No they just take you off the dribble and outmuscle you to get to where they want near the rim, and then over power you to prevent you from doing the same when they’re guarding you. They have no problem boxing you out for a rebound.

Having tweener outliers around the league who play out of position does not justify Murphy playing there. We can just be happy with a having a competent wing and not try to make him something he’s not

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Most 4's in today's NBA are perimeter players

*and are highly skilled within 10 feet
* and are some of the best rebounders in the league

I guess it’s good if he can guard Chris Boucher and Al Farooq Aminu, but those guys are like 5% of the PF crop

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Posted by Epic Cajun

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Posted on 8/17/21 at 2:17 pm to GynoSandberg

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No they just take you off the dribble and outmuscle you to get to where they want near the rim, and then over power you to prevent you from doing the same when they’re guarding you. They have no problem boxing you out for a rebound.

Having tweener outliers around the league who play out of position does not justify Murphy playing there. We can just be happy with a having a competent wing and not try to make him something he’s not

Backup 4s are going to do this?

Who is your suggestion for guarding backup 4s? I don't know that it's going to be his primary role, but I think he will guard some backup 4s situationally.

Contenders that we have for that position are Hart, Murphy, Marshall, and Jones. Who do you think they go with? Marshall? It's not like we have a great selection to choose from

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