(07-14-2021 04:17 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(07-14-2021 04:13 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  Beat me to it. I just don't understand why some of this board hold it against Murphy for transferring out. He obviously left on good terms, left to start for an elite program closer to home and, as a consequence, may very well be a first round draft pick. Good for him.

I feel like your post explains why some people hold the decision against Murphy...

Rice got him his in into college basketball, helped him develop into a portion of the player he is today, and will get little to no recognition or benefit from that.

I don't personally hold the decision against him, especially since he actually came back to campus. We need to find more Trey Murphy's, but ones that stick around.

Olivari has the chance to make some noise at some point if he takes some big steps over the next couple years. I'm not saying he'll even get drafted. But he has solid tools to work with and by all accounts the work ethic to keep improving.