th option offensively due to the talent around him.

No prediction on what will happen, way too early to tell what's going to happen as his name gets out there more.

[GOMU1104]

I believe his team knocked off Oak Hill a couple of weeks ago.

[ChicosBailBonds]

What are you insinuating?  Have you looked at what UCLA's situation?

Murphy definitely isnt a high profile player, seems pretty under the radar.

UCLA has a bevy of big men currently on their roster, has one of the best (Josh Smith) committed for 2010, and is in the running for another one of the best 2010 PFs (Terrance Jones...qualifying may be an issue, however).

Not sure whats up with USC...who knows.

I don't know much about his situation, but when I look to see if any of the locals are recruiting him, or even someone like Washington, Cal or Oregon, doesn't seem like many are going after him.  I find that interesting. It's good to see Arizona is "looking" at him, but I wonder if they will actually offer.

Cameron Dollar, up at Seattle University (former UCLA Bruin) has landed some of the kids from Westchester if memory serves.  Is he after this kid?

[GOMU1104]

I don't know much about his situation, but when I look to see if any of the locals are recruiting him, or even someone like Washington, Cal or Oregon, doesn't seem like many are going after him.  I find that interesting. It's good to see Arizona is "looking" at him, but I wonder if they will actually offer.

Cameron Dollar, up at Seattle University (former UCLA Bruin) has landed some of the kids from Westchester if memory serves.  Is he after this kid?

So without knowing much about him, you are just going to imply that something is wrong in some way/shape/form?

[ChicosBailBonds]

I believe his team knocked off Oak Hill a couple of weeks ago.

Yes they did.  Westchester is very talented, although over the weekend they were hammered by Rice out of New York.  Lost by around 20 points or so.

[ChicosBailBonds]

So without knowing much about him, you are just going to imply that something is wrong in some way/shape/form?

Yikes.  Dude, relax.  I'm not implying anything, I just find it interesting that none of the local teams are recruiting him.  Sheesh.   He's a 2 star player, that's probably why.  If he's a late bloomer, great.  I hope he is because some of the write-ups in the past don't scream high major.

"Additionally 6'9" junior center Reggie Murphy is an intriguing long-term prospect that deserves monitoring by low-mid major programs.  Murphy has excellent size, runs the floor well and is deceptively skilled on the block."

ESPN, on the other hand, has some nice things to say about him of late. 

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Yikes.  Dude, relax.  I'm not implying anything, I just find it interesting that none of the local teams are recruiting him.  Sheesh.   He's a 2 star player, that's probably why.  If he's a late bloomer, great.  I hope he is because some of the write-ups in the past don't scream high major.

"Additionally 6'9" junior center Reggie Murphy is an intriguing long-term prospect that deserves monitoring by low-mid major programs.  Murphy has excellent size, runs the floor well and is deceptively skilled on the block."

ESPN, on the other hand, has some nice things to say about him of late. 

Chicos,

It's time for you to get off your ass and go review his game for us. I don't want to hear any excuses.

[HoopsMalone]

I don't see a reason not to take a project big.  Liam sounds like he would have worked out and Otule looked improved from last year (though that is not saying much) though he got hurt.  One of the projects will turn out eventually. 

[ChicosBailBonds]

Chicos,

It's time for you to get off your ass and go review his game for us. I don't want to hear any excuses.

Here's what I know based on two guys that work for me and are big UCLA guys.  He's the biggest player on Westchester at 6'9", 230lbs.  Westchester also has a 6'7" kid and three 6'6" kids.  Dwyane Pollee (sp?) is the best player on the team and will attend USC next year.  Jordin Mayes is also very good and has offers from the Pac Ten schools as well as Utah.

Aside from those two, there are 3 guys that are DI players but no one really knows where.  One kid may be going to the Big Sky conference.  Another kid is probably JUCO bound.  Murphy, tough to say according to my guys.  They say he has size but they were both surprised to hear MU was involved. 

[GOMU1104]

Chicos...why did you start by saying "I find it VERY interesting that none of the local teams are going after him....USC and UCLA in particular."

And then say oh "hes a 2 star player, thats probably why."  Why didn't you mention that initially?

Yes, hes under the radar a bit, but that is where MU is...especially when looking at the late signing period.



Btw...Heres another write-up about him, from January 19th:

Reggie Murphy, C, Westchester: He's not playing with confidence. "It started when they began throwing me the ball and its never going away." Folks, that's what happens to a late blooming big man. Today he ran hard, finished off plays and had 9 and 5. Good enough to sit squarely on the mid-to-high spring fence.

[Pakuni]

I find it VERY interesting none of the local schools recruited Jimmy Butler ...  Texas and Texas A&M in particular.

I'm not insinuating anything. Just saying it's VERY interesting.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Chicos...why did you start by saying "I find it VERY interesting that none of the local teams are going after him....USC and UCLA in particular."

And then say oh "hes a 2 star player, thats probably why."  Why didn't you mention that initially?

Yes, hes under the radar a bit, but that is where MU is...especially when looking at the late signing period.



Btw...Heres another write-up about him, from January 19th:

Reggie Murphy, C, Westchester: He's not playing with confidence. "It started when they began throwing me the ball and its never going away." Folks, that's what happens to a late blooming big man. Today he ran hard, finished off plays and had 9 and 5. Good enough to sit squarely on the mid-to-high spring fence.

Because I didn't know his rating at the time and had to look it up later.  When the poster's original list had none of the California schools, and particularly the locals, I found that interesting.  That's all. 

When I went and looked at his rating, it made more sense.  UCLA and USC typically (not always, but typically) don't go after 2 star guys.  So when I saw that rating, it made more sense to me.

Not sure why Pakuni is using Texas and Texas A&M for Jimmy Butler comparison.  Westchester is right in the backyard of UCLA and USC.   Tomball, TX is closer to Houston than it is Austin or College Station. 

I hope this kid turns out to be as under the radar as Butler was, that would be great. Butler basically didn't have much to choose from at first...Sam Houston State, Quinnipiac, TCU and Mississippi State (which isn't bad actually) but his year at the CC helped him greatly.

[NavinRJohnson]

He's not really an offensive threat at the moment...part of it is the fact that he's playing with a team where he is the 5th option offensively due to the talent around him.

Maybe he should hire Tim Maymon as his father...that should take care of that problem.

[Golden Avalanche]

It's funny that the same people who knock the poster MU84 in another thread for being sensitive show in this thread they are just as sensitive.

Everyone's got a soft spot.

[spiral97]

Chicos,

It's time for you to get off your ass and go review his game for us. I don't want to hear any excuses.

Yikes.. I'm keeping a low profile here when any Dallas area recruits pop up.

[Pakuni]

Yikes.. I'm keeping a low profile here when any Dallas area recruits pop up.

Class of 2011
Keaton Miles, 6'6" SF, Lincoln HS in Dallas
Thomas Gipson, 6'7" PF, Cedar Hill HS

I look forward to your reports.

[MU06CU10]

I find it VERY interesting none of the local schools recruited Jimmy Butler ...  Texas and Texas A&M in particular.

I'm not insinuating anything. Just saying it's VERY interesting.

/Golf clap

Well played, sir.

[PuertoRicanNightmare]

Could we actually convince somebody from Southern California to play in Milwaukee for an extended period of time? Have we ever had a player from that area?

[tower912]

Mike Davis, back in the Majerus years, was a JUCO from California, IIRC

[ChicosBailBonds]

Could we actually convince somebody from Southern California to play in Milwaukee for an extended period of time? Have we ever had a player from that area?

Wasn't Boone from the Los Angeles area?