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Bobby Sura Story

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by RAID, Jan 12, 2006.

  1. RAID

    RAID Member

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    i was looking thru the march 06 issue of slam and found this article on troy murphy that mentioned bobby. i thought it was pretty funny and shows the type of guy that we've been missing all year.

    The story isn't all that recent, nor is it particularly relevant, but it's a good place to start. We'll start with 1, the number on Troy Murphy's back. It's just after the 2001 Draft, and the Golden State Warriors have selected the Nortre Dame junior with the 14th overall pick. Having not much of an idea who's on the team, and having never been to the Bay Area, the then 21-year-old starts with a phone call. But let him tell it.

    "I wore number three when I was in college," Murph says, "and then when I got to the Warriors, three was taken by Bobby Sura. So I called Bobby and asked him if I could wear the number, and he told me that he would let me wear the number if I could beat him up. So I'm coming to this team, and this dude's telling me, 'If you can kick my ass, you can get the number.' So I said I'm not sure I need it that bad. Number one seemed real cool at that point."

    Laughter all around. The next question seems obvious - when point guard Baron Davis was dealt to the Warriors at the end of last season, did he call Murphy to request his number? Murphy doesn't miss a beat.

    "No - but I was going to use that Bobby Sura line on him."
     
  2. JumpMan

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    Bobby, you so crazy. :D

    In relation to the amount of games he played here he's the most liked Rocket ever IMO.
     
  3. tshay

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    Thanks for the story. Man do we need Bobby on the team
     
  4. don grahamleone

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    That's just funny.
     
  5. Rockets111

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    I agree...but Rockets fans have always admired anyone who plays all out on the court, i.e. Sura, Mario Elie...even Chucky Brown and Mutombo are and have become favorites :D
     
  6. ubigred

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    dont forget MVP canidate RYBO....lol couldn't resist :D
     
  7. Hippieloser

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    Definitely the Rocket I've missed most this season, other than the obvious guys.
     
  8. BigM

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    that's very true. actually bob sura is about as close to mario elie as you can get. he's a bulldog and he's got that slow release jumper that somehow finds the net. i really really hope sura plays for us again at some point.
     

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