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IMPROVED LIKE NO OTHER: Troy Murphy, who added 17 pounds of
muscle during off-season workouts to improve on rookie year, was the only player
in the NBA who improved both his scoring and rebounding averages by at least
+5.0 per game in 2002-03 compared to 2001-02...Murphy finished third overall in
the voting for the NBA Most Improved Player award, which went to his teammate
Gilbert Arenas...Overall in 2002-03, Murph averaged 11.7 points and 10.2
rebounds (T5th in NBA), representing an increase of +5.8 points (up from 5.9 rpg
in 2001-02) and +6.3 rebounds (up from 3.9 rpg) over the numbers he posted in 82
games the previous season.
DOUBLE TROUBLE: Troy Murphy, who averaged 11.7 points and
10.2 rebounds in 2002-03, was one of just five players in the NBA who met the
statistical minimums and averaged a point/rebound double-double -- joining Tim
Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Jermaine O’Neal and Brian Grant...Murph posted 37
double-doubles on the season (9th in NBA), with all of them coming in his last
69 games after posting just three overall in the first 91 games of his career
(all three coming in 2001-02).
JUST THE STATS: 2002-03
Highlights...Led or tied team in points five times, rebounds 46
times, steals 14 times, blocks five times and minutes 11 times...37
double-doubles (point/rebound)...10-or-more rebounds 42 times, with
two 20-rebound efforts...20-or-more points four times...Three
20-point/10-rebound efforts and two 10-point/20-rebound
games...Missed first game of NBA career at Sacramento (3/18) with
bruised right knee, ending 148-consecutive games played streak...16
points and career-high 20 rebounds in career-high 47 minutes vs.
Memphis (1/13), becoming the first Warrior to reach 20 rebounds
since Danny Fortson registered 20 at Indiana on 3/12/02...16 points
on 2-of-4 FG and 12-of-12 FT vs. Denver (12/3), marking the most
made free throws without a miss by a Warriors player since Joe Smith
went 12-for-12 at Vancouver on 1/24/98...11 points, 13 rebounds and
career-high seven assists vs. Phoenix (11/30)...Career-high 24
points (8-11 FG, 8-10 FT), 12 rebounds and career high-tying six
assists vs. Orlando (11/16)...Missed two games due to injury and one
game due to NBA suspension.Season Statistics and Career Highs
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FEATURE STORIES, ANALYSIS & AUDIO CLIPS |
Murphy, Gilbert Arenas and Jason Richardson represented the Warriors
during All-Star Weekend ...more
All-Star Section
Radio broadcaster Tim Roye breaks down the season of Troy Murphy click here |
Three Warriors made up sophomore team
...more
Troy and some of his teammates surprised a few
BART riders
...photo gallery
Audio Clips
Murphy discusses this past
season and looks forward to next year ...
click here
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