Rob Murphy leaving Eastern Michigan

[Whitey23]

@GaryParrishCBS
Source told me it's a scouting job. RT @Graham_Couch: Eastern Michigan's @robmurphyEMU is leaving for a job with the Magic, source tells me.


Didn't see this coming...

 

[CusefanATL]

Hope he takes dash with him

 

[Upstate]

Good for Murph, that's a pretty big step. Hope he's atleast an assistant coach

 

[OrangeMaNPD]

Eeeesh. After only 1 year?

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Dash got hosed!

 

[scottynguyen]

Awesome.

Edited: Maybe I'm speaking selfishly as a Magic/Syracuse fan ... this sucks for EMU.

 

[MyMeloMyMan]

Nice cushy job with a franchise that won't be in the playoffs for the forseeable future. No pressure..

 

[goodroc]

Seems odd for Murphy.

 

[pfister1]

Sounds like there might be more to that story.

 

[Whitey23]

Sounds like there might be more to that story.

That's what i was thinking. Kind of move you see right before bad news comes out. Hope it's nothing, obviously.

 

[Gabjon]

Good for the Syracuse brand another guy with strong ties to the program in the NBA.....Cleavland's GM stayed openly that his relationships with members of the program helped them feel comfortable picking Dion without working him out.

 

[Moontan]

Dash got hosed!

Not really. He needed/wanted to be close to his family, and he is.

It's definitely odd timing with school about to start.

Like others, I suspect there's more to the story.

 

[Bill Orange]

Not a done deal yet.

 

[OrangeCrush22]

Kind of a dick move towards Eastern Michigan .

 

[dasher]

there has to be a lot more to this. Not a cool thing to do to EMU.

 

[Orange Rust Belt]

For a job in scouting? After just one year at E. Michigan? I never took Murphy to be that type of guy. The more I think about it the more confident I feel that there is much more to the story. I've never heard of a coach work his way up to being the head coach at a Division 1 school, wins coach of the year in his conference, and bolts for a behind the scenes type job with a rebuilding organization. I dont see how that helps your resume more then just continuing as a head coach.

 

[Orangeyes]

Report: Former Syracuse basketball assistant Rob Murphy leaves Eastern Michigan for NBA job

 

[Frozen]

For a job in scouting? After just one year at E. Michigan? I never took Murphy to be that type of guy. The more I think about it the more confident I feel that there is much more to the story. I've never heard of a coach work his way up to being the head coach at a Division 1 school, wins coach of the year in his conference, and bolts for a behind the scenes type job with a rebuilding organization. I dont see how that helps your resume more then just continuing as a head coach.

I guess some coaches would just rather work in the NBA than on the college level, no matter how successful they've been in college or how much potential they have there. See Weaver, Troy.

 

[dasher]

I guess some guys don't care about their asst's or the commitment to a school that took a chance on them. There has to be more to the story.

 

[CusefanATL]

maybe Jake will be getting a head coaching gig before we thought possible...

 

[RF2044]

I guess some guys don't care about their asst's or the commitment to a school that took a chance on them. There has to be more to the story.

It's very strange, that's for sure.

 

[Jake]

Very odd. Especially the timing.

 

[RF2044]

Very odd. Especially the timing.

Staying one step ahead of the lynch mob [NCAA]?

 

[SU2NASA]

On behalf of my father, an Eastern Michigan alum...

What an .

 

[Jake]

Can't imagine a good reason to leave a basketball program in August. I won't be expecting good news here for Rob.