Trey Murphy had one of his best games of the season on Friday night, scoring 28 points on just 14 shots. It matched his new season-high in points, but the biggest takeaway was that Murphy didn’t have 31 points. As his mom let him know after the game, 31 was definitely on the table, if only Murphy could have hit his free throws.
Having made 6-of-9 shots from the charity stripe, Murphy’s mom, Albeda, was eager to get her son’s answer on why he missed three free throws, and she even took over the team’s press conference after the game. My favorite part was how he desperately tried to proceed to the next question.
“It has been a couple of games where you’ve missed two free throws in a row. That is bothersome to your mother. You would have 31 points tonight if you had hit all three free throws [that you missed].”
“I would love to know why, when I have witnessed you make 98 free throws in a row. What is going on when you’re at the free throw line to miss two in a row?”
Albeda Murphy
Murphy tried getting to the next question, twice. but Albeda Murphy wasn’t having it.
“No, there is not a next question. I will harass you when you get home.”
Trey finally gave in and gave an answer, but he wasn’t thrilled about it.
“OK, alright. Yeah, I have to make free throws obviously and just not rush and not get too excited on the line. Next question, please.”
Trey Murphy, responding to his mom
Murphy has a career-worst 76.5% free throw accuracy this season, a steep drop from last year’s 90.5%, so it’s easy to see how his mom wants him to do better. After being forced to face her wrath after his latest misses, we have a feeling Murphy’s accuracy will start to improve.
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