Returned missionary takes inspiration from his dad, Dale Murphy

DAVIE, Fla. — Sixteen regular-season games came, 16 regular-season games went, and 16 times, Shawn Murphy didn't even put on a Dolphins uniform last season.Frustrating? Sure. But any time Murphy, then a rookie guard, needed moral support, he could find it in a manner fans might not expect. Long before Shawn's father, Dale Murphy, was winning two National League MVP awards as an Atlanta Braves outfielder, he was a prospect who seemed to have the word "potential" permanently stamped on his forehead.Dale hit 398 home runs over 18 seasons and was a seven-time All-Star. So jumping to conclusions about Shawn's career solely based on 2008 could be risky.The Dolphins saw enough to trade up in the fourth round to draft Murphy out of Utah State despite his inexperience. Murphy had spent two years in Brazil on a Mormon mission starting in 2002, leaving the United States as a 295-pounder and returning at about 240.