http://www.hoopshype.com/rumors.htm Did you see the articles in here? Jrich is expecting max money and Murphy wants boozer money. That's not the most interesting part... Richardson calls out Musselman in saying he never backed him and called plays to get the ball to other people instead of him or others. Not only that but Dunleavy says it's all water under the bridge then Richardson says he expects a big year from Dun because "Musselman didn't like him at all". That's hilarious. Yeah Musselman gave everyone a chance....to hate him.
I think that's a lot of heresay. What players want versus what agents want is a separate story. The agents aren't the ones playing basketball, all they care about is their cut. But if Richardson has his team and Murphy is enjoying being a solid big man in the west and guaranteed a starting job they could both stay for reasonable money. They were good picks. The problem is the Derek Fisher signing and Foyle signings and now the Najera contract are hard to move and they're pretty big. We could go over the cap most definitely. Since we've gone this far, Cohan better not be afraid to pay some luxury tax. But here's the thing: Since Richardson and Murph have Dan Fegan as their agent, they must have a bit of greed already to have wanted him. Thx upsidedown for the article. Here are some of the headlines and excerpts: "According to sources, Fegan is selling Richardson as a franchise player, which would mean at least a $10 million starting price on an escalating deal. And Murphy is being compared to Carlos Boozer, who got a six-year, $68 million contract from Utah over the summer." Neither Mullin nor Fegan would comment on the negotiations, the Warriors' boss acknowledging only that talks had begun. Richardson admitted he approached Mullin personally recently over concern with the current state of the discussions. "He told me he wanted to get it out of the way," Richardson said. The problem with re-signing either is it would kill just about any hope the Warriors entertain of being a major player in the free-agent market next summer." "Richardson, the Warriors' leading scorer last season at 18.7 points per game, and Murphy, a double-double machine (37 in 79 games) when he was healthy two years ago, are optimistic they'll get long-term commitments from Chris Mullin by the end of the month. "I'm hoping," said Murphy, who took the court Tuesday believing he was 100 percent cured of last year's foot and lung problems. "I want to be here, and I think they want to have me here." "I really didn't think Musselman backed me,'' Richardson said. "I don't think he really believed in me.'' How could Richardson tell? "Not getting the ball to me,'' he said. "He's running plays to the opposite of me when I had hot games. ... I'm not just saying it for myself. It happened to all of us as a team last year." "Dunleavy called his time with Musselman "water under the bridge.'' Richardson said he expects a big season from Dunleavy after "two years of a coach who didn't like him at all.'' (Musselman could not be reached for comment Tuesday.) On the heels of this comes Montgomery, who had it his way on the Farm, where he won 70 percent of his games." San Francisco Chronicle
