NBA Q&A: Flip Murray

Courtesy of Slam

SLAM: You had 21 today. Were you expecting to go out there and just drop buckets?

Flip Murray: Nah man, but I played good, that’s for sure. We have a lot of scorers on our team so we just have to go out there and play basketball and try to play it the right way for the most part. We just went out there and had fun.

SLAM: Where do you expect to be playing this winter?

FM: Well I got a deal to go to China, but I also got invited to go workout with Utah on Tuesday to see if I get can into training camp and ultimately make the squad.

SLAM: Have you learned anything, maybe taken on a new perspective of the game after spending two years overseas?

FM: Not really, it’s just a little faster over there. The thing with them overseas is the tempo. They like to play with a high tempo and speed the game up a little bit. But again, at the end of the day it’s just basketball.

SLAM: What brings you out to the AND 1 Summer Remix?

FM: Chuck Ellis asked me if I wanted to play, so I said, Why not? It’s just another chance to get out there and get a couple of good runs in, you know?

SLAM: What are your plans for this weekend, back in your hometown of Philly?

FM: I’ll be playing this tournament right here this whole weekend and then I’m focusing on working out somewhere on Monday before I head to Utah on Tuesday.

SLAM: How many more years do you think you have left at the top of your game?

FM: I think have about two or three good years left in me. Wherever the ball takes me, that’s where I’ll go. But, probably not too many more years.

SLAM: Do you have any plans yet for when your playing days are over, or are you still focused on your career?

Flip: Oh, coaching for sure. I’ve always been interested in coaching basketball at the high school level, that’s what I really want to do.

SLAM: Do you have any specific schools you’re targeting?

Flip: I don’t know. I mean, wherever the opportunity presents itself, you know what I mean? But I’d lake to stay close to home, you know, anything in the Tri-State area, but where the opportunity comes from I’ll be more than willing to take the job.