"Paul Murphy Shirley" is an American former professional basketball player who last played for CB Málaga/Unicaja Málaga in the Spanish Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto/ACB. He is also a writer, with his primary focus on his basketball experiences.

Shirley is noted for briefly maintaining an online journal while playing for the Phoenix Suns in 2004-05 NBA season/2004–05. His first journal dealt with a several-day-long road trip, while the second chronicled the Suns' NBA Playoffs run. After their playoff elimination, the Suns did not re-sign him, as he rarely played in his twelfth man position. He was the author of a blog for ESPN.com entitled "My So-Called Career".

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As with all things, it had to do with coach Floyd.

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The agent told me I should think about coming up with an idea for a TV show. I at first rebuffed him because I thought it was ludicrous.

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[Making the semis at the world championships may have been a first for New Zealand but has not meant riches for the pair.] The world champs has no prize money. It's about prestige, like the Olympics, I guess, ... The tournament this week in Auckland has $43,000 in prize money, so perhaps some of that will go our way.

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Nobody even hit their brakes.

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