Calvin Murphy: Great Story and His Hall of Fame Jersey

I'm doing research right now to try to figure out exactly where to list it ... Its hard to find anything to compare it to because there just isn't anything out there like this. A Hall of Fame player basically has to sell it or give it away for someone other than them to have something like this.

That's why I put "Or best offer" ... I havnt listed it yet on Ebay, and I'm waiting to here from SCP Auctions where Julius Erving sold his memorabilia. As far as Clutchfans go, so far Deckard mentioned $800 ... And I'm keeping that in mind unless someone else offers more (On Clutchfans) ... In a few days, if we realize we wouldn't be able to get more, if would go to the highest bidder. Does that sound good?

 

Thank you, and its ok ... I completely understand where you're coming from.

 

Unless Calvin somehow sees this post, and wants to offer something of significance, I believe selling it back to him and/or his family is out of the question ... Two of his children that I knew growing up have passed, and I'm not sure if the relationship between him and the rest of his children (the older children who are adults now) have recovered. We havnt been in touch in years ... Calvin could buy it back, but I highly doubt he will ... We've been waiting to hear from him for personal reasons.

 

FYI: I edited my original post, and it now includes what I witnessed happen, and inside information to why Horry ended up being traded ... Definitely one of the main reasons.

 

Lol, no he didn't use me, I introduced them ... Whether he intended on talking to her anyway I have no clue ... Probably so ... But he wouldn't have needed me to do that ... Talking is what he does ... Now he could have taken me in the locker room and on the court to meet Hakeem to impress her ... Ill take that lol ... And nope, no kids ... But thanks! I appreciate you reading.

 

Training and coaching are two things he is great at ... I've attended a lot of his camps growing up after Vancouver ... His mouth is the only reason he's not doing this in the NBA ... When he was a broadcaster for the Rockets he told me he would always get into it with Rudy T ... Go back and forth with him all the time on subs and plays ... Because of that He didn't have a good relationship with Les Alexander ... It got to the point where the players respected Calvin more than Rudy ... Sam Cassell became a great mid range (stop and pop) shooter mainly because of Calvin (think about it) ... Calvin was right 90% of the time ... Its not what he was doing, its how he was doing it ... The accusations in his personal life were Alexanders excuse to let him go.

 

Yes I believe so ... I remember Calving saying that Horry felt like since he was proving he can hit shots in the clutch, he should get more touches so the game wouldn't get to the point where he had to be clutch. Lol

When you're young, winning ... And people constantly in your ear saying "if it weren't for you" ... Agent, friends, family ... It took a toll on him ... And others ... It was disrupting the chmistry ... Rockets were losing games they should have won.

I remember being at the first home game the following season fresh off their second championship ... New jerseys ... Watching atleast 4 turnovers by Horry trying to throw fancy behind the back passes ... Way off his game ... They definitely took those championships to the head.