Basel57

I like this move as well.

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elcap15

Im with you on this one. I am a little bit of a Fisher fanboi but I still think that this is a good move for the team. We can still resign Mihm if we want to and there is no one out there that I would rather have that would take the MLE. We have two young talented pt guards who can stand to learn a lot from Fisher and a locker room that could stand a little maturity.

Fisher is the best guard we have had on this team since. . . well, Fisher.

SoCalfan21

Steve Francis> Derek Fisher

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I hate this deal. Fisher will be out 3rd best point guard within a year and he'll be stealing minutes from the our other two PGs who are actually capable of playing defense.

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Silk D

wow, you guys think we're all set at the point with Jordan and Javaris? yaul crazy. We certainly needed a veteran PG, and as has been pointed out, Fisher was the best one available to us. we got him starting out at 4 million and for three years? very reasonable contract; great signing.

Kobester888

I think this is an excellent signing. This has made our team a lot better than we were the past few years. The biggest thing is that Fisher knows the offense inside-out meaning that will be giving more in depth knowledge to our future young point guards. This is going to help us out 10-fold for the present and the future. We probably won't be going to the finals but it is a huge step forward.

jazzy1

I like Fisher and respect what he did for our title teams but he's a bad fit with this team. He only adds to the problems with the team and this just adds another smart yet basically unathletic non penetrator to the team. Fisher's gonna have really good games shooting the 3 ball, he's gonna be mentally tough in tough times and gonna add some veteran stability BUT

He's also never gonna penetrate, get slow roasted on defense, take bad shots, and gonna stifle the play of 2 good and better playing pg's just because he has been a legend for us during the title years.

He doesn't need to be here holding the hands of our young pg's, its time for them to play and begin to lead.

Other teams play their young talented pg's. We act like its a crime to trot them out there.

I would really prefer Critt's and Farmar's athleticsm and ability to penetrate as an offfenisve option than Fisher spot up shooting.

Teams that win have penetrators as focal point of their teams. With Kobe Fisher and walton on the perimeter we'll hardly have anyone collapsing the paint.

This is not the direction we need to be going in.

I'd much rather have Steve Francis's penetrating ability than Fisher's spot up 3 pt shooting if we have to go vet pg.

DaRizzle

Fisher is a quality signing and I too concur that there was nobody better to use the MLE on. IMO way better than dealing with Francis and his lack of knowledge of the system. I've noticed that most of the people the Lakers sign take about 3/4 of their first year to get comfortable in the offense, no need for that with Fish. He will teach Jordan and Javarius (spelling?) what they need to know.

elcap15

Fisher is what we need and he is the best option available. He isnt going to be playing 40 minutes a game. Farmar and Javaris will still get their minutes, but we will have a veteran leader who knows what to do with the ball in tough situations and in crunch time.

And lets not overvalue Farmar or Critt. They both have potential, but that doesnt mean **** until that potential is realized.

Cris

LAS VEGAS - For all intents and purposes, Derek Fisher will re-join the Lakers.
Fisher and the Lakers have agreed to a three-year contract worth about $13,959,000, league sources said.

However, there will be a holding period before he can sign the contract. Fisher, who was released by the Utah Jazz last week, has to clear waivers first.
It'll take seven days before Fisher can clear waivers, and that won't start until his previous contract of $20,592,600 that he walked away from is amended to zero dollars.

As of Wednesday night, the Jazz had not filed the paperwork with the NBA about Fisher's release. The seven-day countdown to Fisher's being free and able to sign with the Lakers won't start until Utah does.

Another team could pick up Fisher before he clears waivers. But if it does, that team will be on the hook for all of Fisher's $20,592,600 salary.

Fisher's contract with the Lakers will start at $4.3 million, which is less than the mid-level exception for next season at $5.3 million.
http://www.pe.com/sports/basketball/...2.412003a.html

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Fisher will be great for the Lakers. But right now I'm worried about this upcomming season because it seems like everybody is back to being at full strength again. And when that happens there is always some injury that ruins it. 05(Kobe's ankle) 06(Mihm's ankle) 07(Lamar's knee, Kwame's Ankle, Walton's Ankle). So whats going to happen in 08? To follow the partern, the next victim should be Andrew Bynum!

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i'd rather have signed mo williams, but thats about it... maybe a big but who knows

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