LAL are paying a high price for not signing Derek Fisher

Smel Counts · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 4:26 pm Post subject:

A huge part of Fisher's d problems were having Shat as a partner on the pick and roll. Don't tell me Paxson or Kerr were better defenders than Fisher is right now. Starting Fish at the 1 this year would have given us at least 6 more wins this year. And he could initiate in the triangle.
Not matching GS's offer for him made sense, but in hindsight we're at least already a 6 seed with him right now. And Kwame's $ would be better off being flushed down a toilet. He and our guards are costing us wins left and right.

Mihm/Bynum
Turiaf/Cook
George/Walton
Kobe/Wafer
Fisher/McKie
We'd have at least 31 wins right now and have Odom's salary to spend.
Just My Opinion.

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sodapoppenski · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:41 pm Post subject:

dcarter4kobe · Franchise Player Joined: 30 Jul 2005 Posts: 17679

The Lakers are paying a high price for tradeing Shaq for???????????????????

vanexelent · Retired Number Joined: 17 May 2005 Posts: 30081

At the time of Fishers contract requests, it was probably not a smart thing to do to sign him. The team was moving in another direction and Phil was not at the helm, thus there was no triangle to run. Now that the tiangle is back, Fisher would help this team alot. Fish always hit open shots (aside from that terrible playoff run he had in '03).

DirtyCache · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 7:16 pm Post subject:

Fish had heart and was a solid, solid player. Someone you could count on every night. I would give anything to have that guy back on our team.

Mike@LG · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 9:46 pm Post subject:

clone · Star Player Joined: 28 Apr 2001 Posts: 2655 Location: LA

Fish took the money and ran. He watched out for his family. too bad the lakers couldn;t match.
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lakers_less_340+ · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 11:42 pm Post subject:

Fish made his choice because
a) Payton exercised his option to return
b) They traded Shaq
c) he turned down the Lakers offer
Those were the reasons he was not re-signed

http://www.inq7.net/spo/2004/jul/18/spo_9-1.htm

"But the turmoil in Los Angeles probably caused Fisher to seek a change of scenery, even if it meant signing with a team that already has two point guards -- Nick Van Exel and Speedy Claxton."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5440605/

"I had a big pow-wow with my agents and my attorneys and everybody today," Payton told ESPN radio on Wednesday. "You guys know I came out here to play with Shaq ... and now he's [been] traded. It was a big question in my mind, should I stay here? But, you know, I think I made a commitment. I made them a commitment to come back to the Lakers and I'm going to go and play."

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2004-07-15-roundup_x.htm

"Fisher wanted more playing time next season, and it probably wasn't available in Los Angeles. A day after Payton exercised his $5.4 million option for next season on June 22, Fisher opted out of the final two years of his deal with the Lakers."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1840670

"Fisher, looking to re-establish himself as a starter, apparently crossed the Lakers off his list after Gary Payton announced he would return."

There wasn't much the Lakers could do about Fish. He wanted to be the starter and was willing to take his shot at GS and then, he'll never admit it but I think he regrets leaving LA, they sign Baron Davis and it put him in a bench role. I think had he known that Payton would be traded, he may have stayed, but that is pure speculation on my part.
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Fish would have been great as a backup for around minimum salary (~$1M for him or whatever it is under the new CBA). At $37M over 5 years? Hell freaking no, not on your damn life.

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jlkr42 · Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 2:53 am Post subject:

Fish made out. So what if he never starts again. He did much better at the money end than he had any right to expect. Not sure he ever accepted the reality that he's not as good as he thinks he is. With the Lakers, he was a very good role player on a series of great teams. But he thought that he was great too by association. Now that he's on a lesser team, he's been exposed for what he is. He was already not starting even before GS got Davis. That alone should tell you something. I'll bet that's one signature Mullin would like to withdraw.

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Van-Exel26 · Star Player Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 1402

Oh please, Fisher was just as crappy as Smush is on defense. He's the reason Bibby and Hudson have such huge contracts right now. The Lakers just didn't struggle as badly on defense when they had Fisher because they had Shaq as a defensive anchor and had Fox at the 3 spot. Hell, Fisher couldn't even guard Smush this season

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lakers_less_340+ · Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 4:27 am Post subject:

angel · Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 7:11 am Post subject:

It's nothing compared to the price they would have paid had they signed him.
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