RoboCop?
I knew Nate was a B.A. recruiter, but this is a whole new level.
I am new to this site and didn't see any threads about this. Sorry if there was a thread and I just missed it.
There is a rumor going around by a few people that Alex Murphy is going to sign with Duke.
The RecruitScoop tweeted
"Check out this premium Scout.com piece which entails Coach K's pitch to Alex Murphy '12. It looks like a done deal at http://bit.ly/d8UYQ5"
I am not able to read it since I am not a premium member but it seems we may be getting another great future duke player
RoboCop?
I knew Nate was a B.A. recruiter, but this is a whole new level.
An hour later the same guy tweeted:
http://twitter.com/TheRecruitScoopDont think to soon. RT @CLykinsBlog: @TheRecruitScoop Do you believe Alex Murphy will be committing to Duke anytime in the very near future?
So, doesn't look like it's a done deal. For those who don't know and don't feel like looking it up, Alex Murphy is a 6'8" rising junior (junior in the fall) from MA listed as a SF by scout. He's been offered by AZ, UConn, Wake, Indiana, GT, Florida, and us among others.
Holy cow...Rivals has him at 18 offers already!
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketb...-Murphy-102115
That's a lot of offers...especially for somebody who just finished (or will soon be finishing) his sophomore year of high school.
Kyle Singler much?
Adam Morrison
I'm not going to knock the guy, but I would be careful about throwing the Kyle Singler/Adam Morrison comparisons around.
At about the same stage in his career, a lot of people were projecting Duke as the leader for Murophy's older briother Erik, who was a similarly rated prospect.
In the end when lost him to Florida ... and ended up getting Mason Plumlee and Ryan Kelly instead -- and both ended up as higher rated players. The elder Murphy had similar numbers to Kelly -- although I would argue that it was harder to crack Duke's frontcourt rotation than Florida's ... we'll see how they stack up in the future, but in hindsight, we were better off NOT getting an early commitment from Erik Murphy.
If Alex Murphy commits, great ... but let's not inflate this guy into something he's not.
I think Duke leads for Murphy but where does this done deal stuff come from?
One thing that is becoming obvious is that people seem to pay heed to anything they read with concerns to recruiting these days. It was evident during this weekends NBAPA Camp where I was asked if quite a few things were ture with concerns to DBB Recruiting and almost everything I was asked about made me snicker, but our of respect, I kept a straight face. Murphy may well make a decison in short time for he certainly likes Duke, but it's the first I have heard of a done deal. Let's face it, recruitniks hang on every word true or false these days. Anybody with a twitter account or a posting name can get some web burn by simply mentioning a name. ... a lot of experts with few credentials these days ... I'm afraid it'll only get worse.
This is about the same thing that can be said about people who get excited about the latest youtube video of a guy. Videos only show the highlights and not the low lights. So when people see the highlights they get excited. People on this site were high on Czyz and King because of their videos. It is good to see that they worked out.
If the speaker has seen the guys first hand on multiple outings I think they can speak to fact, otherwise you are nothing but a rumor monger and that is sad. You guys didn't like it when rumors were flying about Coach K and the Cleveland job, don't do the same.