Florida after Erik Murphy

Posted: Wednesday October 03, 2007 04:07AM ET

Florida coach Billy Donovan is hot for Erik Murphy of St. Mark's (Southborough, Mass.), who, by some accounts, projects to be a first-round NBA draft choice. Murphy has grown 5 inches in two years - he was nearly 6-10 when Williams measured him last spring in his office at North Carolina - and is likely to match or exceed the height of his 6-11 father, Jay Murphy, a second-round NBA pick in 1984 who played four seasons with the Clippers and Bullets. Florida has offered Murphy a scholarship, as have BC, Connecticut, Georgia Tech, Marquette, Ohio State, Syracuse, and Virginia. Others are certain to follow.

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This story is not news. I remember reading on ESPN that U.S.C. offered a scholarship to an 8th grader from Illinois. This kid didn't even know which high school he was going to yet, he already had a college.

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I've grown 5 inches in the last year alone. Why aren't they recruiting me? Sounds like he's getting these offers because of his height and his dad.

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"Sounds like he's getting these offers because of his height and his dad."
DUH!!!

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Don't matter who your dad is, dude, if you can't play.

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So his choice are b/w: Florida, Ohio St, & UCONN. Not bad choices by any means!!

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You have a point Dig.....I would love to see him at Tech though if he is a stud.

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Oh watch out...Billy's hot for him!

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Eddie wants another Championship so of course.

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Who is Eddie?

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He looks like Eddie Monster....sorry. (Billy Donovan)

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He does do!

I like it.

Eddie.

Nice.

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And DO HE DOES

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I love scotch. Scotchy, scotch, scotch. Here it goes down, down into my belly...

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Isn't Erik Murphy the dude from Entourage?

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Look at that picture of Donovan. He looks like an idiot. What a tool. Go Dawgs!

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It sounds like there could be some NCAA violations going on as well........

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It sounds like the could be NCAA rules violations here....

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Geez what is this coming to when you hit up non-seniors in high School

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Listen, just SEEING U. Va. listed among those wanting this kid makes me happy.
It just shows Dave Leitao's doing something right in Wahoo Nation...after the debacle that was the Pete Gillen era. Now, if this kid would only do the RIGHT thing, and come to Charlottesville...

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