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Hmm, well, we agree on Horry, but in my opinion, Fisher has always been overrated because he played for a winner. I'm surprised you considered him such a quick defender, because when I used to characterize him as too small and too slow, Lakers fans I talked to didn't really deny it, they just claimed he had heart and hustle.
In my opinion, Fisher taking charges was simply him being too slow to stay with his man, so he'd just throw himself in front of them once and generate contact. Most of the time, it's a block, but he also got charges.
Even in his prime, I'd never have exchanged Augmon or Anthony, even in their elder Portland states, for him. I pick those two players as fairly comparable roles...defensive-minded role-players.
That said, I guess I'm blowing up a side issue...I agree with your central point. The Lakers need to find some good role-fillers without thought to what they used to have, or what they thought they used to have, in Horry and Fisher. They just need to get younger, more athletic players.
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