Derek Fisher

16 June 2009

Lets recap: Magic cling to a three-point lead with seconds remaining. Derek Fisher brings the ball across half-court. Nelson, who by this point should have lodged his way into Fisher's shorts, inexplicably remains behind the three point line with a disarming "did-I-leave-the-gas-on?" expression clouding his face. Fisher takes full advantage of Nelson's ill-timed ambivalence and nails the game-tying three, forcing the game into an overtime period and causing Stan Van Gundy to lose a lung on the sideline. Mother.. 

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15 January 2009

ve Mamba and his Lakers a taste of their own venom, drilling a 20-foot jumper while being fouled by Derek Fisher (the same Derek Fisher that memorably sunk San Antonio in Game 5 of the 2004 Western Conference Finals? Yup.). 

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2 June 2008

be Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen at the very least.  Rondo is so much quicker than Derek Fisher that he should be in the paint every time he drives the ball, ditto for Ray Allen as long as Kobe isn't guarding him.  As for KG, he should focus on being as aggressive as possible and going right at Gasol, Turiaf, Odom and whomever else the Lakers throw at him, using his length, quickness and arsenal of post moves to get some easy shot opportunities.  

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31 May 2008

wo GMs, in this case Mitch Kupchak, who was responsible for building the Lakers' supporting cast of Derek Fisher, Lamar Odom, Sasha Vujacic and Vladimir Radmanovic, and Chris Wallace, who was responsible for gift wrapping Pau Gasol for Los Angeles (seriously, Pau for Kwame Brown, there should be an investigation into that robbery).

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