Can you win a title with no NBA talent?

[ApexNC]

Originally Posted by xenythx

PY hustles and plays solid man to man defense. You could certainly do worse with a late first round pick.

But another negative is that he seems to have conditioning issues.

The NBA can fix the conditioning issues...and will be able to spend more than 20 hours a week with him, so I think there's lots of room for him to improve still. He is mature physically. He's smart and has stretches where he plays very hard. I don't see him as a starter, but I think he's worth a 2nd round pick and can be a solid backup for years.

[JerseyGator01]

I'm going way back here but Indiana's team with Smart that beat Syracuse didn't really have any stars other than maybe Steve Alford. They beat a team with 3 future NBA vets in Syracuse. If the refs let you play, a smart team with sound defense can beat a superior team on a regular basis.

[socraticsilence]

Duke 2010 had some players drafted I think, and that team played much better as a unit than we do.

[grant1]

Originally Posted by phideltdj

Murph is going to be interesting for the NBA because he can shoot but he just isn't as good as Bonner with post defense and rebounding and isn't quick enough at the NBA level to guard or get his shot. He probably is the closest bet though.

His first air ball jumper was to him afraid of attacking the basket and getting blocked

[xenythx]

Not many teams would know how to use Murphy like the Spurs have used Bonner.

Also you have to wonder if his range extends all the way out to the NBA three and if he can hit them as consistently. He does seem to miss his shots short frequently.

[GatorLurker]

1999 UConn didn't have much. Richard Hamilton turned out OK.

[NorthCaptivaGator]

Originally Posted by grant1

His first air ball jumper was to him afraid of attacking the basket and getting blocked

He got caught in between, he turned, saw no defender and basically blew it, shit happens

[phideltdj]

That Indiana team was a good thought but both Alford and the center Dean Garrett played in the NBA albeit not at a high level. The guard Calloway had a really short NBA stint as well.