When I decided to dig into Troy Murphy’s stats during his Golden State days, I started by flipping open my laptop around coffee time. My dog was barking at squirrels outside, but I ignored him and fired up the search engine. Typed “Troy Murphy Warriors stats” like a maniac, hoping I wouldn’t get buried in fantasy basketball junk.
The Hunt for Data
First few results were trash – modern stats sites shoving Steph Curry in my face. I mumbled “not what I asked for, idiots” and added “early 2000s” to my search. Finally hit an old forum post from 2008 mentioning Murphy’s rebounding numbers. Saved that page quick before it vanished into internet oblivion.
Next I dusted off my ancient * bookmark (yeah, that dinosaur still works!). Scrolled past all the flashy graphics, went straight to the team finder. Clicked Warriors > 2000s seasons like tapping piano keys.
Sorting Through the Mess
The stat tables looked like alphabet soup at first. PPG? RPG? APG? I’m like – just show me points and boards, man! Scrolled sideways squinting at tiny numbers until I found Murphy’s row between Adonal Foyle and Mike Dunleavy. Screen-shotted that whole section just in case my browser crashed.
Funny thing – Murphy’s best season popped up right away: 2005-06 stats screaming at me. 15 points and 10 rebounds per game! Who knew that dude averaged a double-double? Back then I only remembered him as that slow white guy setting screens.
- 03-04: 11 ppg / 11 rpg – rebound machine!
- 04-05: 14 ppg / 10 rpg – almost double-double
- 05-06: 15 ppg / 10 rpg – peak Murphy
The Final Tally
Closed all 12 browser tabs feeling like Sherlock with a basketball. Biggest surprise? His rebounds never dipped below 9 per game in Oakland! Wrote down the numbers in my stats notebook with a purple pen – yes physical paper, fight me. Today’s lesson: stats hide wild stories behind dusty names. And oh, my coffee’s cold. Again.
