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No Dirk = More Murphy = Kinda Like Odom?

Posted November 21, 2012 on mavericks.scout.com
PLAYERS: Lamar Odom,  Troy Murphy
TEAMS: Los Angeles Clippers,  Dallas Mavericks
This is going to feel like the meanest thing we've ever written in 14 years of Mavs coverage: 'Strangely enough, in their time in Dallas, Lamar Odom and Troy Murphy almost mirror each other statistically.' Ouch. That hurt! As the Mavs get ready for the Knicks and for another month without Dirk, you are excused for grimacing in pain as you read this Premium analysis:
Original Story: http://mavericks.scout.com/2/1241584....
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