Bartholomew Hunt

Sorry, but we got torched with this one. Again.

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Eternal

Sadly yes.

Bartholomew Hunt

I hope Bynum learns to alter shots. Until we have some sort of force to be reckoned with in the paint, this team is going to continue to be atrocious against penetration.

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CubanLaker

Personally i dont mind this signing cuz im a big Fisher fan and i think his intangibles and experience will be very good for J & J. but all you naysayers out there ill pose a question for you. Who would you sign for our MLE?? Mo Williams wasnt signing for the MLE, and we sure as hell arent getting Billups. I would rather have Fisher than Blake. Who could we realistically have gotten for the MLE??

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F*** that! Cool his a** off then."
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KDOS

Thats a bit much. I love D Fish but 5 mil a year? Oh well, I dont want to complain since its only for 3 yrs anyway.

Plus we've always lacked poise, veteran leadership, stability and someone can execute the triangle in point guard position. Fisher simply fills all those holes.

Silk D

exactly. who were you guys hoping for? I mean the only player you can make a case for is Francis, and thats a very weak case, IMO.

we may have over-paid a bit, but seriously, who cares? consider this; Fisher's worth at least 3.5 mil. Now, that 2 million we woulda had left wasn't going to net us another player. this isn't an "un-movable" contract, but even if it was, we can't trade him anyway. And as long as Kobe and Lamar are still on the team, we aren't going to be under the cap anytime soon. so I say again, who cares?

Dominate24/7

My thoughts exactly. Blake might be better, but not by much. Fish has tri experience and he is a true class act. Javaris and Jordan will have a good mentor. Welcome home, Fish!

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Laker Freak

At the moment the team is incredibly weak in the front court:

PG: Fisher/Farmar/Crittenton/Sasha
SG: Kobe/Evans
SF: Odom/Walton/Radmanovic/Yue
PF: Cook/Turiaf
C: Brown/Bynum/Gasol

EDIT: this is not a starting lineup but just a list of everyone at their natural positions.

CubanLaker

yeah but if you put them where they will play... it doesnt look too bad. Still 1st round exit but much better..

PG: Fisher/Farmar/Crittenton/Sasha
SG: Kobe/Evans
SF: Walton/Radmanovic/Yue
PF: Odom/Cook/Turiaf
C: Brown/Bynum/Gasol

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"I HATE being scored on, even by players who some say are "un-guardable." I don't believe it when they say "Oh, that player is just hot today."
F*** that! Cool his a** off then."
Kobe Bryant

Damian Necronamous

Can all of you please calm the hell down. We used the whole MLE on Fisher...so what? He's the best FA we have signed since Karl Malone and Gary Payton.

We can't sign any good FAs now? Like who? Steve Blake isn't as good as Fisher, and guys like James Posey, Darko Milicic and Ruben Patterson sure weren't going to make us much better. Fisher is probably the best player out of all of them, and he has been playing some great basketball. He is in fantastic shape and will be sooo much more steady than Smush Parker.

Great signing!

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Current 2007-2008 LA Lakers Roster
PG: Derek Fisher, Jordan Farmar
SG: Kobe Bryant, Sasha Vujacic, Coby Karl
SF: Lamar Odom, Luke Walton, Trevor Ariza, Ira Newble
PF: Pau Gasol, Ronny Turiaf, Vladimir Radmanovic
C: Andrew Bynum, Chris Mihm, D.J. Mbenga

Undefeated82

Don't worry guys there's still plenty of money to give Smush another contract

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Silk D

sorry, I couldn't help it. I never thought I'd hear you say that. I'm with you, though; good pick-up

Bartholomew Hunt

I really can't find another free agent I would rather have with the MLE, so I guess I side with you guys. It does make sense.

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